The establishment and development of the political systems in the Mediterranean Basin; actors including social and political forces which shape their political processes, and their foreign policies

Theoretical, historical and practical developments in the formation of international human rights. Impact of global actors and institutions on human rights with emphasis on the European Union and its institutions in promoting human rights at global level. Human rights policies in the EU. EU responses to human rights violations in the world. Models and policy choices in preventing human rights violations especially in multicultural contexts.

Development of public and private law in America; the role of the executive, judicial and legislative branches of the US government; important Supreme court decisions which have shaped the laws and history of the United States; environmental law.