Government Pavilion, C/ Padre Herrera s/n
Post Office Box 456
38200, San Cristobal de La Laguna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Spain
Switchboard Tel.: (+34) 922 31 90 00
Hours: Mon, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Human rights and hate crimes against the LGBTIQA+ Community: Legal perspective and criminal protection
Human rights and hate crimes against the LGBTIQA+ Community: Legal perspective and criminal protection
Overview
This micro-credential focuses on the analysis of the rights of the LGBTIQA+ community within the conceptual and legal framework of international human rights. It addresses in detail the administrative and criminal sanction systems to ensure an effective response to violations of these rights, and provides training in the identification of and legal action against hate crimes related to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics.
- To analyze and understand the importance of linking and grounding the rights of the LGBTIQA+ community within the conceptual and legal framework of Human Rights at the level
international. - Examine in detail the current administrative and criminal sanction systems to respond effectively to violations of the rights of the LGBTIQA+ community.
- To provide training in the approach, identification and legal response to hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and sex characteristics.
Students must be between 25 and 64 years old on the date the training begins.
A university degree will not be required to access this micro-credential.
However, the student who wishes to gain admission must meet the following admission requirements:
- Baccalaureate.
- Higher vocational training cycle (senior technician).
Academic program
- LGBTIQA+ rights as human rights: supranational protection of
sexual, family and gender diversity. - Hate crimes based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and characteristics
sexual rights: legal framework and challenges for its improvement. - The sanctioning regimes of the laws for the real and effective equality of people
LGBTIQA+: special reference to conversion therapies and female genital mutilation of babies
intersex.
- Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
- Independent work: independent and self-regulated activity of the student based on the documentation and guidelines proposed in the subject, preparation of classes and exams, preparation of final reports, internship reports, etc.
- Tutoring (individual, group…): activity in which the teaching staff attends to, facilitates and guides one or more students in the training process.
- Assessment: continuous assessment tests and final exams. Tests may be in person or online, and may be written, oral, or consist of practical exercises.
The methodology will be as follows:
- Lectures/expository method: presentation or explanation by the teaching staff.
- Evaluation: written tests, oral tests, practical tests, etc.
- Tutoring: instruction period in which teachers and students interact with the aim of reviewing and discussing materials and topics presented in class.
- Active methodologies: cooperative learning, project-based learning, flipped classroom, service learning, game-based learning, case studies, problem solving, etc.
They are aimed at making learning a participatory process and are based on student agency.
- Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test-type, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, etc.): These are measurement instruments that allow for the evaluation of knowledge, skills, performance, aptitudes, etc. The answers are closed-ended, thus promoting objectivity during the scoring process.
- Case studies, exercises and problems: tests in which students must solve, in a reasoned manner, within a certain time, and according to the established criteria, the cases, exercises or problems posed by the teaching staff, with the aim of applying the knowledge acquired.
General information
Credits: 3
Duration: 16/03/2026-29/05/2026
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: Virtual Classroom
Valued at €108.75
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
Teaching staff
Doctor en Derecho con sobresaliente cum laude y mención de doctorado internacional, con una tesis doctoral sobre los fundamentos constitucionales de la autodeterminación del género de las personas trans. Profesor Ayudante de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad de La Laguna desde el año 2021.
Licenciado en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas y máster por la Universidad Carlos III. Ha trabajado como consultor jurídico y actualmente es doctorando en esa misma Universidad con su investigación sobre la relación entre justicia constitucional y democracia directa. Profesor de Derecho Constitucional.
