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4 February-14 April 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 December 2008
Instructor: Dr. Valerie Miller
This distance learning course provides human rights activists with a range of proven human rights advocacy methods and critical concepts as a means for them to reflect on and deepen their own work. The course will look at the theoretical foundations and critical issues of human rights advocacy, elements of advocacy planning, and strategies for action.
In this course, participants should deepen their knowledge about advocacy and its relationship to: Politics and Democracy; Citizenship and Rights; Power, Empowerment and Citizen Education and Action. Participants will gain basic skills and knowledge in: visioning; contextual analysis; problem/issue identification; analysis and prioritisation; power mapping; goal/objective setting; analysis of advocacy arenas and strategies; message development, reports and media; public outreach and mobilization; lobbying and negotiation; advocacy leadership and coalition building; and assessment of success.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor/facilitator and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 4 February 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. The main course text will be A New Weave of Power, People, and Politics: An Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation, by Lisa VeneKlaasen and Valerie Miller. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It is also possible to be an auditor of the course. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Course outline
Week 1. Politics, Advocacy, Democracy, Rights and CitizenshipWeek 2. Power, Empowerment and Citizen Education and EngagementWeek 3. Advocacy Effectiveness: Factors and Measures of SuccessWeek 4. Overview of Planning; Analysis of Political and Social ContextWeek 5. Identification, Analysis and Definition of Problems; Selection of Priority IssuesWeek 6. Analysis of Political Arenas and Advocacy Strategies; Selection of Policy Hooks and AnglesWeek 7. Analysis of Forces, Friends and Foes; Review and Readjustment of StrategiesWeek 8. Messages, Reports and MediaWeek 9. Public Outreach and MobilizationWeek 10. Lobbying and Negotiation; Advocacy Leadership and Coalitions
About the instructor
Valerie Miller has worked in advocacy, international development, gender and human rights for more than 30 years. She has collaborated with grassroots organisations, NGOs, and international agencies in many capacities -- as an organiser, trainer, advocate, evaluator, and researcher. Over the past 15 years, she has been policy advocacy director at Oxfam America, director of policy and exchange programs at the Institute for Development Research, and advisor and associate of a wide variety of organisations including the Global Women in Politics Program; Women, Law and Development International; and the Highlander Center. She has taught courses on advocacy under the auspices of the University of Brasilia and New Hampshire University. Dr. Miller holds a doctorate in adult education and she has published numerous articles and books on issues of advocacy, development, education, and politics. She has been an instructor for the Human Rights Advocacy distance learning course since 2002.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of human rights/social justice organisations. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 (tuition for auditors is € 200). Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or tuition discounts available for this course.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Course 13E09: Human Rights Litigation
4 February - 14 April 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 December 2008
Instructors: Margarita Ilieva and Krassimir Kanev
This distance learning course provides participants with knowledge of the concept, types, venues and strategies of human rights litigation. It focuses on strategic litigation and legal aid both internationally and domestically, and explores a variety of strategies: issue or group oriented litigation, community based services, legal clinics, NGO or law firm resourced actions and others. Participants are familiarised with court ordered structural relief, as well as with conventional victim-centered legal remedies. Non-litigation strategies to maximise the chances of winning cases and to ensure the effective enforcement of decisions too are considered. The course places impact litigation in its social and institutional context exploring issues of its legitimacy, as well as the ethics and accountability of human rights lawyering. In the last part it highlights litigation for the vindication of several groups of substantive rights, including economic and social rights, freedom from torture, equality and asylum. Participants will be provided with examples from various jurisdictions in the world illustrating strategic human rights litigation in practice.
The course involves 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 4 February 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare individual and group assignments and participate actively in group discussions. The course draws on a variety of sources, including, but not limited to: ERRC/Interights/MPG, Strategic Litigation of Race Discrimination in Europe: From Principles to Practice (Nottingham: Russell Press Ltd., 2004); Richard Wilson, Jennifer Rasmussen, Promoting Justice: A Practical Guide to Human Rights Lawyering (IHRLG, 2001); Southern Africa Litigation Centre, International Treaty Obligations in Human Rights: A Practical Guide (2005); Litigating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Achievements, Challenges, Strategies (Geneva: COHRE, 2003).
The maximum number of participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1: Concept of Strategic Human Rights LitigationWeek 2: Types of Human Rights Litigation StrategiesWeek 3: International Litigation – Mechanisms and RemediesWeek 4: Transnational and Domestic Litigation – Mechanisms and RemediesWeek 5: Strategising in PracticeWeek 6: Ethics of Human Rights LitigationWeek 7: Challenges and Obstacles to Human Rights LitigationWeek 8: Advocacy - Maximising the Effectiveness of LitigationWeek 9: Strategic Litigation of Economic, Social and Cultural RightsWeek 10: Strategic Litigation in Cases of Discrimination
Instructors
Dr. Krassimir Kanev is Chairperson of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. He serves as a board member of a number of human rights organisations, including the Association for the Prevention of Torture and the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Dr. Kanev teaches human rights and sociology of law at Sofia University (Bulgaria) and has taught at several universities in Europe and the USA. He has published on a variety of human rights issues and served as an OSCE and UN expert in trainings of NGOs and government officials in Europe and Central Asia. He has been an HREA e-learning instructor since 2003 for the courses Human Rights Monitoring, Human Rights Advocacy (in Russian), and Human Rights Litigation.
Margarita Ilieva is a human rights lawyer practicing in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has experience in strategic race discrimination litigation. She has also been intensely involved in the drafting of the Bulgarian anti-discrimination legislation. Ms. Ilieva has significant experience advocating publicly for the adoption of this legislation, as well as for other human rights priorities. She has done a number of comparative analyses of domestic and European discrimination laws published by international NGOs and the European Commission. Ms. Ilieva has taken part in consultative frameworks giving expert advice to the government, as well as to civil society groups. She has been involved in training European human rights lawyers to take discrimination cases both domestically and internationally. Ms. Ilieva has been an HREA distance learning instructor since 2006 for the Human Rights Litigation course.
Who should apply
The course is particularly intended for legal professionals -- lawyers, staff working in legal advice centres, lawyers workings at NGOs. It is assumed that participants are familiar with the relevant human rights standards. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Instructors: Margarita Ilieva and Krassimir Kanev
This distance learning course provides participants with knowledge of the concept, types, venues and strategies of human rights litigation. It focuses on strategic litigation and legal aid both internationally and domestically, and explores a variety of strategies: issue or group oriented litigation, community based services, legal clinics, NGO or law firm resourced actions and others. Participants are familiarised with court ordered structural relief, as well as with conventional victim-centered legal remedies. Non-litigation strategies to maximise the chances of winning cases and to ensure the effective enforcement of decisions too are considered. The course places impact litigation in its social and institutional context exploring issues of its legitimacy, as well as the ethics and accountability of human rights lawyering. In the last part it highlights litigation for the vindication of several groups of substantive rights, including economic and social rights, freedom from torture, equality and asylum. Participants will be provided with examples from various jurisdictions in the world illustrating strategic human rights litigation in practice.
The course involves 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 4 February 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare individual and group assignments and participate actively in group discussions. The course draws on a variety of sources, including, but not limited to: ERRC/Interights/MPG, Strategic Litigation of Race Discrimination in Europe: From Principles to Practice (Nottingham: Russell Press Ltd., 2004); Richard Wilson, Jennifer Rasmussen, Promoting Justice: A Practical Guide to Human Rights Lawyering (IHRLG, 2001); Southern Africa Litigation Centre, International Treaty Obligations in Human Rights: A Practical Guide (2005); Litigating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Achievements, Challenges, Strategies (Geneva: COHRE, 2003).
The maximum number of participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1: Concept of Strategic Human Rights LitigationWeek 2: Types of Human Rights Litigation StrategiesWeek 3: International Litigation – Mechanisms and RemediesWeek 4: Transnational and Domestic Litigation – Mechanisms and RemediesWeek 5: Strategising in PracticeWeek 6: Ethics of Human Rights LitigationWeek 7: Challenges and Obstacles to Human Rights LitigationWeek 8: Advocacy - Maximising the Effectiveness of LitigationWeek 9: Strategic Litigation of Economic, Social and Cultural RightsWeek 10: Strategic Litigation in Cases of Discrimination
Instructors
Dr. Krassimir Kanev is Chairperson of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. He serves as a board member of a number of human rights organisations, including the Association for the Prevention of Torture and the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Dr. Kanev teaches human rights and sociology of law at Sofia University (Bulgaria) and has taught at several universities in Europe and the USA. He has published on a variety of human rights issues and served as an OSCE and UN expert in trainings of NGOs and government officials in Europe and Central Asia. He has been an HREA e-learning instructor since 2003 for the courses Human Rights Monitoring, Human Rights Advocacy (in Russian), and Human Rights Litigation.
Margarita Ilieva is a human rights lawyer practicing in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has experience in strategic race discrimination litigation. She has also been intensely involved in the drafting of the Bulgarian anti-discrimination legislation. Ms. Ilieva has significant experience advocating publicly for the adoption of this legislation, as well as for other human rights priorities. She has done a number of comparative analyses of domestic and European discrimination laws published by international NGOs and the European Commission. Ms. Ilieva has taken part in consultative frameworks giving expert advice to the government, as well as to civil society groups. She has been involved in training European human rights lawyers to take discrimination cases both domestically and internationally. Ms. Ilieva has been an HREA distance learning instructor since 2006 for the Human Rights Litigation course.
Who should apply
The course is particularly intended for legal professionals -- lawyers, staff working in legal advice centres, lawyers workings at NGOs. It is assumed that participants are familiar with the relevant human rights standards. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Course 11T09: Human Rights of Migrants, Migrant Workers and Their Families
4 February-14 April 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 December 2008Instructor: Cecilia Jimenez
In today’s globalised world movements of peoples across borders and regions of the world are more and more visible. As the demand for labour migration continues unabated, and migrant families establish themselves in countries not their own, states across the world have responded differently but certainly with more and more restrictions. In many countries, xenophobia is on the rise, particularly where migrants are seen to compete with jobs and where racism is easily incited. Moreover, inter-state cooperation on migration has taken the form of migration management focused on regulation of financial flows, better border-coordination and deportation facilitation. Meanwhile, many migrants, regular and irregular, find themselves in situations of vulnerability that restrict their basic liberties and limit their capacities to protect, let alone develop, themselves. In extreme cases, migrants are exploited in horrible circumstances or even find death at the borders or at the seas. Despite clear state obligations under international laws that protect rights of persons, including migrants, under their respective jurisdictions, more and more the policies of states and the regional groups they belong to go further and further away from the implementation of these obligations to protect the human rights of migrants.
The human rights of migrants under international are governed by a convergence of different international legal regimes: international and regional human rights law, international labour law, international criminal law and refugee law – each of these treating the protection of migrants through different lenses. For many migrant rights advocates, the challenge is to sift through these different legal regimes and utilise the most appropriate and useful legal norms and tools. At the same time, the identification of existing normative frameworks to protect and promote migrants’ rights is essential to ascertain existing gaps that will have to be addressed.
This distance learning course explores the human rights of migrants under international law, concentrating on the application of these international legal regimes on migrants and their families, both regular and irregular. It will commence with the participants acquiring a firm understanding of the current definitions and issues relating to the human rights of migrants. The course will proceed to provide a comprehensive overview of the distinct but over-lapping international legal regimes on migration and explore the extent and limits of state sovereignty on migration issues. The bulk of the course will be devoted to examining each of these international legal regimes and how they protect the rights of migrants and their families. The course will also assimilate the current discussions on migration management from the perspective of human rights advocacy. Throughout the course, a strong gender-perspective is integrated in all the discussions and conclusions.
The course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on readings from the migration policy discourse, international relations, and international law. Knowledge of human rights and international law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction, an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. She will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, use of external websites and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, Internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 4 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: Introduction: Terminology, issues and definitions in the migration discourseWeek 2: Overview of the international legal regimes that guarantee the rights of migrantsWeek 3: International human rights law: UDHR and treaties of general application (ICESCR, ICCPR and UNCAT)Week 4: International human rights law: treaties of specific application (ICERD, CEDAW, CRC)Week 5: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their FamiliesWeek 6: Migrant rights in Europe and the AmericasWeek 7: Emerging regional human rights law: Africa and Asia (South Asia and ASEAN)Week 8: Protection under international labour lawWeek 9: Human trafficking and on migrant smugglingWeek 10: Applying a human rights perspective to current discourses on migration management
About the instructor
Cecilia Jimenez is an international human rights lawyer, adjunct professor and trainer on international human rights law and international humanitarian law. In addition to directing international human rights law and political science courses for USA study abroad programmes in Geneva, she designs and delivers training courses on different substantive and practical human rights issues for a wide variety of international and national human rights NGOs and centers mainly in Asia and Europe. Originally trained as a diplomat and then as a lawyer, she worked with the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates on monitoring and campaigning on human rights and defending political prisoners in the Philippines during the dictatorship and immediate post-dictatorship years. Ms Jimenez has been working on migration issues and migrants rights advocacy in the last five years: locally with undocumented migrants, nationally on integration and protection issues in Switzerland and with the Philippine government, and internationally on policy issues with other migrant rights groups, diaspora organisations and policy entities, at the UN, the ILO and the Global Forum for Migration and Development.
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations, migrant rights advocates and other practitioners. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after 15 December unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
In today’s globalised world movements of peoples across borders and regions of the world are more and more visible. As the demand for labour migration continues unabated, and migrant families establish themselves in countries not their own, states across the world have responded differently but certainly with more and more restrictions. In many countries, xenophobia is on the rise, particularly where migrants are seen to compete with jobs and where racism is easily incited. Moreover, inter-state cooperation on migration has taken the form of migration management focused on regulation of financial flows, better border-coordination and deportation facilitation. Meanwhile, many migrants, regular and irregular, find themselves in situations of vulnerability that restrict their basic liberties and limit their capacities to protect, let alone develop, themselves. In extreme cases, migrants are exploited in horrible circumstances or even find death at the borders or at the seas. Despite clear state obligations under international laws that protect rights of persons, including migrants, under their respective jurisdictions, more and more the policies of states and the regional groups they belong to go further and further away from the implementation of these obligations to protect the human rights of migrants.
The human rights of migrants under international are governed by a convergence of different international legal regimes: international and regional human rights law, international labour law, international criminal law and refugee law – each of these treating the protection of migrants through different lenses. For many migrant rights advocates, the challenge is to sift through these different legal regimes and utilise the most appropriate and useful legal norms and tools. At the same time, the identification of existing normative frameworks to protect and promote migrants’ rights is essential to ascertain existing gaps that will have to be addressed.
This distance learning course explores the human rights of migrants under international law, concentrating on the application of these international legal regimes on migrants and their families, both regular and irregular. It will commence with the participants acquiring a firm understanding of the current definitions and issues relating to the human rights of migrants. The course will proceed to provide a comprehensive overview of the distinct but over-lapping international legal regimes on migration and explore the extent and limits of state sovereignty on migration issues. The bulk of the course will be devoted to examining each of these international legal regimes and how they protect the rights of migrants and their families. The course will also assimilate the current discussions on migration management from the perspective of human rights advocacy. Throughout the course, a strong gender-perspective is integrated in all the discussions and conclusions.
The course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on readings from the migration policy discourse, international relations, and international law. Knowledge of human rights and international law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction, an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. She will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, use of external websites and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, Internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 4 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: Introduction: Terminology, issues and definitions in the migration discourseWeek 2: Overview of the international legal regimes that guarantee the rights of migrantsWeek 3: International human rights law: UDHR and treaties of general application (ICESCR, ICCPR and UNCAT)Week 4: International human rights law: treaties of specific application (ICERD, CEDAW, CRC)Week 5: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their FamiliesWeek 6: Migrant rights in Europe and the AmericasWeek 7: Emerging regional human rights law: Africa and Asia (South Asia and ASEAN)Week 8: Protection under international labour lawWeek 9: Human trafficking and on migrant smugglingWeek 10: Applying a human rights perspective to current discourses on migration management
About the instructor
Cecilia Jimenez is an international human rights lawyer, adjunct professor and trainer on international human rights law and international humanitarian law. In addition to directing international human rights law and political science courses for USA study abroad programmes in Geneva, she designs and delivers training courses on different substantive and practical human rights issues for a wide variety of international and national human rights NGOs and centers mainly in Asia and Europe. Originally trained as a diplomat and then as a lawyer, she worked with the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates on monitoring and campaigning on human rights and defending political prisoners in the Philippines during the dictatorship and immediate post-dictatorship years. Ms Jimenez has been working on migration issues and migrants rights advocacy in the last five years: locally with undocumented migrants, nationally on integration and protection issues in Switzerland and with the Philippine government, and internationally on policy issues with other migrant rights groups, diaspora organisations and policy entities, at the UN, the ILO and the Global Forum for Migration and Development.
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations, migrant rights advocates and other practitioners. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after 15 December unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Course 5T09: International Tribunals, World Courts and Human Rights
2 February-12 April 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 December 2008Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
What is the role of international courts and tribunals in protecting and promoting human rights? To many, it seems self-evident that courts are the best guarantors for human rights: they punish perpetrators, end impunity, deter potential wrong-doers and (re-)establish justice. They bring the individual into the international arena, intrude in formerly "domestic affairs" and allow victims to claim financial compensation. To others, the adjudication of human rights suffers from severe drawbacks: the potential of courts to prevent human rights abuses is limited, they do not respond to structural injustice, they are ill-suited for systematic and gross human rights violations, they put justice over reconciliation and they do little to effectively remedy the suffering of victims.
International courts are as manifold as the advantages and setbacks they have come to stand for: some allow only states as parties, while others are open to individuals. Some are established permanently on treaty basis, while some are set up by the Security Council or are of a hybrid nature. Some grant damages, while some give advice. Some seem do function, while others don’t. They work under the constraints of international law and in the emerging triangular relationship of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law. Their proliferation over the past decades seems to speak for their added value, but what is their impact on human rights? This distance learning course explores the multitude of international courts and tribunals which have been set up – since the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II – to adjudicate on human rights in the broadest sense, including violations of the law of armed conflict and international criminal law. It provides information and case studies on the working of such courts, from the International Court of Justice to ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals and from the regional human rights courts to the International Criminal Court. The course critically explores the role and value of such courts in promoting and protecting human rights as well as the advantages and drawbacks of entrusting international courts with human rights issues.
The course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on reading from international relations and international law. Knowledge of human rights, international humanitarian law and international criminal law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 2 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: The history of international courtsWeek 2: Adjudicating human rights: an introductionWeek 3: The International Court of JusticeWeek 4: Regional human rights courts: EuropeWeek 5: Regional human rights courts: the Americas and AfricaWeek 6: The criminal tribunals for Ex-Yugoslavia and RwandaWeek 7: Special and hybrid courts: Sierra Leone, Cambodia, LebanonWeek 8: The International Criminal CourtWeek 9: Towards a World Court for Human Rights?Week 10: Adjudicating human rights: a critique
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
What is the role of international courts and tribunals in protecting and promoting human rights? To many, it seems self-evident that courts are the best guarantors for human rights: they punish perpetrators, end impunity, deter potential wrong-doers and (re-)establish justice. They bring the individual into the international arena, intrude in formerly "domestic affairs" and allow victims to claim financial compensation. To others, the adjudication of human rights suffers from severe drawbacks: the potential of courts to prevent human rights abuses is limited, they do not respond to structural injustice, they are ill-suited for systematic and gross human rights violations, they put justice over reconciliation and they do little to effectively remedy the suffering of victims.
International courts are as manifold as the advantages and setbacks they have come to stand for: some allow only states as parties, while others are open to individuals. Some are established permanently on treaty basis, while some are set up by the Security Council or are of a hybrid nature. Some grant damages, while some give advice. Some seem do function, while others don’t. They work under the constraints of international law and in the emerging triangular relationship of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law. Their proliferation over the past decades seems to speak for their added value, but what is their impact on human rights? This distance learning course explores the multitude of international courts and tribunals which have been set up – since the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II – to adjudicate on human rights in the broadest sense, including violations of the law of armed conflict and international criminal law. It provides information and case studies on the working of such courts, from the International Court of Justice to ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals and from the regional human rights courts to the International Criminal Court. The course critically explores the role and value of such courts in promoting and protecting human rights as well as the advantages and drawbacks of entrusting international courts with human rights issues.
The course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on reading from international relations and international law. Knowledge of human rights, international humanitarian law and international criminal law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 2 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: The history of international courtsWeek 2: Adjudicating human rights: an introductionWeek 3: The International Court of JusticeWeek 4: Regional human rights courts: EuropeWeek 5: Regional human rights courts: the Americas and AfricaWeek 6: The criminal tribunals for Ex-Yugoslavia and RwandaWeek 7: Special and hybrid courts: Sierra Leone, Cambodia, LebanonWeek 8: The International Criminal CourtWeek 9: Towards a World Court for Human Rights?Week 10: Adjudicating human rights: a critique
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Le Plaidoyer pour les droits humains
4 février-14 avril 2009 Formulaire d'inscription Date limite : 15 décembre 2008Instructeur: Ahmed Karaoud
Ce cours à distance propose aux défenseurs des droits humains un large éventail de méthodes de promotion des droits humains et de concepts critiques qui ont fait leurs preuves pour leur permettre d'y réfléchir et d'approfondir leurs propres connaissances. Le cours se penchera sur les bases théoriques et les problèmes critiques de la défense des droits humains, des éléments de planification de plaidoyer, et des stratégies d’action.
Dans ce cours, les participants devront approfondir leurs connaissances du plaidoyer et sa relation à : la politique et la démocratie, la citoyenneté et les droits, le pouvoir, la prise de pouvoir et l’éducation et l’action citoyennes. Les participants acquerront des capacités et des connaissances de bases en : projection, analyse contextuelle, identification de problèmes/questions, analyse et priorisation, inventaire des pouvoirs, fixation de buts/objectifs, analyse des champs et stratégies de défense, mise en forme de messages, rapports et media, sensibilisation et mobilisation du public, lobbying et négociation, direction de plaidoyer et formation d’alliances, évaluation de réussite.
Le cours comprend environ 50 heures de lectures, groupes de travail en ligne, interaction avec les étudiants et l'instructeur/médiateur et devoirs, et est dispensé sur une période de 10 semaines, à partir du 4 février 2009. Le cours se base sur une approche d'apprentissage participative, active, et insiste sur l'apprentissage de pair-à-pair. Les participants liront les documents requis, feront des devoirs à intervalles réguliers, et en fin de parcours, et participeront aux discussions de groupe. Le principal support écrit pour le cours sera A New Weave of Power, People, and Politics: An Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation, de Lisa VeneKlaasen et Valerie Miller. Le nombre maximum de participants est de 25. Il est aussi possible de suivre le cours en auditeur libre. Les étudiants qui termineront le cours avec succès recevront un Certificat de Participation.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1. Politique, Plaidoyer, Démocratie, Droits et Citoyenneté Semaine 2. Pouvoir, Prise de Pouvoir et Education et Engagement CitoyensSemaine 3. Efficacité du Plaidoyer : Facteurs et Mesures de RéussiteSemaine 4. Vue d'ensemble de la Planification ; Analyse du Contexte Politique et SocialSemaine 5. Identification et Définition des Problèmes ; Sélection des Questions PrioritairesSemaine 6. Analyse des champs Politiques et des Stratégies de Défenses ; Sélection des Points de Vue et des Approches PolitiquesSemaine 7. Analyses des Forces, Amis et Ennemis ; Reconsidération et Réajustement des StratégiesSemaine 8. Messages, Rapports et MédiaSemaine 9. Sensibilisation et Mobilisation du PublicSemaine 10. Lobbying et Négociation ; Direction de Plaidoyer et Alliances
A propos de l'instructeur
M. Ahmed Karaoud est directeur du bureau régional pour le Moyen-Orient d'Amnesty International à Bierut (Liban). Avant cela, il était directeur de la formation à l'Institut Arabe pour les Droits de l'Homme. Avec plus de 25 ans d'expérience dans la région, M. Karaoud est un défenseur et formateur des droits humains aguerri. Il est instructeur pour les cours à distance du plaidoyer des droits humains (en Arabe et en Français) depuis 2006.
Qui peut participer ?
Ce cours s'adresse aux employés d’organisations travaillant pour les droits humains et la justice sociale. Les candidats doivent maitriser le français et être parfaitement à l'aise avec les ordinateurs et l'internet. HREA veille à former un groupe de participants équilibré entre les sexes et dans la répartition géographique.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (Euro) (200 € pour les auditeurs).
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 15 décembre 2008. Les candidatures reçues après cette date ne pourront être acceptées. Les candidats retenus seront avisés au plus tard le 22 décembre 2008. L'intégralité des frais de scolarité est exigible au 15 janvier 2009.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Ce cours à distance propose aux défenseurs des droits humains un large éventail de méthodes de promotion des droits humains et de concepts critiques qui ont fait leurs preuves pour leur permettre d'y réfléchir et d'approfondir leurs propres connaissances. Le cours se penchera sur les bases théoriques et les problèmes critiques de la défense des droits humains, des éléments de planification de plaidoyer, et des stratégies d’action.
Dans ce cours, les participants devront approfondir leurs connaissances du plaidoyer et sa relation à : la politique et la démocratie, la citoyenneté et les droits, le pouvoir, la prise de pouvoir et l’éducation et l’action citoyennes. Les participants acquerront des capacités et des connaissances de bases en : projection, analyse contextuelle, identification de problèmes/questions, analyse et priorisation, inventaire des pouvoirs, fixation de buts/objectifs, analyse des champs et stratégies de défense, mise en forme de messages, rapports et media, sensibilisation et mobilisation du public, lobbying et négociation, direction de plaidoyer et formation d’alliances, évaluation de réussite.
Le cours comprend environ 50 heures de lectures, groupes de travail en ligne, interaction avec les étudiants et l'instructeur/médiateur et devoirs, et est dispensé sur une période de 10 semaines, à partir du 4 février 2009. Le cours se base sur une approche d'apprentissage participative, active, et insiste sur l'apprentissage de pair-à-pair. Les participants liront les documents requis, feront des devoirs à intervalles réguliers, et en fin de parcours, et participeront aux discussions de groupe. Le principal support écrit pour le cours sera A New Weave of Power, People, and Politics: An Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation, de Lisa VeneKlaasen et Valerie Miller. Le nombre maximum de participants est de 25. Il est aussi possible de suivre le cours en auditeur libre. Les étudiants qui termineront le cours avec succès recevront un Certificat de Participation.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1. Politique, Plaidoyer, Démocratie, Droits et Citoyenneté Semaine 2. Pouvoir, Prise de Pouvoir et Education et Engagement CitoyensSemaine 3. Efficacité du Plaidoyer : Facteurs et Mesures de RéussiteSemaine 4. Vue d'ensemble de la Planification ; Analyse du Contexte Politique et SocialSemaine 5. Identification et Définition des Problèmes ; Sélection des Questions PrioritairesSemaine 6. Analyse des champs Politiques et des Stratégies de Défenses ; Sélection des Points de Vue et des Approches PolitiquesSemaine 7. Analyses des Forces, Amis et Ennemis ; Reconsidération et Réajustement des StratégiesSemaine 8. Messages, Rapports et MédiaSemaine 9. Sensibilisation et Mobilisation du PublicSemaine 10. Lobbying et Négociation ; Direction de Plaidoyer et Alliances
A propos de l'instructeur
M. Ahmed Karaoud est directeur du bureau régional pour le Moyen-Orient d'Amnesty International à Bierut (Liban). Avant cela, il était directeur de la formation à l'Institut Arabe pour les Droits de l'Homme. Avec plus de 25 ans d'expérience dans la région, M. Karaoud est un défenseur et formateur des droits humains aguerri. Il est instructeur pour les cours à distance du plaidoyer des droits humains (en Arabe et en Français) depuis 2006.
Qui peut participer ?
Ce cours s'adresse aux employés d’organisations travaillant pour les droits humains et la justice sociale. Les candidats doivent maitriser le français et être parfaitement à l'aise avec les ordinateurs et l'internet. HREA veille à former un groupe de participants équilibré entre les sexes et dans la répartition géographique.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (Euro) (200 € pour les auditeurs).
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 15 décembre 2008. Les candidatures reçues après cette date ne pourront être acceptées. Les candidats retenus seront avisés au plus tard le 22 décembre 2008. L'intégralité des frais de scolarité est exigible au 15 janvier 2009.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Course 17E09: Monitoring Women's Rights
4 February-14 April 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 December 2008Instructor: Indai Sajor
This distance learning course is a basic introduction to measuring and monitoring the status of women and gender equality, including basic health and welfare, education, civil rights and freedoms, and special protection measures. The course will address the full cycle of monitoring, including tool development; methodologies for carrying out monitoring; and the application of results for improving the respect, protection and realisation of women's human rights.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 4 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline [tentative]
Week 1. The Monitoring Concept and Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 2. Introduction to Women's Rights, and the Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3. Basic Principles of MonitoringWeek 4. Information-GatheringWeek 5. Monitoring Government BudgetsWeek 6. Monitoring Women's Political ParticipationWeek 7. Monitoring Women's HealthWeek 8. Monitoring Violence Against WomenWeek 9. Monitoring Women's Rights in Armed ConflictWeek 10. Preparation of Monitoring Reports and Follow-Up
About the instructor
Indai Sajor (Philippines) is an internationally known activist and educator in the field of women's human rights. She is Founder and former Executive Director of Asian Women's Human Rights Centers, and has been Executive Director of the Women's Caucus for Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court. From 1998 to 2001, she served as co-convener of the Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery, a landmark initiative to redress the Japanese military sexual enslavement of women from nine Asian countries and recognize sexual violence against women as a crime against humanity. Ms Sajor documented the experiences of Filipino Comfort Women, eventually filing a case against the Japanese government for its abuses in April 1993. Much of her career has been devoted to articulating and training others to defend women's human rights throughout Asia and Africa, and to documenting women's human rights violations in situations of armed conflict. Her numerous publications include The Impact of Chemical Warfare into the Reproductive Rights of the Women and Men in Vietnam (2000, co-edited with Le Thi Nham Tuyet), Common Grounds: Violence Against Women in War and Armed Conflicts (1998), Women and Human Rights and the Challenge of HIV/AIDS (1994), and Seizing the Alternative to Forge a Better Future (1994). Ms Sajor has been a trainer for HREA since 2005.
Who should apply
The course is intended for human rights/women's rights staff of NGOs, intergovernmental and government agencies, women's advocates and related professionals. Participants should have a good written command of English -- the working language of the course -- and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. It also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after 15 December unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
This distance learning course is a basic introduction to measuring and monitoring the status of women and gender equality, including basic health and welfare, education, civil rights and freedoms, and special protection measures. The course will address the full cycle of monitoring, including tool development; methodologies for carrying out monitoring; and the application of results for improving the respect, protection and realisation of women's human rights.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 4 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline [tentative]
Week 1. The Monitoring Concept and Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 2. Introduction to Women's Rights, and the Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3. Basic Principles of MonitoringWeek 4. Information-GatheringWeek 5. Monitoring Government BudgetsWeek 6. Monitoring Women's Political ParticipationWeek 7. Monitoring Women's HealthWeek 8. Monitoring Violence Against WomenWeek 9. Monitoring Women's Rights in Armed ConflictWeek 10. Preparation of Monitoring Reports and Follow-Up
About the instructor
Indai Sajor (Philippines) is an internationally known activist and educator in the field of women's human rights. She is Founder and former Executive Director of Asian Women's Human Rights Centers, and has been Executive Director of the Women's Caucus for Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court. From 1998 to 2001, she served as co-convener of the Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery, a landmark initiative to redress the Japanese military sexual enslavement of women from nine Asian countries and recognize sexual violence against women as a crime against humanity. Ms Sajor documented the experiences of Filipino Comfort Women, eventually filing a case against the Japanese government for its abuses in April 1993. Much of her career has been devoted to articulating and training others to defend women's human rights throughout Asia and Africa, and to documenting women's human rights violations in situations of armed conflict. Her numerous publications include The Impact of Chemical Warfare into the Reproductive Rights of the Women and Men in Vietnam (2000, co-edited with Le Thi Nham Tuyet), Common Grounds: Violence Against Women in War and Armed Conflicts (1998), Women and Human Rights and the Challenge of HIV/AIDS (1994), and Seizing the Alternative to Forge a Better Future (1994). Ms Sajor has been a trainer for HREA since 2005.
Who should apply
The course is intended for human rights/women's rights staff of NGOs, intergovernmental and government agencies, women's advocates and related professionals. Participants should have a good written command of English -- the working language of the course -- and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. It also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after 15 December unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Course 8T09: The European Union and Human Rights
2 February-12 April 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 December 2008Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
The European Union (EU) has established itself as a key player (and payer) in human rights on a global level. Human rights are not only of importance within the European Union and for European Union citizens but have become an intrinsic part of the EU's external relations. The EU regularly invokes human rights in its bilateral relations with third countries, in international organisations and in its trade relations. In addition, it relies on related concepts such as democracy and good governance and - more recently – human security to guide its external policies. The EU seeks to operationalise such concepts through a variety of means, including financial assistance, training, human rights dialogues, "conditionality", and election observation.
Yet, the EU's approach to human rights is subject to critique for its lack of coherence, the application of double standards and ineffectiveness. The specifics of the EU's human rights policy and its operational tools and the interaction between international human rights law and European law are often little understood outside expert circles, leading to false assumptions and expectations as to what the EU can and should deliver in terms of human rights.
This course is an introduction to human rights in the EU's external relations. It seeks to provide fundamental information on the EU's human rights law and policy, explore the critique levelled against the EU and shed light on the legal and political conditions under which the EU seeks to protect and promote human rights globally.
The course explains, in general terms, what the EU is and what it does and how it fits into the larger European human rights system. It explores the role of human rights in the Union, including the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice, the content and meaning of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the challenges that the Union faces with regard to asylum, immigration, racism and xenophobia, as well as the newly established Fundamental Rights Agency. It focuses on a selected range of important means and methods which the EU uses to assist in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. They include human rights dialogues, human rights guidelines, human rights clauses, support for democracy and good governance, election observation, peace support operations, and financing human rights. The course critically assesses such tools and operations from a theoretical and practical point of view, questions the existence of a coherent EU human rights policy and analyses the impact of the EU's activities on the ground.
The course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on readings and other resources from international relations, international law and European law. Knowledge of human rights and European/international law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including Webcasts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, on-line chats sessions, Webinars, and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 2 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions. The course comprises an Exercise on researching the impact of EU human rights policy in the participants' home country/region.
Course outline
Week 1: The EU – what it is and what it doesWeek 2: The European human rights systemWeek 3: Human rights in the EUWeek 4: Human rights guidelines (on death penalty, children in armed conflict, human rights defenders, and torture)Week 5: "Conditionality" and human rights clausesWeek 6: Human rights dialoguesWeek 7: Financing human rightsWeek 8: Democracy, good governance and election observationWeek 9: Human rights, human security and peace support operations Week 10: Summing up: Is the EU "leading by example"?
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is intended for university students, NGO staff members of human rights/social justice organisations from EU member states, accession countries and donor recipient countries, and others who deal with the EU's human rights policies or external relations. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
The European Union (EU) has established itself as a key player (and payer) in human rights on a global level. Human rights are not only of importance within the European Union and for European Union citizens but have become an intrinsic part of the EU's external relations. The EU regularly invokes human rights in its bilateral relations with third countries, in international organisations and in its trade relations. In addition, it relies on related concepts such as democracy and good governance and - more recently – human security to guide its external policies. The EU seeks to operationalise such concepts through a variety of means, including financial assistance, training, human rights dialogues, "conditionality", and election observation.
Yet, the EU's approach to human rights is subject to critique for its lack of coherence, the application of double standards and ineffectiveness. The specifics of the EU's human rights policy and its operational tools and the interaction between international human rights law and European law are often little understood outside expert circles, leading to false assumptions and expectations as to what the EU can and should deliver in terms of human rights.
This course is an introduction to human rights in the EU's external relations. It seeks to provide fundamental information on the EU's human rights law and policy, explore the critique levelled against the EU and shed light on the legal and political conditions under which the EU seeks to protect and promote human rights globally.
The course explains, in general terms, what the EU is and what it does and how it fits into the larger European human rights system. It explores the role of human rights in the Union, including the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice, the content and meaning of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the challenges that the Union faces with regard to asylum, immigration, racism and xenophobia, as well as the newly established Fundamental Rights Agency. It focuses on a selected range of important means and methods which the EU uses to assist in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. They include human rights dialogues, human rights guidelines, human rights clauses, support for democracy and good governance, election observation, peace support operations, and financing human rights. The course critically assesses such tools and operations from a theoretical and practical point of view, questions the existence of a coherent EU human rights policy and analyses the impact of the EU's activities on the ground.
The course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on readings and other resources from international relations, international law and European law. Knowledge of human rights and European/international law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including Webcasts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, on-line chats sessions, Webinars, and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 2 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions. The course comprises an Exercise on researching the impact of EU human rights policy in the participants' home country/region.
Course outline
Week 1: The EU – what it is and what it doesWeek 2: The European human rights systemWeek 3: Human rights in the EUWeek 4: Human rights guidelines (on death penalty, children in armed conflict, human rights defenders, and torture)Week 5: "Conditionality" and human rights clausesWeek 6: Human rights dialoguesWeek 7: Financing human rightsWeek 8: Democracy, good governance and election observationWeek 9: Human rights, human security and peace support operations Week 10: Summing up: Is the EU "leading by example"?
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is intended for university students, NGO staff members of human rights/social justice organisations from EU member states, accession countries and donor recipient countries, and others who deal with the EU's human rights policies or external relations. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Course 9T09: The UN Human Rights Council
2 February-12 April 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 December 2008Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
This distance learning course is a high-level introduction to the Human Rights Council, the main human right body of the United Nations (UN). The course is scheduled parallel to the regular session of the Human Rights Council. Depending on the Council's schedule it will also provide "live" coverage of the Universal Periodic Review session and special sessions. By making extensive use of the Council’s website -- which contains legal documents, press releases, and audio and video files on the session, and is updated daily -- course participants will be able to learn about the UN's human rights activities as they present themselves to the world: in real-time, with immediate access to the original material, live and uncut, and with all the dramatic twists and turns a session of the Council offers. The course will expose students to the real world of human rights in the making and offer them a glimpse into the world of human rights diplomacy on the highest possible level. An experienced course instructor will guide the participants through the Council’s session so as to ensure a learning experience on a high academic level.
The course will start with a brief introduction to the UN human rights system, including the core UN human rights standards and supervisory machineries and the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It will assess the legacy of the dissolved Commission on Human Rights and the reform which led to the creation of the Human Rights Council. It will focus in-depth on the Council, its role, functioning and limitations; examine the newly established Council's Advisory Committee; analyse the place of the Council in the larger UN framework; and (based on international law and international relations theory) reflect on the potential and limits of global human rights institutions such as the Human Rights Council.
During the four weeks of the Council's session (and possible additional sessions) participants will be asked to follow the meetings of the Council, focus on specific issues, read the relevant materials as they appear on the website and as recommended by the course facilitator (press releases, reports of Special Rapporteurs, resolutions, statements by dignitaries, etc.), analyse the performance of the actors and stakeholders in the session, evaluate the voting procedure and outcome of the sessions, and form their own opinion on the work of the Human Rights Council. The course is intended to provide participants with the necessary skills to understand in-depth how multi-lateral human rights bodies function in their manifold capacity as law-making institutions, fora for discussions and reflection, and adjucators of states' human rights performance. Participants will learn how law, policy and diplomacy come together and interact in the field of human rights.
The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line material and "mini-lectures" in the weeks preceding the Council's session. He will guide participants through the session, recommend readings and will comment on the events. During the course NGO-staff, staff of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and staff of diplomatic missions will be available to participants in Q&A sessions via online chat sessions and Webinars.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 2 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare two written assignments (essays) and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline [tentative]
Week 1. Introduction to the course and overview of the United Nations human rights systemWeek 2. The UN Commission on Human Rights 1946-2006: achievements and failuresWeek 3. The UN Human Rights Council: creation, mandate, expectations, transitionWeek 4. Membership, functioning and role of the CouncilWeek 5. Responding to complaints: "1235" and "1503"Week 6. "Countries" and "themes": the role of "special procedures"Week 7. "Peer review": the Universal Periodic ReviewWeek 8. The role of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsWeek 9. The role of civil societyWeek 10. Critical appraisal of the session and reflections on human rights institutions
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
This distance learning course is a high-level introduction to the Human Rights Council, the main human right body of the United Nations (UN). The course is scheduled parallel to the regular session of the Human Rights Council. Depending on the Council's schedule it will also provide "live" coverage of the Universal Periodic Review session and special sessions. By making extensive use of the Council’s website -- which contains legal documents, press releases, and audio and video files on the session, and is updated daily -- course participants will be able to learn about the UN's human rights activities as they present themselves to the world: in real-time, with immediate access to the original material, live and uncut, and with all the dramatic twists and turns a session of the Council offers. The course will expose students to the real world of human rights in the making and offer them a glimpse into the world of human rights diplomacy on the highest possible level. An experienced course instructor will guide the participants through the Council’s session so as to ensure a learning experience on a high academic level.
The course will start with a brief introduction to the UN human rights system, including the core UN human rights standards and supervisory machineries and the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It will assess the legacy of the dissolved Commission on Human Rights and the reform which led to the creation of the Human Rights Council. It will focus in-depth on the Council, its role, functioning and limitations; examine the newly established Council's Advisory Committee; analyse the place of the Council in the larger UN framework; and (based on international law and international relations theory) reflect on the potential and limits of global human rights institutions such as the Human Rights Council.
During the four weeks of the Council's session (and possible additional sessions) participants will be asked to follow the meetings of the Council, focus on specific issues, read the relevant materials as they appear on the website and as recommended by the course facilitator (press releases, reports of Special Rapporteurs, resolutions, statements by dignitaries, etc.), analyse the performance of the actors and stakeholders in the session, evaluate the voting procedure and outcome of the sessions, and form their own opinion on the work of the Human Rights Council. The course is intended to provide participants with the necessary skills to understand in-depth how multi-lateral human rights bodies function in their manifold capacity as law-making institutions, fora for discussions and reflection, and adjucators of states' human rights performance. Participants will learn how law, policy and diplomacy come together and interact in the field of human rights.
The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line material and "mini-lectures" in the weeks preceding the Council's session. He will guide participants through the session, recommend readings and will comment on the events. During the course NGO-staff, staff of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and staff of diplomatic missions will be available to participants in Q&A sessions via online chat sessions and Webinars.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 2 February 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare two written assignments (essays) and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline [tentative]
Week 1. Introduction to the course and overview of the United Nations human rights systemWeek 2. The UN Commission on Human Rights 1946-2006: achievements and failuresWeek 3. The UN Human Rights Council: creation, mandate, expectations, transitionWeek 4. Membership, functioning and role of the CouncilWeek 5. Responding to complaints: "1235" and "1503"Week 6. "Countries" and "themes": the role of "special procedures"Week 7. "Peer review": the Universal Periodic ReviewWeek 8. The role of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsWeek 9. The role of civil societyWeek 10. Critical appraisal of the session and reflections on human rights institutions
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2008. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 December 2008. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 January 2009.
On-line application
Course 15E09: Armed Conflict, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
20 April-28 June 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 February 2009Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
Armed conflicts, in their various forms, remain rampant in today's world. Old wars and new wars, including the 'war on terror', continue to be fought, and armed violence from Iraq to Darfur impacts on the lives of civilians. Does law offer protection in armed conflicts? And does it allow us to answer questions such as: when is a war illegal? Which conduct is unlawful in an armed conflict? What are non-combatants? What are crimes against humanity? What protection exists in civil wars? What can be done to prevent the use of child soldiers? What are the duties of an occupying force?
This course offers an introduction to the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law, as it is known. It critically examines the role of law in armed conflict and demonstrates how law can guide the conduct of hostilities, mitigate the consequences of the use of armed force, and protect civilians in both international and non-international armed conflicts. It puts the law of armed conflict in a political context, traces recent developments in this particular area of law, discusses the role of international criminal law, the convergence between human rights and humanitarian law, gender and law, and the protection of vulnerable groups such as children. It examines situations of occupation and the impact which the 'war on terror' has on the law of armed conflict. The course is less concerned with the application of technical rules of warfare, but explores the potential and limit of law as a protective force in times of armed conflict. It is based on the understanding that knowledge of the three fields of international law which are relevant for today's armed conflicts (international humanitarian law which guides the conduct of war and protects combatants and civilians alike; human rights law, the application of which in times of armed conflict still presents many questions; and the emergence of international criminal law, which aims at deterring and remedying atrocities in armed conflicts) is imperative to analyse the conduct and consequences of armed conflicts.
During the ten weeks of the course, participants will acquire basic knowledge in the field of international humanitarian law, as well as human rights law and international criminal law applicable to armed conflicts. Case studies will allow for in-depth discussions and the application of knowledge. The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 20 April 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Old wars, new wars, and the legal nature of warWeek 2. The law applicable in armed conflictWeek 3. The conduct of hostilities and the protection of civiliansWeek 4. Internal armed conflictWeek 5. 'Lawful' and 'unlawful' combatantsWeek 6. War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocideWeek 7. Child soldiersWeek 8. Women in warWeek 9. OccupationWeek 10. Human rights in armed conflict
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at practitioners and professionals who want to gain knowledge in the field of the law of armed conflict, university students of international law, international relations, politics and other areas and NGO staff members. (Basic) knowledge in international law is an advantage, but not a prerequisite. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It also possible to audit the course. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February 2009. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Armed conflicts, in their various forms, remain rampant in today's world. Old wars and new wars, including the 'war on terror', continue to be fought, and armed violence from Iraq to Darfur impacts on the lives of civilians. Does law offer protection in armed conflicts? And does it allow us to answer questions such as: when is a war illegal? Which conduct is unlawful in an armed conflict? What are non-combatants? What are crimes against humanity? What protection exists in civil wars? What can be done to prevent the use of child soldiers? What are the duties of an occupying force?
This course offers an introduction to the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law, as it is known. It critically examines the role of law in armed conflict and demonstrates how law can guide the conduct of hostilities, mitigate the consequences of the use of armed force, and protect civilians in both international and non-international armed conflicts. It puts the law of armed conflict in a political context, traces recent developments in this particular area of law, discusses the role of international criminal law, the convergence between human rights and humanitarian law, gender and law, and the protection of vulnerable groups such as children. It examines situations of occupation and the impact which the 'war on terror' has on the law of armed conflict. The course is less concerned with the application of technical rules of warfare, but explores the potential and limit of law as a protective force in times of armed conflict. It is based on the understanding that knowledge of the three fields of international law which are relevant for today's armed conflicts (international humanitarian law which guides the conduct of war and protects combatants and civilians alike; human rights law, the application of which in times of armed conflict still presents many questions; and the emergence of international criminal law, which aims at deterring and remedying atrocities in armed conflicts) is imperative to analyse the conduct and consequences of armed conflicts.
During the ten weeks of the course, participants will acquire basic knowledge in the field of international humanitarian law, as well as human rights law and international criminal law applicable to armed conflicts. Case studies will allow for in-depth discussions and the application of knowledge. The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 20 April 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Old wars, new wars, and the legal nature of warWeek 2. The law applicable in armed conflictWeek 3. The conduct of hostilities and the protection of civiliansWeek 4. Internal armed conflictWeek 5. 'Lawful' and 'unlawful' combatantsWeek 6. War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocideWeek 7. Child soldiersWeek 8. Women in warWeek 9. OccupationWeek 10. Human rights in armed conflict
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at practitioners and professionals who want to gain knowledge in the field of the law of armed conflict, university students of international law, international relations, politics and other areas and NGO staff members. (Basic) knowledge in international law is an advantage, but not a prerequisite. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It also possible to audit the course. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February 2009. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Course 5E09: Human Rights-Based Programming
20 April-28 June 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 February 2009Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
This distance learning course introduces staff members of (international) development agencies and NGOs to rights-based programming. A human rights-based approach is a conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards and operationally directed to promoting and protecting human rights. Essentially, a human rights-based approach integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into the plans, policies and processes of programme development.
Participants will deepen their knowledge about project and programme development from a human rights perspective and learn how to apply the principles of equity, empowerment, participation and accountability to various phases of project planning and implementation. Participants will also gain sensitivity to how programs can integrate non-discriminatory practice and give attention to vulnerable groups. The course will focus on practical tools for human rights situation assessment, programme planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation within the rights-based conceptual framework.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructors/facilitators and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 20 April 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning. The course instructor will provide individualised feedback where appropriate. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to be an auditor of the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to the Human Rights-Based Approach Week 2 Human Rights Standards and PrinciplesWeek 3. Key Principles of Human Rights-Based ProgrammingWeek 4. HRBA Programme DesignWeek 5. HRBA Analysis and PlanningWeek 6. HRBA Programme ElementsWeek 7. Monitoring and EvaluationWeeks 8-9. Analysis of Human Rights-Based Programming: Case Study Week 10. Human Rights-Based Programming and the Future of Human Development Work
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organisations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts has organised workshops on rights-based programming and incorporates this approach into her ongoing trainings and policy papers. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field. She has assisted several UN specialised agencies with tools for implementing the human rights-based approach to development programming. Felisa is currently a Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of development and human rights/social justice organisations, including development NGOs and UN specialised agencies like UNDP, UNICEF, WHO and others. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525. Tuition for auditors is € 200. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or discounted tuition fees available for this course.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
This distance learning course introduces staff members of (international) development agencies and NGOs to rights-based programming. A human rights-based approach is a conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards and operationally directed to promoting and protecting human rights. Essentially, a human rights-based approach integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into the plans, policies and processes of programme development.
Participants will deepen their knowledge about project and programme development from a human rights perspective and learn how to apply the principles of equity, empowerment, participation and accountability to various phases of project planning and implementation. Participants will also gain sensitivity to how programs can integrate non-discriminatory practice and give attention to vulnerable groups. The course will focus on practical tools for human rights situation assessment, programme planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation within the rights-based conceptual framework.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructors/facilitators and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 20 April 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning. The course instructor will provide individualised feedback where appropriate. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to be an auditor of the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to the Human Rights-Based Approach Week 2 Human Rights Standards and PrinciplesWeek 3. Key Principles of Human Rights-Based ProgrammingWeek 4. HRBA Programme DesignWeek 5. HRBA Analysis and PlanningWeek 6. HRBA Programme ElementsWeek 7. Monitoring and EvaluationWeeks 8-9. Analysis of Human Rights-Based Programming: Case Study Week 10. Human Rights-Based Programming and the Future of Human Development Work
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organisations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts has organised workshops on rights-based programming and incorporates this approach into her ongoing trainings and policy papers. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field. She has assisted several UN specialised agencies with tools for implementing the human rights-based approach to development programming. Felisa is currently a Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of development and human rights/social justice organisations, including development NGOs and UN specialised agencies like UNDP, UNICEF, WHO and others. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525. Tuition for auditors is € 200. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or discounted tuition fees available for this course.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Course 5E09: Human Rights-Based Programming
20 April-28 June 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 February 2009Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
This distance learning course introduces staff members of (international) development agencies and NGOs to rights-based programming. A human rights-based approach is a conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards and operationally directed to promoting and protecting human rights. Essentially, a human rights-based approach integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into the plans, policies and processes of programme development.
Participants will deepen their knowledge about project and programme development from a human rights perspective and learn how to apply the principles of equity, empowerment, participation and accountability to various phases of project planning and implementation. Participants will also gain sensitivity to how programs can integrate non-discriminatory practice and give attention to vulnerable groups. The course will focus on practical tools for human rights situation assessment, programme planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation within the rights-based conceptual framework.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructors/facilitators and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 20 April 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning. The course instructor will provide individualised feedback where appropriate. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to be an auditor of the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to the Human Rights-Based Approach Week 2 Human Rights Standards and PrinciplesWeek 3. Key Principles of Human Rights-Based ProgrammingWeek 4. HRBA Programme DesignWeek 5. HRBA Analysis and PlanningWeek 6. HRBA Programme ElementsWeek 7. Monitoring and EvaluationWeeks 8-9. Analysis of Human Rights-Based Programming: Case Study Week 10. Human Rights-Based Programming and the Future of Human Development Work
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organisations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts has organised workshops on rights-based programming and incorporates this approach into her ongoing trainings and policy papers. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field. She has assisted several UN specialised agencies with tools for implementing the human rights-based approach to development programming. Felisa is currently a Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of development and human rights/social justice organisations, including development NGOs and UN specialised agencies like UNDP, UNICEF, WHO and others. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525. Tuition for auditors is € 200. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or discounted tuition fees available for this course.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
This distance learning course introduces staff members of (international) development agencies and NGOs to rights-based programming. A human rights-based approach is a conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards and operationally directed to promoting and protecting human rights. Essentially, a human rights-based approach integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into the plans, policies and processes of programme development.
Participants will deepen their knowledge about project and programme development from a human rights perspective and learn how to apply the principles of equity, empowerment, participation and accountability to various phases of project planning and implementation. Participants will also gain sensitivity to how programs can integrate non-discriminatory practice and give attention to vulnerable groups. The course will focus on practical tools for human rights situation assessment, programme planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation within the rights-based conceptual framework.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructors/facilitators and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 20 April 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning. The course instructor will provide individualised feedback where appropriate. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to be an auditor of the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to the Human Rights-Based Approach Week 2 Human Rights Standards and PrinciplesWeek 3. Key Principles of Human Rights-Based ProgrammingWeek 4. HRBA Programme DesignWeek 5. HRBA Analysis and PlanningWeek 6. HRBA Programme ElementsWeek 7. Monitoring and EvaluationWeeks 8-9. Analysis of Human Rights-Based Programming: Case Study Week 10. Human Rights-Based Programming and the Future of Human Development Work
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organisations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts has organised workshops on rights-based programming and incorporates this approach into her ongoing trainings and policy papers. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field. She has assisted several UN specialised agencies with tools for implementing the human rights-based approach to development programming. Felisa is currently a Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of development and human rights/social justice organisations, including development NGOs and UN specialised agencies like UNDP, UNICEF, WHO and others. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525. Tuition for auditors is € 200. Unfortunately, there are no scholarships or discounted tuition fees available for this course.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Course 4E09: Human Rights Monitoring
22 April-1 July 2009 Application form Application deadline: 15 February 2009
Instructor: Krassimir Kanev
This distance learning course provides participants practical guidance on how to monitor human rights. Participants will be introduced to the doctrine and methodology of human rights monitoring, primarily as developed through the work of international organizations and NGOs, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and national human rights NGOs. The participants will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the principles and the methods of human rights monitoring and on monitoring of specific institutions and situations. The course addresses approaches to identifying human rights violations, information-gathering, interviewing, monitoring some basic human rights and freedoms in the context of closed institutions, camps for refugees or IDPs, trial observations etc. It deals with preparation of reports, advocacy, interventions with international monitoring mechanisms, local authorities and other follow-up.
The course involves 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a three-month period, beginning on 22 April 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare individual and group assignments and participate actively in group discussions. The course draws on a variety of sources, including, but not limited to: Malcolm Evans and Rod Morgan, Combating Torture in Europe: The Work and Standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2002), Human Rights Monitoring (Warsaw: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, 2001), Monitoring places of detention: a practical guide for NGOs (Geneva: APT and ODIHR, December 2002), Camille Giffard, Torture Reporting Handbook (Essex: Essex University, 2000), Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring (Geneva: United Nations, 2001), and UKWELI: Monitoring and Documenting Human Rights in Africa (Dakar: Amnesty International and CODESRIA, 2000).
The maximum number of participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1: The Monitoring ConceptWeek 2: The Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4: Information-GatheringWeek 5: Monitoring Closed Institutions and Monitoring TortureWeek 6: Visits to Internally Displaced Persons and/or Refugees in Camps or Monitoring Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion or BeliefWeek 7: Monitoring the Administration of Justice and Monitoring DiscriminationWeek 8: Monitoring Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion or Belief and Monitoring the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesWeek 9: ReportingWeek 10: Advocacy, Following-Up and Seeking Redress
About the instructor
Dr. Krassimir Kanev is Chairperson of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. He is a Board member of the Assocation for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT) and former Member of the Executive Committee of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF). He teaches human rights and sociology of law at University of Sofia (Bulgaria). He has extensive experience as human rights monitor in Europe and Central Asia including for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He has been an HREA e-learning instructor since 2003 for the courses Human Rights Monitoring, Human Rights Advocacy (in Russian), and Human Rights Litigation.
Who should apply
The course is particularly intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who have some experience with monitoring and alumni of HREA's introductory workshops on human rights monitoring. The course will also be useful for those presently responsible for human rights monitoring in OSCE and UN human rights field operations or who want to be deployed as human rights field officers for the OSCE, United Nations or other inter-governmental organisations. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 (tuition for auditors is € 200). Unfortunately HREA is not in a position to offer scholarships or discounted tuition fees for this course.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February 2009. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Instructor: Krassimir Kanev
This distance learning course provides participants practical guidance on how to monitor human rights. Participants will be introduced to the doctrine and methodology of human rights monitoring, primarily as developed through the work of international organizations and NGOs, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and national human rights NGOs. The participants will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the principles and the methods of human rights monitoring and on monitoring of specific institutions and situations. The course addresses approaches to identifying human rights violations, information-gathering, interviewing, monitoring some basic human rights and freedoms in the context of closed institutions, camps for refugees or IDPs, trial observations etc. It deals with preparation of reports, advocacy, interventions with international monitoring mechanisms, local authorities and other follow-up.
The course involves 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a three-month period, beginning on 22 April 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare individual and group assignments and participate actively in group discussions. The course draws on a variety of sources, including, but not limited to: Malcolm Evans and Rod Morgan, Combating Torture in Europe: The Work and Standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2002), Human Rights Monitoring (Warsaw: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, 2001), Monitoring places of detention: a practical guide for NGOs (Geneva: APT and ODIHR, December 2002), Camille Giffard, Torture Reporting Handbook (Essex: Essex University, 2000), Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring (Geneva: United Nations, 2001), and UKWELI: Monitoring and Documenting Human Rights in Africa (Dakar: Amnesty International and CODESRIA, 2000).
The maximum number of participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1: The Monitoring ConceptWeek 2: The Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4: Information-GatheringWeek 5: Monitoring Closed Institutions and Monitoring TortureWeek 6: Visits to Internally Displaced Persons and/or Refugees in Camps or Monitoring Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion or BeliefWeek 7: Monitoring the Administration of Justice and Monitoring DiscriminationWeek 8: Monitoring Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion or Belief and Monitoring the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesWeek 9: ReportingWeek 10: Advocacy, Following-Up and Seeking Redress
About the instructor
Dr. Krassimir Kanev is Chairperson of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. He is a Board member of the Assocation for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT) and former Member of the Executive Committee of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF). He teaches human rights and sociology of law at University of Sofia (Bulgaria). He has extensive experience as human rights monitor in Europe and Central Asia including for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He has been an HREA e-learning instructor since 2003 for the courses Human Rights Monitoring, Human Rights Advocacy (in Russian), and Human Rights Litigation.
Who should apply
The course is particularly intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who have some experience with monitoring and alumni of HREA's introductory workshops on human rights monitoring. The course will also be useful for those presently responsible for human rights monitoring in OSCE and UN human rights field operations or who want to be deployed as human rights field officers for the OSCE, United Nations or other inter-governmental organisations. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 (tuition for auditors is € 200). Unfortunately HREA is not in a position to offer scholarships or discounted tuition fees for this course.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February 2009. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Course 2T09: Terrorism, Human Rights and Human Security
20 April - 28 June 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 February 2009Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
While we are inundated with news on terrorism, we often lack the time to reflect, in an informed way, on the impact which both terrorism and counter-terrorism have on our rights and security. This thematic course aims at looking beyond the headlines and taking a step back from the information overload on terrorist threats and acts. It provides space for learning more about terrorism as a phenomenon and on different ways of responding to terrorism.
By way of introduction, the course will trace the history, causes and manifestations of terrorism. We will consider the place of terrorism in human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law and discuss terrorism as a human rights violation. Based on recent studies and research, and making use of selected case studies, the course will assess and reflect on the changes the 'War on Terrorism' has brought about for human rights and human security. We will critically assess responses to terrorism - by international organisations, intelligence services and courts and trough diplomacy, criminal investigations, military action, etc. - from a human rights perspective. Detaining suspected terrorists, allowing for "robust" interrogation techniques, ordering extra-ordinary renditions, compiling 'terrorist lists', conducting 'targeted killings', restricting freedom of expression and access to information - how do such measures fare against human rights standards? Which measures overstep the boundaries of human rights and what, exactly, are the issues at stake? Finally, we will seek to draw some lessons and reflect on some broader - and contested - issues: what does 'security' mean after 9/11? How can human rights and security demands be reconciled, and is security itself a human right? Is there a need to re-conceptualise human rights so as to be more responsive to security concerns?
This distance learning course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on reading from international relations, international law, and terrorism and security studies. Knowledge of human rights and international humanitarian law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including Webcasts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 20 April 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: Terrorism: history, causes, definitions and manifestationsWeek 3: Terrorism and human rights: linkagesWeek 4: The 'War on Terrorism'Counter-terrorist measures and human rights (case studies):Week 5: The United Nations, the Security Council, and terrorismWeek 6: Detention, torture and renditionWeek 7: Fair trials for terrorists?Week 8: Freedom of expression and access to informationWeek 9: Targeted killings and military operations Week 10: Summing up: human rights and human security in a (counter-)terrorist world
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about terrorism and its impact on human rights and human security. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
While we are inundated with news on terrorism, we often lack the time to reflect, in an informed way, on the impact which both terrorism and counter-terrorism have on our rights and security. This thematic course aims at looking beyond the headlines and taking a step back from the information overload on terrorist threats and acts. It provides space for learning more about terrorism as a phenomenon and on different ways of responding to terrorism.
By way of introduction, the course will trace the history, causes and manifestations of terrorism. We will consider the place of terrorism in human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law and discuss terrorism as a human rights violation. Based on recent studies and research, and making use of selected case studies, the course will assess and reflect on the changes the 'War on Terrorism' has brought about for human rights and human security. We will critically assess responses to terrorism - by international organisations, intelligence services and courts and trough diplomacy, criminal investigations, military action, etc. - from a human rights perspective. Detaining suspected terrorists, allowing for "robust" interrogation techniques, ordering extra-ordinary renditions, compiling 'terrorist lists', conducting 'targeted killings', restricting freedom of expression and access to information - how do such measures fare against human rights standards? Which measures overstep the boundaries of human rights and what, exactly, are the issues at stake? Finally, we will seek to draw some lessons and reflect on some broader - and contested - issues: what does 'security' mean after 9/11? How can human rights and security demands be reconciled, and is security itself a human right? Is there a need to re-conceptualise human rights so as to be more responsive to security concerns?
This distance learning course is inter-disciplinary in its approach and draws on reading from international relations, international law, and terrorism and security studies. Knowledge of human rights and international humanitarian law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including Webcasts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 20 April 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: Terrorism: history, causes, definitions and manifestationsWeek 3: Terrorism and human rights: linkagesWeek 4: The 'War on Terrorism'Counter-terrorist measures and human rights (case studies):Week 5: The United Nations, the Security Council, and terrorismWeek 6: Detention, torture and renditionWeek 7: Fair trials for terrorists?Week 8: Freedom of expression and access to informationWeek 9: Targeted killings and military operations Week 10: Summing up: human rights and human security in a (counter-)terrorist world
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about terrorism and its impact on human rights and human security. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Course 10E09: The United Nations Human Rights System
20 April - 28 June 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 February 2009Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
This distance learning course is an introduction to the United Nations (UN) human rights system. The protection and promotion of human rights is a cardinal task of the UN. Over the past half century the UN has been active in drafting and adopting human rights standards and norms, and a considerable number of institutions, procedures and mechanisms have been (and continue to be) created in the field of human rights.
This course will provide on overview of and critical introduction to the UN human rights system. It will introduce the core UN human rights standards and discuss their universality. It will present the UN treaty bodies which monitor compliance with human rights treaties, the Human Rights Council and its mandate, role achievements and failures since its took over from the dissolved Commission on Human Rights in 2006, and the Council's subsidiary bodies. It will highlight the role of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and discuss the place of women's human rights in the UN system, the mainstreaming of human rights in UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds, and the role of civil society in the UN Human rights framework.
The course is intended to provide participants with the necessary skills to understand the UN human rights system and the standards and institutions, procedures and mechanisms developed over the past half century. It will allow for a critical reflection on the universality of these standards and the effectiveness of these mechanisms, on the role of human rights in the wider UN system, and on the potential and limits of entrusting the United Nations with protecting and promoting human rights. Participants will learn how law, policy and diplomacy come together and have shaped the UN human rights system, and how the system can be explained in theory and functions in practice.
The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line material and "mini-lectures" and will guide participants through the required and optional readings. During the course NGO-staff and staff of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will be available to participants in Q&A sessions through on-line chat sessions and Webinars.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructor, and assignments, and is offered over an 10-week period beginning on 20 April 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare written assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. The United Nations and its human rights organsWeek 2: Charter-based mechanismsWeek 3. Treaty-based mechanismsWeek 4. The Commission on Human Rights (1946-2006): history, structure, mandateWeek 5. The UN Human Rights Council: creation, mandate, expectations, transitionWeek 6. Special proceduresWeek 7. From headquarters to the field: advisory services and technical cooperationWeek 8. UN and civil societyWeek 9. Mainstreaming human rightsWeek 10. UN human rights institutions: ritual or remedy?
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about terrorism and its impact on human rights and human security. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
This distance learning course is an introduction to the United Nations (UN) human rights system. The protection and promotion of human rights is a cardinal task of the UN. Over the past half century the UN has been active in drafting and adopting human rights standards and norms, and a considerable number of institutions, procedures and mechanisms have been (and continue to be) created in the field of human rights.
This course will provide on overview of and critical introduction to the UN human rights system. It will introduce the core UN human rights standards and discuss their universality. It will present the UN treaty bodies which monitor compliance with human rights treaties, the Human Rights Council and its mandate, role achievements and failures since its took over from the dissolved Commission on Human Rights in 2006, and the Council's subsidiary bodies. It will highlight the role of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and discuss the place of women's human rights in the UN system, the mainstreaming of human rights in UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds, and the role of civil society in the UN Human rights framework.
The course is intended to provide participants with the necessary skills to understand the UN human rights system and the standards and institutions, procedures and mechanisms developed over the past half century. It will allow for a critical reflection on the universality of these standards and the effectiveness of these mechanisms, on the role of human rights in the wider UN system, and on the potential and limits of entrusting the United Nations with protecting and promoting human rights. Participants will learn how law, policy and diplomacy come together and have shaped the UN human rights system, and how the system can be explained in theory and functions in practice.
The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line material and "mini-lectures" and will guide participants through the required and optional readings. During the course NGO-staff and staff of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will be available to participants in Q&A sessions through on-line chat sessions and Webinars.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructor, and assignments, and is offered over an 10-week period beginning on 20 April 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare written assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. The United Nations and its human rights organsWeek 2: Charter-based mechanismsWeek 3. Treaty-based mechanismsWeek 4. The Commission on Human Rights (1946-2006): history, structure, mandateWeek 5. The UN Human Rights Council: creation, mandate, expectations, transitionWeek 6. Special proceduresWeek 7. From headquarters to the field: advisory services and technical cooperationWeek 8. UN and civil societyWeek 9. Mainstreaming human rightsWeek 10. UN human rights institutions: ritual or remedy?
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about terrorism and its impact on human rights and human security. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 February 2009. Applications received after 15 February unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 1 April 2009.
On-line application
Course 3T09: Genocide: What Role for International Law?
14 September-22 November 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 June 2009Instructor: Gerd Oberleitner
Genocide is not only a dark legacy of the past but a threat to the present and future of many societies. How best to respond to genocide, prevent its (re-)occurrence, provide redress for the victims and deal with the legacy of atrocities, and what is the role of international law in all this? This is the central question the course sets out to answer. Indeed, today's responses to genocide seem manifold. After forty years of lying dormant, the Genocide Convention is resuming its role as a tool for combating impunity for acts of genocide. The ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have paved the way for holding perpetrators accountable, and truth and reconciliation commissions have been set up to deal with the aftermath of genocides. The International Court of Justice speaks out on genocide, and the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over this crime. But are these laws, institutions and measures adequate for preventing genocide, for intervening and for providing redress - and if not, why? This thematic course provides an introduction into the phenomenon of genocide and explores the ways and means for responding to genocide which are available under the present international legal order. It examines the potential and limits of law as a tool for confronting the "crime of crimes" and its perpetrators, accomplices and bystanders.
While the course is focused on international law, it provides space for a multi-disciplinary approach to genocide. Knowledge of particular fields of international law, e.g human rights, international humanitarian or criminal law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 14 September 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: What is genocide and why does it happen? - multi-disciplinary answersWeek 3: Two case studies: Bosnia and RwandaWeek 4: The Genocide Convention: victims, perpetrators, acts Week 5: State responsibility and the International Court of JusticeWeek 6: Humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protectWeek 7: Criminal tribunalsWeek 8: Truth and reconciliationWeek 9: 'Genocide' in Darfur: have we learned the lessons?Week 10: Summing up: prevention, intervention, redress
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about genocide, its causes, consequences and the ways and means available under international law to respond to it. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2008.
On-line application
Genocide is not only a dark legacy of the past but a threat to the present and future of many societies. How best to respond to genocide, prevent its (re-)occurrence, provide redress for the victims and deal with the legacy of atrocities, and what is the role of international law in all this? This is the central question the course sets out to answer. Indeed, today's responses to genocide seem manifold. After forty years of lying dormant, the Genocide Convention is resuming its role as a tool for combating impunity for acts of genocide. The ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have paved the way for holding perpetrators accountable, and truth and reconciliation commissions have been set up to deal with the aftermath of genocides. The International Court of Justice speaks out on genocide, and the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over this crime. But are these laws, institutions and measures adequate for preventing genocide, for intervening and for providing redress - and if not, why? This thematic course provides an introduction into the phenomenon of genocide and explores the ways and means for responding to genocide which are available under the present international legal order. It examines the potential and limits of law as a tool for confronting the "crime of crimes" and its perpetrators, accomplices and bystanders.
While the course is focused on international law, it provides space for a multi-disciplinary approach to genocide. Knowledge of particular fields of international law, e.g human rights, international humanitarian or criminal law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In ten weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 14 September 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: What is genocide and why does it happen? - multi-disciplinary answersWeek 3: Two case studies: Bosnia and RwandaWeek 4: The Genocide Convention: victims, perpetrators, acts Week 5: State responsibility and the International Court of JusticeWeek 6: Humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protectWeek 7: Criminal tribunalsWeek 8: Truth and reconciliationWeek 9: 'Genocide' in Darfur: have we learned the lessons?Week 10: Summing up: prevention, intervention, redress
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about genocide, its causes, consequences and the ways and means available under international law to respond to it. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2008.
On-line application
Cours 5F09: La Programmation basée sur les droits humains
16 septembre-24 novembre 2009 Formulaire d'inscription Date limite : 15 juin 2009Instructeur: Frank Elbers
Ce cours à distance a pour objet d'initier le personnel des organisations pour le développement et des ONG (internationales) à la programmation basée sur les droits. Une approche basée sur les droits de l'homme est un cadre conceptuel pour le processus du développement humain normativement basé sur les droits de l'homme internationaux standards et orienté de façon à promouvoir et protéger les droits de l'homme. Pour l'essentiel, une approche basée sur les droits de l'homme intègre les normes, critères et principes du système international des droits de l'homme aux plans, politiques et processus des programmes de développement.
Les participants approfondiront leur connaissance des projets et programmes de développement dans le cadre des droits de l'homme et apprendront à appliquer les principes d'équité, d'autonomisation, de participation et de responsabilité aux différentes phases de préparation et de mise en œuvre du projet. Les participants seront sensibilisés aux moyens d'intégrer des pratiques anti-discriminatoires aux programmes et à prêter attention aux groupes vulnérables. Le cours sera concentré sur les outils pratiques pour l'estimation de la situation des droits de l'homme, la préparation du programme, sa mise en œuvre, son contrôle et son évaluation dans un cadre conceptuel basé sur les droits.
Le cours est constitué d'environ 50 heures de lecture, de travail de groupe interactif, de communication entre étudiants et instructeurs/animateurs et de devoirs et s'étend sur une période de dix semaines débutant le 16 septembre 2009. Le courrier électronique sera le principal medium pour le cours mais les participants devront pouvoir accéder à l'Internet périodiquement. Le cours est basé sur une participation et une approche d'apprentissage active et met l'accent sur l'apprentissage de pair à pair. L'animateur du cours apportera un soutien individuel si nécessaire. Les participants devront effectuer les lectures demandées, préparer les devoirs intermédiaires et finaux et prendre part aux discussions du groupe. Le nombre maximum de participants est fixé à 25. Les étudiants qui auront suivi le cours dans son intégralité recevront un Certificat de Participation. Il est également possible d'être un auditeur libre du cours.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1 : Le cadre des droits de l'hommeSemaine 2 : Vue d'ensemble des phases de la programmationSemaine 3 : Eléments clés de la programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 4 : Evaluation de la situation et programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 5 : Conception du programme et programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 6 : Mise en œuvre du programme et programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 7 : Responsabilité et programmation basée sur les droits (contrôle et évaluation)Semaine 8 : Analyse de la programmation basée sur les droits : Etudes de casSemaine 9 : Analyse de la programmation basée sur les droits : Etudes de casSemaine 10 : Programmation basée sur les droits et avenir du travail de développement humain
Qui peut participer ?
Le cours est destiné au personnel des organisations pour le développement et pour les droits de l'homme/justice sociale chargées de développer, de concevoir et d'encadrer des programmes. Les candidats devront avoir une bonne maîtrise de la langue française ainsi que de solides compétences leur permettant d'être à l'aise avec l'usage d'un ordinateur et de l'Internet. HREA s'efforce de garantir la parité hommes-femmes, ainsi que la parité géographique parmi les candidats sélectionnés.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (Euro) (200 € pour les auditeurs).
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 15ième juin 2009. Les candidatures reçues après cette date ne pourront être acceptées. Les candidats retenus seront avisés au plus tard le 22 juin 2009. L'intégralité des frais de scolarité est exigible au 15 août 2009.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Les demandes de renseignements sur ce cours peuvent être adressées à : applications@hrea.org.
Ce cours à distance a pour objet d'initier le personnel des organisations pour le développement et des ONG (internationales) à la programmation basée sur les droits. Une approche basée sur les droits de l'homme est un cadre conceptuel pour le processus du développement humain normativement basé sur les droits de l'homme internationaux standards et orienté de façon à promouvoir et protéger les droits de l'homme. Pour l'essentiel, une approche basée sur les droits de l'homme intègre les normes, critères et principes du système international des droits de l'homme aux plans, politiques et processus des programmes de développement.
Les participants approfondiront leur connaissance des projets et programmes de développement dans le cadre des droits de l'homme et apprendront à appliquer les principes d'équité, d'autonomisation, de participation et de responsabilité aux différentes phases de préparation et de mise en œuvre du projet. Les participants seront sensibilisés aux moyens d'intégrer des pratiques anti-discriminatoires aux programmes et à prêter attention aux groupes vulnérables. Le cours sera concentré sur les outils pratiques pour l'estimation de la situation des droits de l'homme, la préparation du programme, sa mise en œuvre, son contrôle et son évaluation dans un cadre conceptuel basé sur les droits.
Le cours est constitué d'environ 50 heures de lecture, de travail de groupe interactif, de communication entre étudiants et instructeurs/animateurs et de devoirs et s'étend sur une période de dix semaines débutant le 16 septembre 2009. Le courrier électronique sera le principal medium pour le cours mais les participants devront pouvoir accéder à l'Internet périodiquement. Le cours est basé sur une participation et une approche d'apprentissage active et met l'accent sur l'apprentissage de pair à pair. L'animateur du cours apportera un soutien individuel si nécessaire. Les participants devront effectuer les lectures demandées, préparer les devoirs intermédiaires et finaux et prendre part aux discussions du groupe. Le nombre maximum de participants est fixé à 25. Les étudiants qui auront suivi le cours dans son intégralité recevront un Certificat de Participation. Il est également possible d'être un auditeur libre du cours.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1 : Le cadre des droits de l'hommeSemaine 2 : Vue d'ensemble des phases de la programmationSemaine 3 : Eléments clés de la programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 4 : Evaluation de la situation et programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 5 : Conception du programme et programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 6 : Mise en œuvre du programme et programmation basée sur les droitsSemaine 7 : Responsabilité et programmation basée sur les droits (contrôle et évaluation)Semaine 8 : Analyse de la programmation basée sur les droits : Etudes de casSemaine 9 : Analyse de la programmation basée sur les droits : Etudes de casSemaine 10 : Programmation basée sur les droits et avenir du travail de développement humain
Qui peut participer ?
Le cours est destiné au personnel des organisations pour le développement et pour les droits de l'homme/justice sociale chargées de développer, de concevoir et d'encadrer des programmes. Les candidats devront avoir une bonne maîtrise de la langue française ainsi que de solides compétences leur permettant d'être à l'aise avec l'usage d'un ordinateur et de l'Internet. HREA s'efforce de garantir la parité hommes-femmes, ainsi que la parité géographique parmi les candidats sélectionnés.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (Euro) (200 € pour les auditeurs).
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 15ième juin 2009. Les candidatures reçues après cette date ne pourront être acceptées. Les candidats retenus seront avisés au plus tard le 22 juin 2009. L'intégralité des frais de scolarité est exigible au 15 août 2009.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Les demandes de renseignements sur ce cours peuvent être adressées à : applications@hrea.org.
Cours 4F09: Le Monitoring des droits de l'homme
16 septembre-24 novembre 2009 Formulaire d'inscription Date limite: 15 juin 2009Instructeur: Dr. Amina Lemrini
Ce cours à distance a pour objet d'initier les contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales) à le monitoring les droits de l'homme. Le cours reflète les nombreux principes admis concernant la surveillance des droits de l'homme, qui doivent être respectés dans les opérations en matière de droits de l'homme menées par l'ONU sur le terrain, et comme tel il veut contribuer à accroître l'efficacité des travaux de terrain concernant les droits de l'homme. Même s'il s'adresse en premier lieu aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies, on espère qu'il sera également utile aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme appartenant à d'autres organisations, qu'elles soient de nature intergouvernementale ou non-gouvernementale.
Le cours est constitué d'environ 50 heures de lecture, de travail de groupe interactif, de communication entre étudiants et instructeurs/animateurs et de devoirs et s'étend sur une période de 10 semaines débutant le 16 septembre 2009. Le courrier électronique sera le principal medium pour le cours mais les participants devront pouvoir accéder à l'Internet périodiquement. Le cours est basé sur une participation et une approche d'apprentissage active et met l'accent sur l'apprentissage de pair à pair. L'animateur du cours apportera un soutien individuel si nécessaire. Les participants devront effectuer les lectures demandées, préparer les devoirs intermédiaires et finaux et prendre part aux discussions du groupe. Le nombre maximum de participants est fixé à 25. Les étudiants qui auront suivi le cours dans son intégralité recevront un Certificat de Participation. Il est également possible d'être un auditeur libre du cours.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1 : Les principes de base du monitoringSemaine 2 : Pertinence des normes internationales et regionalesSemaine 3 : Identification et priorités des effortsSemaine 4 : Se procurer l'informationSemaine 5 : Monitoring le tortureSemaine 6 : Visites aux personnes en détentionSemaine 7 : Monitoring des droits humains des réfugiés et des déplacés internes vivant dans des campsSemaine 8: Monitoring de l'administration de la justice et l'observation des éléctionsSemaine 9 : Droits des femmes et droits des enfantsSemaine 10 : Suivi et action corrective
L'instructeur
Amina Lemrini, Doctorat en éducation aux droits de l'homme, est cofondatrice et ancienne Présidente de l'Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM, 1985) et a fait partie du Conseil national de l'Organisation Marocaine des Droits humains (OMDH, 1989). Impliquée à ce jour dans le combat pour des droits des femmes, Mme Lemrini est également membre du Conseil consultatif des droits de l'homme (CCDH, institution nationale des droits de l'homme) dont elle préside le groupe de travail « promotion de la culture des droits de l'homme ». Amina Lemrini est formatrice en matière des droits humains en général et les droits des femmes et des enfants en particulier. Elle a, dans ce cadre, encadré et contribué, depuis plusieurs années, à un grand nombre d'ateliers et sessions de formations en arabe, français et espagnol, au Maroc et à l'étranger, dont, notamment, le cours à distance organisé par HREA sur le monitoring depuis 2006.
Qui peut participer ?
Le cours est destiné aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales). Les candidats devront avoir une bonne maîtrise de la langue française ainsi que de solides compétences leur permettant d'être à l'aise avec l'usage d'un ordinateur et de l'Internet. HREA s'efforce de garantir la parité hommes-femmes, ainsi que la parité géographique parmi les candidats sélectionnés.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (frais OCDE*)/200 € (frais non-OCDE) (Frais pour les auditeurs: 200 € (OCDE)/70 € (non-OCDE)).
*L'Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (OCDE) compte trente pays membres : Allemagne, Australie, Autriche, Belgique, Canada, Corée, Danemark, Espagne, Etats-Unis, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Japon, Luxembourg, Mexique, Norvège, Nouvelle-Zélande, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République slovaque, République tchèque, Royaume-Uni, Suède, Suisse, Turquie.
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 15 juin 2009. Les candidatures reçues après cette date ne pourront être acceptées. Les candidats retenus seront avisés au plus tard le 22 juin 2009. L'intégralité des frais de scolarité est exigible au 15 août 2009.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Les demandes de renseignements sur ce cours peuvent être adressées à : applications@hrea.org
Ce cours à distance a pour objet d'initier les contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales) à le monitoring les droits de l'homme. Le cours reflète les nombreux principes admis concernant la surveillance des droits de l'homme, qui doivent être respectés dans les opérations en matière de droits de l'homme menées par l'ONU sur le terrain, et comme tel il veut contribuer à accroître l'efficacité des travaux de terrain concernant les droits de l'homme. Même s'il s'adresse en premier lieu aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies, on espère qu'il sera également utile aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme appartenant à d'autres organisations, qu'elles soient de nature intergouvernementale ou non-gouvernementale.
Le cours est constitué d'environ 50 heures de lecture, de travail de groupe interactif, de communication entre étudiants et instructeurs/animateurs et de devoirs et s'étend sur une période de 10 semaines débutant le 16 septembre 2009. Le courrier électronique sera le principal medium pour le cours mais les participants devront pouvoir accéder à l'Internet périodiquement. Le cours est basé sur une participation et une approche d'apprentissage active et met l'accent sur l'apprentissage de pair à pair. L'animateur du cours apportera un soutien individuel si nécessaire. Les participants devront effectuer les lectures demandées, préparer les devoirs intermédiaires et finaux et prendre part aux discussions du groupe. Le nombre maximum de participants est fixé à 25. Les étudiants qui auront suivi le cours dans son intégralité recevront un Certificat de Participation. Il est également possible d'être un auditeur libre du cours.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1 : Les principes de base du monitoringSemaine 2 : Pertinence des normes internationales et regionalesSemaine 3 : Identification et priorités des effortsSemaine 4 : Se procurer l'informationSemaine 5 : Monitoring le tortureSemaine 6 : Visites aux personnes en détentionSemaine 7 : Monitoring des droits humains des réfugiés et des déplacés internes vivant dans des campsSemaine 8: Monitoring de l'administration de la justice et l'observation des éléctionsSemaine 9 : Droits des femmes et droits des enfantsSemaine 10 : Suivi et action corrective
L'instructeur
Amina Lemrini, Doctorat en éducation aux droits de l'homme, est cofondatrice et ancienne Présidente de l'Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM, 1985) et a fait partie du Conseil national de l'Organisation Marocaine des Droits humains (OMDH, 1989). Impliquée à ce jour dans le combat pour des droits des femmes, Mme Lemrini est également membre du Conseil consultatif des droits de l'homme (CCDH, institution nationale des droits de l'homme) dont elle préside le groupe de travail « promotion de la culture des droits de l'homme ». Amina Lemrini est formatrice en matière des droits humains en général et les droits des femmes et des enfants en particulier. Elle a, dans ce cadre, encadré et contribué, depuis plusieurs années, à un grand nombre d'ateliers et sessions de formations en arabe, français et espagnol, au Maroc et à l'étranger, dont, notamment, le cours à distance organisé par HREA sur le monitoring depuis 2006.
Qui peut participer ?
Le cours est destiné aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales). Les candidats devront avoir une bonne maîtrise de la langue française ainsi que de solides compétences leur permettant d'être à l'aise avec l'usage d'un ordinateur et de l'Internet. HREA s'efforce de garantir la parité hommes-femmes, ainsi que la parité géographique parmi les candidats sélectionnés.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (frais OCDE*)/200 € (frais non-OCDE) (Frais pour les auditeurs: 200 € (OCDE)/70 € (non-OCDE)).
*L'Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (OCDE) compte trente pays membres : Allemagne, Australie, Autriche, Belgique, Canada, Corée, Danemark, Espagne, Etats-Unis, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Japon, Luxembourg, Mexique, Norvège, Nouvelle-Zélande, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République slovaque, République tchèque, Royaume-Uni, Suède, Suisse, Turquie.
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 15 juin 2009. Les candidatures reçues après cette date ne pourront être acceptées. Les candidats retenus seront avisés au plus tard le 22 juin 2009. L'intégralité des frais de scolarité est exigible au 15 août 2009.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Les demandes de renseignements sur ce cours peuvent être adressées à : applications@hrea.org
Course 1T09: Mainstreaming Human Rights
14 September-22 November 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 June 2009Instructor: Gerd Oberleitner
In 1997, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (in his report "Renewing the United Nations: A Programme for Reform") designated human rights as a "cross-cutting issue" for the whole United Nations (UN) system and asked for human rights to be "mainstreamed" into the programmes, policies and activities of all UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds. This proved to be a system-wide and ongoing challenge for the UN system, the results of which are both potentially far-reaching and little understood. A decade after the Secretary-General's call it is time to take stock of the achievements, failures and challenges of mainstreaming human rights in the UN.
This course will critically trace and evaluate the results of the Secretary-General's proposal, compare the different approaches taken by members of the "UN family" and note their experiences. After all, their response to mainstreaming is uneven, with some embracing the idea, some struggling with it and others eschewing it altogether. Despite numerous pledges to mainstream human rights, the very term still lacks conceptual clarity, and misunderstandings and disagreements as to both the process and its desired outcome remain. The obstacles to successfully mainstream human rights are plentiful and its practical requirements demanding. What do we learn, ten years on, from the experiences made by UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds? Is mainstreaming a beneficial process worth pursing? What are the prerequisites for successfully mainstreaming human rights? How does mainstreaming change institutions; and does it also change our perception of human rights? These are some of the questions the course seeks to answer.
In 10 weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. This will allow them to trace the history, theory and practice of mainstreaming human rights. The course will extensively involve key staff of UN organisations: in 6 out of 10 session high-level guests from UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds will talk about their experiences with mainstreaming, thus providing unique and practical insights into the workings of these organisations. Unlike many other programmes, the course will allow participants to look beyond the world of human rights bodies proper (such as the UN Human Rights Council). It will reveal that human rights have long taken root in organisations as prominent as UNICEF and UNDP and as modestly tucked away from the spotlight as UN HABITAT; as old as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and as specialised as UNFPA. It will demonstrate the indivisibility and interdependence of human rights and, in particular, the role of economic and social rights by examining how ILO, WHO and FAO work towards realizing, respectively, the right to work, health and food.
The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including Webcasts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures", with the frequent intervention of staff of UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds. The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 14 September 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: Mainstreaming human rights: history and theoretical challengesWeek 3: Mainstreaming human rights: practical requirements and operational consequences - UNESCO a case studyWeek 4: ILO: workers' rights, international labour standards and the human rights systemWeek 5: UNICEF: from children's needs to children's rightsWeek 6: UNDP: development as a human right and the Millennium Development GoalsWeek 7: UNFPA and UNIFEM: women's human rights and gender mainstreamingWeek 8: UN HABITAT: making the right to housing a realityWeek 9: FAO and WHO: food and health as human rightsWeek 10: Human rights mainstreaming in the UN: making up the balance
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students of international law, international relations, politics and other areas, NGO staff members and other practitioners who want to learn about human rights mainstreaming, the UN human rights system and selected human rights issues. The course is also intended for staff members of UN specialised agencies who want to learn more about human rights mainstreaming in practice. Participants should have at least basic knowledge on human rights. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2008.
On-line application
In 1997, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (in his report "Renewing the United Nations: A Programme for Reform") designated human rights as a "cross-cutting issue" for the whole United Nations (UN) system and asked for human rights to be "mainstreamed" into the programmes, policies and activities of all UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds. This proved to be a system-wide and ongoing challenge for the UN system, the results of which are both potentially far-reaching and little understood. A decade after the Secretary-General's call it is time to take stock of the achievements, failures and challenges of mainstreaming human rights in the UN.
This course will critically trace and evaluate the results of the Secretary-General's proposal, compare the different approaches taken by members of the "UN family" and note their experiences. After all, their response to mainstreaming is uneven, with some embracing the idea, some struggling with it and others eschewing it altogether. Despite numerous pledges to mainstream human rights, the very term still lacks conceptual clarity, and misunderstandings and disagreements as to both the process and its desired outcome remain. The obstacles to successfully mainstream human rights are plentiful and its practical requirements demanding. What do we learn, ten years on, from the experiences made by UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds? Is mainstreaming a beneficial process worth pursing? What are the prerequisites for successfully mainstreaming human rights? How does mainstreaming change institutions; and does it also change our perception of human rights? These are some of the questions the course seeks to answer.
In 10 weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. This will allow them to trace the history, theory and practice of mainstreaming human rights. The course will extensively involve key staff of UN organisations: in 6 out of 10 session high-level guests from UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds will talk about their experiences with mainstreaming, thus providing unique and practical insights into the workings of these organisations. Unlike many other programmes, the course will allow participants to look beyond the world of human rights bodies proper (such as the UN Human Rights Council). It will reveal that human rights have long taken root in organisations as prominent as UNICEF and UNDP and as modestly tucked away from the spotlight as UN HABITAT; as old as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and as specialised as UNFPA. It will demonstrate the indivisibility and interdependence of human rights and, in particular, the role of economic and social rights by examining how ILO, WHO and FAO work towards realizing, respectively, the right to work, health and food.
The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including Webcasts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures", with the frequent intervention of staff of UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds. The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 14 September 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: Mainstreaming human rights: history and theoretical challengesWeek 3: Mainstreaming human rights: practical requirements and operational consequences - UNESCO a case studyWeek 4: ILO: workers' rights, international labour standards and the human rights systemWeek 5: UNICEF: from children's needs to children's rightsWeek 6: UNDP: development as a human right and the Millennium Development GoalsWeek 7: UNFPA and UNIFEM: women's human rights and gender mainstreamingWeek 8: UN HABITAT: making the right to housing a realityWeek 9: FAO and WHO: food and health as human rightsWeek 10: Human rights mainstreaming in the UN: making up the balance
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students of international law, international relations, politics and other areas, NGO staff members and other practitioners who want to learn about human rights mainstreaming, the UN human rights system and selected human rights issues. The course is also intended for staff members of UN specialised agencies who want to learn more about human rights mainstreaming in practice. Participants should have at least basic knowledge on human rights. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2008.
On-line application
Course 14E09: Monitoring Children's Rights
16 September-24 November 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 June 2009Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
This distance learning course is a basic introduction to measuring and monitoring the status of children, including basic health and welfare, education, civil rights and freedoms, and special protection measures. The course will address the full cycle of monitoring, including tool development; methodologies for carrying out monitoring (both organisationally as well as through the involvement of children); and the application of results for improving the promotion and protection of the rights of the child.
Learners will explore different indicators and indexes already in use and the basics of choosing or constructing a social indicator, with attention to the human rights-based approach. Through a blending of theoretical and case study material, the course will illustrate procedures for the appraisal, selection, development and analysis of monitoring approaches, although highly technical aspects of mathematical manipulation of indicators and statistical regression will not be addressed.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 16 September 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. The Monitoring Concept and Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 2. Introduction to Children's Rights, and the Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3. Basic Principles of Monitoring: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4. Indicator Construction and AnalysesWeek 5. Community Approach to Monitoring and Children's Participation Week 6. Monitoring and Indicators of Children's Survival and HealthWeek 7. Monitoring and Indicators of Children's Education and DevelopmentWeek 8. Monitoring and Indicators of Child Protection – Children in Conflict with the LawWeek 9. Monitoring and Indicators of Child Protection – Abused Children and Children in Situations of ExploitationWeek 10. Preparation of Monitoring Reports and Follow-Up
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Executive Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has facilitated numerous workshops on the rights of the child. Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several reports on the rights of the child and monitoring. She has been an instructor of the HREA distance learning courses "Monitoring Children's Rights", "Research & Evaluation in the NGO Sector" and "Human Rights-Based Programming" since 2002. Felisa is currently a Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.
Who should apply
The course is intended for human rights/child rights staff of NGOs, intergovernmental and government agencies, children's advocates and child-related professionals. Participants should have a good written command of English -- the working language of the course -- and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. It also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
This distance learning course is a basic introduction to measuring and monitoring the status of children, including basic health and welfare, education, civil rights and freedoms, and special protection measures. The course will address the full cycle of monitoring, including tool development; methodologies for carrying out monitoring (both organisationally as well as through the involvement of children); and the application of results for improving the promotion and protection of the rights of the child.
Learners will explore different indicators and indexes already in use and the basics of choosing or constructing a social indicator, with attention to the human rights-based approach. Through a blending of theoretical and case study material, the course will illustrate procedures for the appraisal, selection, development and analysis of monitoring approaches, although highly technical aspects of mathematical manipulation of indicators and statistical regression will not be addressed.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 16 September 2009. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. The Monitoring Concept and Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 2. Introduction to Children's Rights, and the Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3. Basic Principles of Monitoring: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4. Indicator Construction and AnalysesWeek 5. Community Approach to Monitoring and Children's Participation Week 6. Monitoring and Indicators of Children's Survival and HealthWeek 7. Monitoring and Indicators of Children's Education and DevelopmentWeek 8. Monitoring and Indicators of Child Protection – Children in Conflict with the LawWeek 9. Monitoring and Indicators of Child Protection – Abused Children and Children in Situations of ExploitationWeek 10. Preparation of Monitoring Reports and Follow-Up
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Executive Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has facilitated numerous workshops on the rights of the child. Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several reports on the rights of the child and monitoring. She has been an instructor of the HREA distance learning courses "Monitoring Children's Rights", "Research & Evaluation in the NGO Sector" and "Human Rights-Based Programming" since 2002. Felisa is currently a Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.
Who should apply
The course is intended for human rights/child rights staff of NGOs, intergovernmental and government agencies, children's advocates and child-related professionals. Participants should have a good written command of English -- the working language of the course -- and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. It also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
Course 6E09: Project Development and Management in the NGO Sector
16 September-24 November 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 June 2009Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
This course will introduce the basic elements of project development and management. Step-by-step processes and techniques will be introduced for the various phases of a project life cycle. The course is intended for staff of non-governmental organisations who have responsibility for designing and carrying out a project, but with relatively little experience. Participants will be assisted in the development of a project plan that could be submitted to senior management or a funding agency.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 16 September 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions and a number of chat sessions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to Projects and Project ManagementWeek 2. Role of the Project ManagerWeek 3. Defining Project Objectives and StrategiesWeek 4. Overview of Planning and EstimatingWeek 5. Preparing a Detailed Project PlanWeek 6. Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty Week 7. Identifying and Supporting Team MembersWeek 8. Monitoring the ProjectWeek 9. Communication and Documentation, Relations with StakeholdersWeek 10. Project Evaluation and Concluding a Project
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, managing over $10 million worth of projects from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organizations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and former coordinator of Human Rights Education Programming for the Netherlands Helsinki Committee. She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations, particularly those working in the human rights and development sector. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computers and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
This course will introduce the basic elements of project development and management. Step-by-step processes and techniques will be introduced for the various phases of a project life cycle. The course is intended for staff of non-governmental organisations who have responsibility for designing and carrying out a project, but with relatively little experience. Participants will be assisted in the development of a project plan that could be submitted to senior management or a funding agency.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period, beginning on 16 September 2009. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions and a number of chat sessions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to Projects and Project ManagementWeek 2. Role of the Project ManagerWeek 3. Defining Project Objectives and StrategiesWeek 4. Overview of Planning and EstimatingWeek 5. Preparing a Detailed Project PlanWeek 6. Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty Week 7. Identifying and Supporting Team MembersWeek 8. Monitoring the ProjectWeek 9. Communication and Documentation, Relations with StakeholdersWeek 10. Project Evaluation and Concluding a Project
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, managing over $10 million worth of projects from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organizations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and former coordinator of Human Rights Education Programming for the Netherlands Helsinki Committee. She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations, particularly those working in the human rights and development sector. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computers and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
Course 1E09: Research and Evaluation in the NGO Sector
16 September-24 December 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 June 2009Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
NGO staff members, human rights activists and educators will be introduced to the fundamentals of research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, data collection and applications for improving programming. Learners will participate in exercises to develop basic research skills, analyse research studies, and will practise designing a research or evaluation project. Course participants will also become better "consumers" of such studies. Participants are encouraged to come to the course with a research or evaluation project idea that can be developed within the course.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 14-week period beginning on 8 September 2008. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to research purposes and application in the NGO sectorWeek 2. Overview of research methodsWeek 3. Analysis of casesWeek 4. Survey designWeek 5. Statistical and quantitative measurementWeek 6. Observations and the use of artifactsWeek 7. Interviewing processWeek 8. Qualitative analysisWeek 9. Research/instrument designWeek 10. Presenting research resultsWeek 11. Managing the research/evaluation process
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University in Public Policy and in Education with a specialisation in research methods. She has worked as an evaluator and researcher in the United States, Europe and Asia since 1989, where she has been involved in classroom-based research, needs assessment, programme evaluation, training and workshop evaluation, and assessment design. Ms. Tibbitts' clients have included the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University of Maryland, SIDA, UNICEF and UNDP. She has published extensively, and contributed to several evaluation guides, including Evaluation in the Human Rights Education Field: Getting Started (1997).
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of international development organisations, human rights/social justice organisations, international organisations. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD* countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
NGO staff members, human rights activists and educators will be introduced to the fundamentals of research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, data collection and applications for improving programming. Learners will participate in exercises to develop basic research skills, analyse research studies, and will practise designing a research or evaluation project. Course participants will also become better "consumers" of such studies. Participants are encouraged to come to the course with a research or evaluation project idea that can be developed within the course.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 14-week period beginning on 8 September 2008. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to research purposes and application in the NGO sectorWeek 2. Overview of research methodsWeek 3. Analysis of casesWeek 4. Survey designWeek 5. Statistical and quantitative measurementWeek 6. Observations and the use of artifactsWeek 7. Interviewing processWeek 8. Qualitative analysisWeek 9. Research/instrument designWeek 10. Presenting research resultsWeek 11. Managing the research/evaluation process
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University in Public Policy and in Education with a specialisation in research methods. She has worked as an evaluator and researcher in the United States, Europe and Asia since 1989, where she has been involved in classroom-based research, needs assessment, programme evaluation, training and workshop evaluation, and assessment design. Ms. Tibbitts' clients have included the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University of Maryland, SIDA, UNICEF and UNDP. She has published extensively, and contributed to several evaluation guides, including Evaluation in the Human Rights Education Field: Getting Started (1997).
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of international development organisations, human rights/social justice organisations, international organisations. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD* countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
Course 9E09: The European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion
14 September-22 November 2009 On-line application Application deadline: 15 June 2009Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
This distance learning course provides participants with practical guidance on how to protect human rights through the European human rights system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Council of Europe. Participants will be introduced to the main European human rights conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as developed through the European Court of Human Rights. The course addresses European human rights standards as they apply to civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, and the rights of minorities. Case studies on the freedom of expression, homosexuality, violence against women, prisoner's rights, protection of the mentally-ill, and the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, will deepen participants' understanding of the European human rights standards and machinery.
The course is primarily intended for advanced (under)graduate students of (international) law or social and political sciences; civic education and history teachers; and NGO staff members from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English (the course language is English), have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use, and have regular access to e-mail and the Internet.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 14 September 2009. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. History and institutional structure of the Council of EuropeWeek 2. The European Court of Human RightsWeek 3. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsWeek 4. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentWeek 5. Economic, social and cultural rights: The European Social CharterWeek 6. Minority rights: The Framework Convention for the Protection of National MinoritiesWeek 7. Other European human rights mechanisms: European Union and OSCEWeek 8. Role of NGOs in the protection and promotion of human rightsWeek 9. Role of the Council of Europe High Commissioner for Human RightsWeek 10. The future of human rights protection and promotion in Europe
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his main research interest is international human rights law. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is intended for university students, teachers and NGO staff members of human rights/social justice organisations from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
This distance learning course provides participants with practical guidance on how to protect human rights through the European human rights system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Council of Europe. Participants will be introduced to the main European human rights conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as developed through the European Court of Human Rights. The course addresses European human rights standards as they apply to civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, and the rights of minorities. Case studies on the freedom of expression, homosexuality, violence against women, prisoner's rights, protection of the mentally-ill, and the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, will deepen participants' understanding of the European human rights standards and machinery.
The course is primarily intended for advanced (under)graduate students of (international) law or social and political sciences; civic education and history teachers; and NGO staff members from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English (the course language is English), have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use, and have regular access to e-mail and the Internet.
The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 10-week period beginning on 14 September 2009. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. History and institutional structure of the Council of EuropeWeek 2. The European Court of Human RightsWeek 3. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsWeek 4. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentWeek 5. Economic, social and cultural rights: The European Social CharterWeek 6. Minority rights: The Framework Convention for the Protection of National MinoritiesWeek 7. Other European human rights mechanisms: European Union and OSCEWeek 8. Role of NGOs in the protection and promotion of human rightsWeek 9. Role of the Council of Europe High Commissioner for Human RightsWeek 10. The future of human rights protection and promotion in Europe
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his main research interest is international human rights law. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is intended for university students, teachers and NGO staff members of human rights/social justice organisations from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2009. Applications received after 15 June unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 June at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2009.
On-line application
Course : Human Rights Monitoring
3 September-25 November 2008Instructor: Krassimir Kanev
This distance learning course provides participants practical guidance on how to monitor human rights. Participants will be introduced to the doctrine and methodology of human rights monitoring, primarily as developed through the work of international organizations and NGOs, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and national human rights NGOs. The participants will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the principles and the methods of human rights monitoring and on monitoring of specific institutions and situations. The course addresses approaches to identifying human rights violations, information-gathering, interviewing, monitoring some basic human rights and freedoms in the context of closed institutions, camps for refugees or IDPs, trial observations etc. It deals with preparation of reports, advocacy, interventions with international monitoring mechanisms, local authorities and other follow-up.
The course involves 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a three-month period, beginning on 3 September 2008. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare individual and group assignments and participate actively in group discussions. The course draws on a variety of sources, including, but not limited to: Malcolm Evans and Rod Morgan, Combating Torture in Europe: The Work and Standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2002), Human Rights Monitoring (Warsaw: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, 2001), Monitoring places of detention: a practical guide for NGOs (Geneva: APT and ODIHR, December 2002), Camille Giffard, Torture Reporting Handbook (Essex: Essex University, 2000), Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring (Geneva: United Nations, 2001), and UKWELI: Monitoring and Documenting Human Rights in Africa (Dakar: Amnesty International and CODESRIA, 2000).
The maximum number of participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1: The Monitoring ConceptWeek 2: The Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4: Information-GatheringWeek 5: Monitoring TortureWeek 6: Monitoring Closed InstitutionsWeek 7: Visits to Internally Displaced Persons and/or Refugees in CampsWeek 8: Monitoring the Administration of JusticeWeek 9: Monitoring DiscriminationWeek 10: Monitoring Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion or BeliefWeek 11: Monitoring the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesWeek 12: ReportingWeek 13: Advocacy, Following-Up and Seeking Redress
About the instructor
Dr. Krassimir Kanev is Chairperson of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. He is a Board member of the Assocation for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT) and former Member of the Executive Committee of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF). He teaches human rights and sociology of law at the state universities of Sofia and Plovdiv (Bulgaria). He has extensive experience as human rights monitor in Europe and Central Asia including for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He has been an HREA e-learning instructor since 2003 for the courses Human Rights Monitoring, Human Rights Advocacy (in Russian), and Human Rights Litigation.
Who should apply
The course is particularly intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who have some experience with monitoring and alumni of HREA's introductory workshops on human rights monitoring. The course will also be useful for those presently responsible for human rights monitoring in OSCE and UN human rights field operations or who want to be deployed as human rights field officers for the OSCE, United Nations or other inter-governmental organisations. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 (tuition for auditors is € 200). Unfortunately HREA is not in a position to offer scholarships or discounted tuition fees for this course.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the third trimester of 2009 (September-November 2009).
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
This distance learning course provides participants practical guidance on how to monitor human rights. Participants will be introduced to the doctrine and methodology of human rights monitoring, primarily as developed through the work of international organizations and NGOs, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and national human rights NGOs. The participants will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the principles and the methods of human rights monitoring and on monitoring of specific institutions and situations. The course addresses approaches to identifying human rights violations, information-gathering, interviewing, monitoring some basic human rights and freedoms in the context of closed institutions, camps for refugees or IDPs, trial observations etc. It deals with preparation of reports, advocacy, interventions with international monitoring mechanisms, local authorities and other follow-up.
The course involves 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a three-month period, beginning on 3 September 2008. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare individual and group assignments and participate actively in group discussions. The course draws on a variety of sources, including, but not limited to: Malcolm Evans and Rod Morgan, Combating Torture in Europe: The Work and Standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2002), Human Rights Monitoring (Warsaw: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, 2001), Monitoring places of detention: a practical guide for NGOs (Geneva: APT and ODIHR, December 2002), Camille Giffard, Torture Reporting Handbook (Essex: Essex University, 2000), Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring (Geneva: United Nations, 2001), and UKWELI: Monitoring and Documenting Human Rights in Africa (Dakar: Amnesty International and CODESRIA, 2000).
The maximum number of participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1: The Monitoring ConceptWeek 2: The Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4: Information-GatheringWeek 5: Monitoring TortureWeek 6: Monitoring Closed InstitutionsWeek 7: Visits to Internally Displaced Persons and/or Refugees in CampsWeek 8: Monitoring the Administration of JusticeWeek 9: Monitoring DiscriminationWeek 10: Monitoring Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion or BeliefWeek 11: Monitoring the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesWeek 12: ReportingWeek 13: Advocacy, Following-Up and Seeking Redress
About the instructor
Dr. Krassimir Kanev is Chairperson of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. He is a Board member of the Assocation for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT) and former Member of the Executive Committee of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF). He teaches human rights and sociology of law at the state universities of Sofia and Plovdiv (Bulgaria). He has extensive experience as human rights monitor in Europe and Central Asia including for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He has been an HREA e-learning instructor since 2003 for the courses Human Rights Monitoring, Human Rights Advocacy (in Russian), and Human Rights Litigation.
Who should apply
The course is particularly intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who have some experience with monitoring and alumni of HREA's introductory workshops on human rights monitoring. The course will also be useful for those presently responsible for human rights monitoring in OSCE and UN human rights field operations or who want to be deployed as human rights field officers for the OSCE, United Nations or other inter-governmental organisations. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 (tuition for auditors is € 200). Unfortunately HREA is not in a position to offer scholarships or discounted tuition fees for this course.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the third trimester of 2009 (September-November 2009).
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
Course : The European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion
3 September-25 November 2008 On-line applicationInstructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
This distance learning course provides participants with practical guidance on how to protect human rights through the European human rights system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Council of Europe. Participants will be introduced to the main European human rights conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as developed through the European Court of Human Rights. The course addresses European human rights standards as they apply to civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, and the rights of minorities. Case studies on the freedom of expression, homosexuality, violence against women,prisoner's rights, protection of the mentally-ill, and the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, will deepen participants' understanding of the European human rights standards and machinery.
The course is primarily intended for advanced (under)graduate students of (international) law or social and political sciences; civic education and history teachers; and NGO staff members from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English (the course language is English), have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use, and have regular access to e-mail and the Internet.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 13-week period beginning on 3 September 2008. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. History and institutional structure of the Council of EuropeWeek 2. The European Court of Human RightsWeek 3. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsWeek 4. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentWeek 5. Economic, social and cultural rights: The European Social CharterWeek 6. Minority rights: The Framework Convention for the Protection of National MinoritiesWeek 7: "Open Week"Week 8. Other European human rights mechanisms: OSCE and European UnionWeek 9. Role of NGOs in the protection and promotion of human rightsWeek 10. Role of the Council of Europe High Commissioner for Human RightsWeek 11. Case Studies: Freedom of expression; HomosexualityWeek 12. Case Studies: Rights of prisoners; Protection of the mentally-illWeek 13. Case Studies: The rights of asylum seekers; Violence against women
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his main research interest is international human rights law. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007.
Who should apply
The course is intended for university students, teachers and NGO staff members of human rights/social justice organisations from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications has been extended until 1 August 2008.
On-line application
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
This distance learning course provides participants with practical guidance on how to protect human rights through the European human rights system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Council of Europe. Participants will be introduced to the main European human rights conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as developed through the European Court of Human Rights. The course addresses European human rights standards as they apply to civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, and the rights of minorities. Case studies on the freedom of expression, homosexuality, violence against women,prisoner's rights, protection of the mentally-ill, and the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, will deepen participants' understanding of the European human rights standards and machinery.
The course is primarily intended for advanced (under)graduate students of (international) law or social and political sciences; civic education and history teachers; and NGO staff members from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English (the course language is English), have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use, and have regular access to e-mail and the Internet.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 13-week period beginning on 3 September 2008. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. History and institutional structure of the Council of EuropeWeek 2. The European Court of Human RightsWeek 3. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsWeek 4. Civil and political rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentWeek 5. Economic, social and cultural rights: The European Social CharterWeek 6. Minority rights: The Framework Convention for the Protection of National MinoritiesWeek 7: "Open Week"Week 8. Other European human rights mechanisms: OSCE and European UnionWeek 9. Role of NGOs in the protection and promotion of human rightsWeek 10. Role of the Council of Europe High Commissioner for Human RightsWeek 11. Case Studies: Freedom of expression; HomosexualityWeek 12. Case Studies: Rights of prisoners; Protection of the mentally-illWeek 13. Case Studies: The rights of asylum seekers; Violence against women
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his main research interest is international human rights law. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007.
Who should apply
The course is intended for university students, teachers and NGO staff members of human rights/social justice organisations from Council of Europe member states. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications has been extended until 1 August 2008.
On-line application
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
Course : Research and Evaluation in the NGO Sector
8 September-14 December 2008Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
NGO staff members, human rights activists and educators will be introduced to the fundamentals of research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, data collection and applications for improving programming. Learners will participate in exercises to develop basic research skills, analyse research studies, and will practise designing a research or evaluation project. Course participants will also become better "consumers" of such studies. Participants are encouraged to come to the course with a research or evaluation project idea that can be developed within the course.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 14-week period beginning on 8 September 2008. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction of participants, logistics and familiarising with technologyWeek 2. Introduction to research purposes and application in the NGO sectorWeek 3. Overview of research methodsWeek 4. Analysis of casesWeek 5. Open weekWeek 6. Survey designWeek 7. Statistical and quantitative measurementWeek 8. Observations and the use of artifactsWeek 9. Interviewing processWeek 10. Open weekWeek 11. Qualitative analysisWeek 12. Research/instrument designWeek 13. Presenting research resultsWeek 14. Managing the research/evaluation process
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University in Public Policy and in Education with a specialisation in research methods. She has worked as an evaluator and researcher in the United States, Europe and Asia since 1989, where she has been involved in classroom-based research, needs assessment, programme evaluation, training and workshop evaluation, and assessment design. Ms. Tibbitts' clients have included the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University of Maryland, SIDA, UNICEF and UNDP. She has published extensively, and contributed to several evaluation guides, including Evaluation in the Human Rights Education Field: Getting Started (1997).
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of international development organisations, human rights/social justice organisations, international organisations. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD* countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the second trimester of 2009 (April-June 2009).
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
NGO staff members, human rights activists and educators will be introduced to the fundamentals of research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, data collection and applications for improving programming. Learners will participate in exercises to develop basic research skills, analyse research studies, and will practise designing a research or evaluation project. Course participants will also become better "consumers" of such studies. Participants are encouraged to come to the course with a research or evaluation project idea that can be developed within the course.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 14-week period beginning on 8 September 2008. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction of participants, logistics and familiarising with technologyWeek 2. Introduction to research purposes and application in the NGO sectorWeek 3. Overview of research methodsWeek 4. Analysis of casesWeek 5. Open weekWeek 6. Survey designWeek 7. Statistical and quantitative measurementWeek 8. Observations and the use of artifactsWeek 9. Interviewing processWeek 10. Open weekWeek 11. Qualitative analysisWeek 12. Research/instrument designWeek 13. Presenting research resultsWeek 14. Managing the research/evaluation process
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University in Public Policy and in Education with a specialisation in research methods. She has worked as an evaluator and researcher in the United States, Europe and Asia since 1989, where she has been involved in classroom-based research, needs assessment, programme evaluation, training and workshop evaluation, and assessment design. Ms. Tibbitts' clients have included the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University of Maryland, SIDA, UNICEF and UNDP. She has published extensively, and contributed to several evaluation guides, including Evaluation in the Human Rights Education Field: Getting Started (1997).
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of international development organisations, human rights/social justice organisations, international organisations. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD* countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the second trimester of 2009 (April-June 2009).
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
Course : Genocide: What Role for International Law?
10 September-25 November 2008 On-line applicationInstructor: Gerd Oberleitner
Genocide is not only a dark legacy of the past but a threat to the present and future of many societies. How best to respond to genocide, prevent its (re-)occurrence, provide redress for the victims and deal with the legacy of atrocities, and what is the role of international law in all this? This is the central question the course sets out to answer. Indeed, today's responses to genocide seem manifold. After forty years of lying dormant, the Genocide Convention is resuming its role as a tool for combating impunity for acts of genocide. The ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have paved the way for holding perpetrators accountable, and truth and reconciliation commissions have been set up to deal with the aftermath of genocides. The International Court of Justice speaks out on genocide, and the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over this crime. But are these laws, institutions and measures adequate for preventing genocide, for intervening and for providing redress - and if not, why? This thematic course provides an introduction into the phenomenon of genocide and explores the ways and means for responding to genocide which are available under the present international legal order. It examines the potential and limits of law as a tool for confronting the "crime of crimes" and its perpetrators, accomplices and bystanders.
While the course is focused on international law, it provides space for a multi-disciplinary approach to genocide. Knowledge of particular fields of international law, e.g human rights, international humanitarian or criminal law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In 10 weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 11-week period beginning on 10 September 2008. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: What is genocide and why does it happen? - multi-disciplinary answersWeek 3: Two case studies: Bosnia and RwandaWeek 4: The Genocide Convention: victims, perpetrators, acts Week 5: "Open week"Week 6: State responsibility and the International Court of JusticeWeek 7: Humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protectWeek 8: Criminal tribunalsWeek 9: Truth and reconciliationWeek 10: 'Genocide' in Darfur: have we learned the lessons?Week 11: Summing up: prevention, intervention, redress
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about genocide, its causes, consequences and the ways and means available under international law to respond to it. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications has been extended until 1 August 2008. Applications received after 1 July unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 5 August at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2008.
On-line applicationFrequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
Genocide is not only a dark legacy of the past but a threat to the present and future of many societies. How best to respond to genocide, prevent its (re-)occurrence, provide redress for the victims and deal with the legacy of atrocities, and what is the role of international law in all this? This is the central question the course sets out to answer. Indeed, today's responses to genocide seem manifold. After forty years of lying dormant, the Genocide Convention is resuming its role as a tool for combating impunity for acts of genocide. The ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have paved the way for holding perpetrators accountable, and truth and reconciliation commissions have been set up to deal with the aftermath of genocides. The International Court of Justice speaks out on genocide, and the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over this crime. But are these laws, institutions and measures adequate for preventing genocide, for intervening and for providing redress - and if not, why? This thematic course provides an introduction into the phenomenon of genocide and explores the ways and means for responding to genocide which are available under the present international legal order. It examines the potential and limits of law as a tool for confronting the "crime of crimes" and its perpetrators, accomplices and bystanders.
While the course is focused on international law, it provides space for a multi-disciplinary approach to genocide. Knowledge of particular fields of international law, e.g human rights, international humanitarian or criminal law is beneficial, but not a prerequisite. In 10 weeks of learning, discussion and interaction an experienced course instructor will guide participants through the readings, discussions and assignments. He will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 50 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, internet chats and interaction among students, the instructor and invited guests, and is offered over a 11-week period beginning on 10 September 2008. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
Course outline
Week 1: IntroductionWeek 2: What is genocide and why does it happen? - multi-disciplinary answersWeek 3: Two case studies: Bosnia and RwandaWeek 4: The Genocide Convention: victims, perpetrators, acts Week 5: "Open week"Week 6: State responsibility and the International Court of JusticeWeek 7: Humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protectWeek 8: Criminal tribunalsWeek 9: Truth and reconciliationWeek 10: 'Genocide' in Darfur: have we learned the lessons?Week 11: Summing up: prevention, intervention, redress
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, the law of international organisations and human security. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the (then) UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he was Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, which he co-founded and where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than ten years, he has taught international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz and at various other institutions, including the European human rights master programmes in Sarajevo and Venice. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions – Between Remedy and Ritual (London, Polity, 2007).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at university students and graduates of international relations, international law, politics and other areas, NGO staff members, staff of international organisations and other practitioners who want to gain in-depth knowledge about genocide, its causes, consequences and the ways and means available under international law to respond to it. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. It is also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Application
The deadline for applications has been extended until 1 August 2008. Applications received after 1 July unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 5 August at the latest. Full tuition payment for accepted participants is due on 15 August 2008.
On-line applicationFrequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
Kurs : Einführung in die Menschenrechtsbildung
15. September - 7. Dezember 2008 Anmeldungsformular Einreichungsfrist: 1. August 2008
Kursleiter: Dr. Karl-Peter Fritzsche
Der Kurs bietet eine Einführung in die Menschenrechtsbildung (MRB) aus nationaler und internationaler Perspektive. Vier Schlüsselfragen strukturieren den Kurs. Welche Grundkenntnisse der Menschenrechte sind unverzichtbar? Was verstehen wir unter MRB? Welche Angebote von MRB gibt es bereits? Wie kann kreativ an diese Angebote angeknüpft werden und wie können dabei mögliche Hindernisse überwunden werden? Die Konzeption des Kurses orientiert sich an einem breiten Menschenrechtsverständnis, das die rechtlichen, politischen und moralischen Dimensionen der Menschenrechte zusammendenkt und durch die MRB vermitteln möchte. Der Kurs richtet sich an alle Bildner und Trainer im schulischen wie außerschulischen Bereich, die menschenrechtsorientierte Bildung praktizieren (wollen). Die Kursteilnehmer werden sowohl lernen, die Menschenrechte zum Querschnittsthema in ihren Bildungsbereichen zu machen als auch ihre Bildungsprozesse selbst menschenrechtlich zu gestalten und die Lerner zu menschenrechtsorietiertem Handeln zu befähigen. Der deutschsprachige Kurs richtet sich vorrangig an Teilnehmer aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.
Der Kurs ist nach folgenden Sequenzen aufgebaut: Am Anfang stehen grundlegende Verständnisfragen und Informationen zur Entstehung und Konzeption der Menschenrechte, es folgt ein Überblick über die wesentlichen Institutionen und Akteure des internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes und der Menschenrechtspolitik mit einer vertieften Behandlung der Menschenrechte in Europa. Daran schließt eine Erklärung und Darstellung der MRB als unverzichtbarer Teil der Entwicklung der Menschenrechte an. Nur wenn die Menschenrechte bekannt sind und verstanden werden, können sie ihre politische und gesellschaftliche Wirkung entfalten. In diesem Zusammenhang soll auch das umstrittene Verhältnis von Menschenrechten und Pflichten diskutiert werden. Es folgt dann eine Differenzierung der MRB entsprechend unterschiedlicher verletzlicher Gruppen: MRB für Kinder, für Frauen und für Flüchtlinge. Als nächster Schritt wird die MRB in ihrer präventiven Kraft gegen Rassismus, Extremismus und Fundamentalismus vorgestellt. In den anschließenden Folgen wird versucht, Anworten auf die Fragen zu geben: Wie lässt sich trotz der weit verbreiteten Menschenrechtsverletzungen die Idee der Macht der Menschenrechte vermitteln? Welche besonderen Aufgaben hat die MRB nach dem 11. September? Welche Ansätze und welche Materialien der MRB helfen beim Ziel des "Empowerment" der Lerner? Was ist eigentlich das Neue und der Mehrwert der MRB im Verhältnis zu benachbarten pädagogischen Ansätzen?
Der Kurs erfordert ungefähr einen Zeitaufwand von 60 Stunden: Textlektüre, online-Arbeitsgruppen, Kommunikation zwischen Teilnehmer und Online-Betreuer wie die Bearbeitung von Übungsaufgaben. Der Kurs erstreckt sich auf einen Zeitraum von 12 Wochen und beginnt am 15. September. Der Kurs verbindet reflektierende und teilnehmende Lernformen. Chatmöglichkeiten mit Experten der Menschenrechtsarbeit sind vorgesehen. Der Kurs kann mit einem Zertifikat abgwechlossen werden und über den Unesco-Lehrstuhl für Menschenrechtsbildung der Universität Magdeburg können für den Kurs auch entsprechende Creditpoints erworben werden.
Kurs Übersicht
1. Einführung: Die Leistung der Menschenrechte und die Botschaft der Menschenrechtsbildung2. Was man über Menschenrechte wissen sollte (I): Entwicklungsprozessse: Ideen, Politiken, Konflikte3. Was man über Menschenrechte wissen sollte (II): Institutionen und Akteure des internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes4. Menschenrechtsbildung (MRB) als Element der Entwicklung der Menschenrechte: Unverzichtbarkeit und Vielfalt5. Empowerment als ein Schlüsselkonzept der MRB6. Zielgruppenspezifische MRB (1): Frauenrechte sind Menschenrechte7. Zielgruppenspezifische MRB (2): Rechte von Flüchtlingen und Migranten sind Menschenrechte8. Zielgruppenspezifische MRB (3): Kinderrechte sind Menschenrechte9. MRB als Prävention gegen Rassismus und Fundamentalismus10. MRB nach dem 11. September: heisse Themen und verunsicherte Lehrer/ Lerner11. MRB als Dach? Ihr Verhältnis zu politischer und interkultureller Bildung wie auch zur Toleranz- und Friedenserziehung12. MRB im Kreuzfeuer - oder: Was man aus der Kritik an der MRB lernen kann
Über den Kursleiter
Prof. Dr. K. Peter Fritzsche ist Inhaber des UNESCO-Lehrstuhls für Menschenrechtsbildung an der Universität Magdeburg. Seine Schwerpunkte in Forschung und Lehre sind Menschenrechte, Toleranz, Vorurteile und Diskriminierung, Schulbuchforschung, Menschenrechte und Internet. Er ist langjähriges Mitglied im Bundesvorstand der Deutschen Vereinigung für politische Bildung und Sprecher des Arbeitskreises «Menschenrechte» in der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft. Zu seinen wichtigsten Veröffentlichungen zählt das Standardwerk Menschenrechte: Eine Einführung mit Dokumenten, 2004, UTB 2437.
Zielgruppe
Der Kurs richtet sich an alle Bildner und Trainer im schulischen wie außerschulischen Bereich, die menschenrechtsorientierte Bildung praktizieren (wollen).
Kosten
Die Kursgebühr ist 525 €, incl. das Kursbuch -- K. Peter Fritzsche, Menschenrechte: Eine Einführing mit Dokumente, Verlag Ferdinand Schöning, 2004, ISBN 3-506-99013-6 -- und Creditpoints (200 € für Gasthörer, incl. das Kursbuch; 275 € für StudentenInnen).
Anmelden
Die Einreichungsfrist ist den 1. August 2008.
Anmeldungsformular (Word)
Falls Sie weitere Fragen zu dem Kurs haben sollten, so wenden Sie sich bitte an applications@hrea.org.
Kursleiter: Dr. Karl-Peter Fritzsche
Der Kurs bietet eine Einführung in die Menschenrechtsbildung (MRB) aus nationaler und internationaler Perspektive. Vier Schlüsselfragen strukturieren den Kurs. Welche Grundkenntnisse der Menschenrechte sind unverzichtbar? Was verstehen wir unter MRB? Welche Angebote von MRB gibt es bereits? Wie kann kreativ an diese Angebote angeknüpft werden und wie können dabei mögliche Hindernisse überwunden werden? Die Konzeption des Kurses orientiert sich an einem breiten Menschenrechtsverständnis, das die rechtlichen, politischen und moralischen Dimensionen der Menschenrechte zusammendenkt und durch die MRB vermitteln möchte. Der Kurs richtet sich an alle Bildner und Trainer im schulischen wie außerschulischen Bereich, die menschenrechtsorientierte Bildung praktizieren (wollen). Die Kursteilnehmer werden sowohl lernen, die Menschenrechte zum Querschnittsthema in ihren Bildungsbereichen zu machen als auch ihre Bildungsprozesse selbst menschenrechtlich zu gestalten und die Lerner zu menschenrechtsorietiertem Handeln zu befähigen. Der deutschsprachige Kurs richtet sich vorrangig an Teilnehmer aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.
Der Kurs ist nach folgenden Sequenzen aufgebaut: Am Anfang stehen grundlegende Verständnisfragen und Informationen zur Entstehung und Konzeption der Menschenrechte, es folgt ein Überblick über die wesentlichen Institutionen und Akteure des internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes und der Menschenrechtspolitik mit einer vertieften Behandlung der Menschenrechte in Europa. Daran schließt eine Erklärung und Darstellung der MRB als unverzichtbarer Teil der Entwicklung der Menschenrechte an. Nur wenn die Menschenrechte bekannt sind und verstanden werden, können sie ihre politische und gesellschaftliche Wirkung entfalten. In diesem Zusammenhang soll auch das umstrittene Verhältnis von Menschenrechten und Pflichten diskutiert werden. Es folgt dann eine Differenzierung der MRB entsprechend unterschiedlicher verletzlicher Gruppen: MRB für Kinder, für Frauen und für Flüchtlinge. Als nächster Schritt wird die MRB in ihrer präventiven Kraft gegen Rassismus, Extremismus und Fundamentalismus vorgestellt. In den anschließenden Folgen wird versucht, Anworten auf die Fragen zu geben: Wie lässt sich trotz der weit verbreiteten Menschenrechtsverletzungen die Idee der Macht der Menschenrechte vermitteln? Welche besonderen Aufgaben hat die MRB nach dem 11. September? Welche Ansätze und welche Materialien der MRB helfen beim Ziel des "Empowerment" der Lerner? Was ist eigentlich das Neue und der Mehrwert der MRB im Verhältnis zu benachbarten pädagogischen Ansätzen?
Der Kurs erfordert ungefähr einen Zeitaufwand von 60 Stunden: Textlektüre, online-Arbeitsgruppen, Kommunikation zwischen Teilnehmer und Online-Betreuer wie die Bearbeitung von Übungsaufgaben. Der Kurs erstreckt sich auf einen Zeitraum von 12 Wochen und beginnt am 15. September. Der Kurs verbindet reflektierende und teilnehmende Lernformen. Chatmöglichkeiten mit Experten der Menschenrechtsarbeit sind vorgesehen. Der Kurs kann mit einem Zertifikat abgwechlossen werden und über den Unesco-Lehrstuhl für Menschenrechtsbildung der Universität Magdeburg können für den Kurs auch entsprechende Creditpoints erworben werden.
Kurs Übersicht
1. Einführung: Die Leistung der Menschenrechte und die Botschaft der Menschenrechtsbildung2. Was man über Menschenrechte wissen sollte (I): Entwicklungsprozessse: Ideen, Politiken, Konflikte3. Was man über Menschenrechte wissen sollte (II): Institutionen und Akteure des internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes4. Menschenrechtsbildung (MRB) als Element der Entwicklung der Menschenrechte: Unverzichtbarkeit und Vielfalt5. Empowerment als ein Schlüsselkonzept der MRB6. Zielgruppenspezifische MRB (1): Frauenrechte sind Menschenrechte7. Zielgruppenspezifische MRB (2): Rechte von Flüchtlingen und Migranten sind Menschenrechte8. Zielgruppenspezifische MRB (3): Kinderrechte sind Menschenrechte9. MRB als Prävention gegen Rassismus und Fundamentalismus10. MRB nach dem 11. September: heisse Themen und verunsicherte Lehrer/ Lerner11. MRB als Dach? Ihr Verhältnis zu politischer und interkultureller Bildung wie auch zur Toleranz- und Friedenserziehung12. MRB im Kreuzfeuer - oder: Was man aus der Kritik an der MRB lernen kann
Über den Kursleiter
Prof. Dr. K. Peter Fritzsche ist Inhaber des UNESCO-Lehrstuhls für Menschenrechtsbildung an der Universität Magdeburg. Seine Schwerpunkte in Forschung und Lehre sind Menschenrechte, Toleranz, Vorurteile und Diskriminierung, Schulbuchforschung, Menschenrechte und Internet. Er ist langjähriges Mitglied im Bundesvorstand der Deutschen Vereinigung für politische Bildung und Sprecher des Arbeitskreises «Menschenrechte» in der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft. Zu seinen wichtigsten Veröffentlichungen zählt das Standardwerk Menschenrechte: Eine Einführung mit Dokumenten, 2004, UTB 2437.
Zielgruppe
Der Kurs richtet sich an alle Bildner und Trainer im schulischen wie außerschulischen Bereich, die menschenrechtsorientierte Bildung praktizieren (wollen).
Kosten
Die Kursgebühr ist 525 €, incl. das Kursbuch -- K. Peter Fritzsche, Menschenrechte: Eine Einführing mit Dokumente, Verlag Ferdinand Schöning, 2004, ISBN 3-506-99013-6 -- und Creditpoints (200 € für Gasthörer, incl. das Kursbuch; 275 € für StudentenInnen).
Anmelden
Die Einreichungsfrist ist den 1. August 2008.
Anmeldungsformular (Word)
Falls Sie weitere Fragen zu dem Kurs haben sollten, so wenden Sie sich bitte an applications@hrea.org.
Course : Armed Conflict, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
17 September-16 December 2008Instructor: Dr. Gerd Oberleitner
Armed conflicts, in their various forms, remain rampant in today's world. Old wars and new wars, including the 'war on terror', continue to be fought, and armed violence from Iraq to Darfur impacts on the lives of civilians. Does law offer protection in armed conflicts? And does it allow us to answer questions such as: when is a war illegal? Which conduct is unlawful in an armed conflict? What are non-combatants? What are crimes against humanity? What protection exists in civil wars? What can be done to prevent the use of child soldiers? What are the duties of an occupying force?
This course offers an introduction to the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law, as it is known. It critically examines the role of law in armed conflict and demonstrates how law can guide the conduct of hostilities, mitigate the consequences of the use of armed force, and protect civilians in both international and non-international armed conflicts. It puts the law of armed conflict in a political context, traces recent developments in this particular area of law, discusses the role of international criminal law, the convergence between human rights and humanitarian law, gender and law, and the protection of vulnerable groups such as children. It examines situations of occupation and the impact which the 'war on terror' has on the law of armed conflict. The course is less concerned with the application of technical rules of warfare, but explores the potential and limit of law as a protective force in times of armed conflict. It is based on the understanding that knowledge of the three fields of international law which are relevant for today's armed conflicts (international humanitarian law which guides the conduct of war and protects combatants and civilians alike; human rights law, the application of which in times of armed conflict still presents many questions; and the emergence of international criminal law, which aims at deterring and remedying atrocities in armed conflicts) is imperative to analyse the conduct and consequences of armed conflicts.
During the 12 weeks of the course, participants will acquire basic knowledge in the field of international humanitarian law, as well as human rights law and international criminal law applicable to armed conflicts. Case studies will allow for in-depth discussions and the application of knowledge. The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 13-week period beginning on 17 September 2008. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to the courseWeek 2. Old wars, new wars, and the legal nature of warWeek 3. The law applicable in armed conflictWeek 4. The conduct of hostilitiesWeek 5. Internal armed conflictWeek 6. 'Lawful' and 'unlawful' combatantsWeek 7. Open weekWeek 8. Protection of civiliansWeek 9. War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocideWeek 10. Human rights in armed conflictWeek 11. Case study war crimes in Sierra Leone: women and war, child soldiers, and criminal justiceWeek 12. OccupationWeek 13. Terrorism and the law of armed conflict
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007.
Who should apply
The course is aimed at practitioners and professionals who want to gain knowledge in the field of the law of armed conflict, university students of international law, international relations, politics and other areas and NGO staff members. (Basic) knowledge in international law is an advantage, but not a prerequisite. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It also possible to audit the course. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the third trimester of 2009 (September-November 2009).
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
Armed conflicts, in their various forms, remain rampant in today's world. Old wars and new wars, including the 'war on terror', continue to be fought, and armed violence from Iraq to Darfur impacts on the lives of civilians. Does law offer protection in armed conflicts? And does it allow us to answer questions such as: when is a war illegal? Which conduct is unlawful in an armed conflict? What are non-combatants? What are crimes against humanity? What protection exists in civil wars? What can be done to prevent the use of child soldiers? What are the duties of an occupying force?
This course offers an introduction to the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law, as it is known. It critically examines the role of law in armed conflict and demonstrates how law can guide the conduct of hostilities, mitigate the consequences of the use of armed force, and protect civilians in both international and non-international armed conflicts. It puts the law of armed conflict in a political context, traces recent developments in this particular area of law, discusses the role of international criminal law, the convergence between human rights and humanitarian law, gender and law, and the protection of vulnerable groups such as children. It examines situations of occupation and the impact which the 'war on terror' has on the law of armed conflict. The course is less concerned with the application of technical rules of warfare, but explores the potential and limit of law as a protective force in times of armed conflict. It is based on the understanding that knowledge of the three fields of international law which are relevant for today's armed conflicts (international humanitarian law which guides the conduct of war and protects combatants and civilians alike; human rights law, the application of which in times of armed conflict still presents many questions; and the emergence of international criminal law, which aims at deterring and remedying atrocities in armed conflicts) is imperative to analyse the conduct and consequences of armed conflicts.
During the 12 weeks of the course, participants will acquire basic knowledge in the field of international humanitarian law, as well as human rights law and international criminal law applicable to armed conflicts. Case studies will allow for in-depth discussions and the application of knowledge. The course instructor will provide information in form of on-line reading material, including web-casts and videos, and in weekly "mini-lectures". The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 13-week period beginning on 17 September 2008. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to the courseWeek 2. Old wars, new wars, and the legal nature of warWeek 3. The law applicable in armed conflictWeek 4. The conduct of hostilitiesWeek 5. Internal armed conflictWeek 6. 'Lawful' and 'unlawful' combatantsWeek 7. Open weekWeek 8. Protection of civiliansWeek 9. War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocideWeek 10. Human rights in armed conflictWeek 11. Case study war crimes in Sierra Leone: women and war, child soldiers, and criminal justiceWeek 12. OccupationWeek 13. Terrorism and the law of armed conflict
About the instructor
Dr. Gerd Oberleitner is lecturer at the Institute of International Law and International Relations of the University of Graz, Austria, and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). An international lawyer by training, his research interests are international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the law of international organisations. From 1998 to 1999 he served as legal adviser in the human rights and humanitarian law department of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has in subsequent years joined the Austrian governmental delegation to sessions of the UN Human Rights Commission. From 1999 to 2002 he worked as Executive Secretary of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) in Graz, where he is now member of the Executive Board. From 2002 to 2004 he was Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics. For more than fifteen years, he has taught international law and international human rights law in various programmes at the LSE, the University of Graz, at other universities and in summer schools, and in the Venice and Sarajevo Master Programmes on Human Rights and Democratisation. He has been an instructor for HREA distance learning courses since 2003. His latest book is Global Human Rights Institutions: Between Remedy and Ritual (Cambridge, Polity, 2007.
Who should apply
The course is aimed at practitioners and professionals who want to gain knowledge in the field of the law of armed conflict, university students of international law, international relations, politics and other areas and NGO staff members. (Basic) knowledge in international law is an advantage, but not a prerequisite. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It also possible to audit the course. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the third trimester of 2009 (September-November 2009).
Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
Cours : Le Monitoring des droits de l'homme
17 septembre-16 décembre 2008 Formulaire d'inscription en ligne Date limite: 1 août 2008Instructeur: Dr. Amina Lemrini
Ce cours à distance a pour objet d'initier les contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales) à le monitoring les droits de l'homme. Le cours reflète les nombreux principes admis concernant la surveillance des droits de l'homme, qui doivent être respectés dans les opérations en matière de droits de l'homme menées par l'ONU sur le terrain, et comme tel il veut contribuer à accroître l'efficacité des travaux de terrain concernant les droits de l'homme. Même s'il s'adresse en premier lieu aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies, on espère qu'il sera également utile aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme appartenant à d'autres organisations, qu'elles soient de nature intergouvernementale ou non-gouvernementale.
Le cours est constitué d'environ 60 heures de lecture, de travail de groupe interactif, de communication entre étudiants et instructeurs/animateurs et de devoirs et s'étend sur une période de 13 semaines débutant le 17 septembre 2008. Le courrier électronique sera le principal medium pour le cours mais les participants devront pouvoir accéder à l'Internet périodiquement. Le cours est basé sur une participation et une approche d'apprentissage active et met l'accent sur l'apprentissage de pair à pair. L'animateur du cours apportera un soutien individuel si nécessaire. Les participants devront effectuer les lectures demandées, préparer les devoirs intermédiaires et finaux et prendre part aux discussions du groupe. Le nombre maximum de participants est fixé à 25. Les étudiants qui auront suivi le cours dans son intégralité recevront un Certificat de Participation. Il est également possible d'être un auditeur libre du cours.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1 : Les principes de base du monitoringSemaine 2 : Pertinence des normes internationales et regionalesSemaine 3 : Identification et priorités des effortsSemaine 4 : Se procurer l'informationSemaine 5 : Monitoring le tortureSemaine 6 : Visites aux personnes en détentionSemaine 7 : Semaine de vacancesSemaine 8 : Monitoring des droits humains des réfugiés et des déplacés internes vivant dans des campsSemaine 9: Monitoring de l'administration de la justiceSemaine 10 : Observation des éléctionsSemaine 11 : Droits des femmesSemaine 12 : Droits des enfantsSemaine 13 : Suivi et action corrective
L'instructeur
Amina Lemrini, Doctorat en éducation aux droits de l'homme, est cofondatrice et ancienne Présidente de l'Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM, 1985) et a fait partie du Conseil national de l'Organisation Marocaine des Droits humains (OMDH, 1989). Impliquée à ce jour dans le combat pour des droits des femmes, Mme Lemrini est également membre du Conseil consultatif des droits de l'homme (CCDH, institution nationale des droits de l'homme) dont elle préside le groupe de travail « promotion de la culture des droits de l'homme ». Amina Lemrini est formatrice en matière des droits humains en général et les droits des femmes et des enfants en particulier. Elle a, dans ce cadre, encadré et contribué, depuis plusieurs années, à un grand nombre d'ateliers et sessions de formations en arabe, français et espagnol, au Maroc et à l'étranger, dont, notamment, le cours à distance organisé par HREA sur le monitoring depuis 2006.
Qui peut participer ?
Le cours est destiné aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales). Les candidats devront avoir une bonne maîtrise de la langue française ainsi que de solides compétences leur permettant d'être à l'aise avec l'usage d'un ordinateur et de l'Internet. HREA s'efforce de garantir la parité hommes-femmes, ainsi que la parité géographique parmi les candidats sélectionnés.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (frais OCDE*)/200 € (frais non-OCDE) (Frais pour les auditeurs: 200 € (OCDE)/70 € (non-OCDE)).
*L'Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (OCDE) compte trente pays membres : Allemagne, Australie, Autriche, Belgique, Canada, Corée, Danemark, Espagne, Etats-Unis, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Japon, Luxembourg, Mexique, Norvège, Nouvelle-Zélande, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République slovaque, République tchèque, Royaume-Uni, Suède, Suisse, Turquie.
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 1 août 2008.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Les demandes de renseignements sur ce cours peuvent être adressées à : applications@hrea.org.
Ce cours à distance a pour objet d'initier les contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales) à le monitoring les droits de l'homme. Le cours reflète les nombreux principes admis concernant la surveillance des droits de l'homme, qui doivent être respectés dans les opérations en matière de droits de l'homme menées par l'ONU sur le terrain, et comme tel il veut contribuer à accroître l'efficacité des travaux de terrain concernant les droits de l'homme. Même s'il s'adresse en premier lieu aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies, on espère qu'il sera également utile aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme appartenant à d'autres organisations, qu'elles soient de nature intergouvernementale ou non-gouvernementale.
Le cours est constitué d'environ 60 heures de lecture, de travail de groupe interactif, de communication entre étudiants et instructeurs/animateurs et de devoirs et s'étend sur une période de 13 semaines débutant le 17 septembre 2008. Le courrier électronique sera le principal medium pour le cours mais les participants devront pouvoir accéder à l'Internet périodiquement. Le cours est basé sur une participation et une approche d'apprentissage active et met l'accent sur l'apprentissage de pair à pair. L'animateur du cours apportera un soutien individuel si nécessaire. Les participants devront effectuer les lectures demandées, préparer les devoirs intermédiaires et finaux et prendre part aux discussions du groupe. Le nombre maximum de participants est fixé à 25. Les étudiants qui auront suivi le cours dans son intégralité recevront un Certificat de Participation. Il est également possible d'être un auditeur libre du cours.
Plan du cours
Semaine 1 : Les principes de base du monitoringSemaine 2 : Pertinence des normes internationales et regionalesSemaine 3 : Identification et priorités des effortsSemaine 4 : Se procurer l'informationSemaine 5 : Monitoring le tortureSemaine 6 : Visites aux personnes en détentionSemaine 7 : Semaine de vacancesSemaine 8 : Monitoring des droits humains des réfugiés et des déplacés internes vivant dans des campsSemaine 9: Monitoring de l'administration de la justiceSemaine 10 : Observation des éléctionsSemaine 11 : Droits des femmesSemaine 12 : Droits des enfantsSemaine 13 : Suivi et action corrective
L'instructeur
Amina Lemrini, Doctorat en éducation aux droits de l'homme, est cofondatrice et ancienne Présidente de l'Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM, 1985) et a fait partie du Conseil national de l'Organisation Marocaine des Droits humains (OMDH, 1989). Impliquée à ce jour dans le combat pour des droits des femmes, Mme Lemrini est également membre du Conseil consultatif des droits de l'homme (CCDH, institution nationale des droits de l'homme) dont elle préside le groupe de travail « promotion de la culture des droits de l'homme ». Amina Lemrini est formatrice en matière des droits humains en général et les droits des femmes et des enfants en particulier. Elle a, dans ce cadre, encadré et contribué, depuis plusieurs années, à un grand nombre d'ateliers et sessions de formations en arabe, français et espagnol, au Maroc et à l'étranger, dont, notamment, le cours à distance organisé par HREA sur le monitoring depuis 2006.
Qui peut participer ?
Le cours est destiné aux contrôleurs des droits de l'homme et le personnel des organisations internationaux et des ONG (nationales et internationales). Les candidats devront avoir une bonne maîtrise de la langue française ainsi que de solides compétences leur permettant d'être à l'aise avec l'usage d'un ordinateur et de l'Internet. HREA s'efforce de garantir la parité hommes-femmes, ainsi que la parité géographique parmi les candidats sélectionnés.
Frais
Les frais de scolarité pour ce cours s'élèvent à 525 € (frais OCDE*)/200 € (frais non-OCDE) (Frais pour les auditeurs: 200 € (OCDE)/70 € (non-OCDE)).
*L'Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (OCDE) compte trente pays membres : Allemagne, Australie, Autriche, Belgique, Canada, Corée, Danemark, Espagne, Etats-Unis, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Japon, Luxembourg, Mexique, Norvège, Nouvelle-Zélande, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République slovaque, République tchèque, Royaume-Uni, Suède, Suisse, Turquie.
Candidature
La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est fixée au 1 août 2008.
Formulaire d'inscription en ligne
Les demandes de renseignements sur ce cours peuvent être adressées à : applications@hrea.org.
Course : Monitoring Children's Rights
17 September-16 December 2008Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
This distance learning course is a basic introduction to measuring and monitoring the status of children, including basic health and welfare, education, civil rights and freedoms, and special protection measures. The course will address the full cycle of monitoring, including tool development; methodologies for carrying out monitoring (both organisationally as well as through the involvement of children); and the application of results for improving the promotion and protection of children's human rights.
Learners will explore different indicators and indexes already in use and the basics of constructing a social indicator. Through a blending of theoretical and case study material, the course will illustrate procedures for the appraisal, selection, development and analysis of indicator data, although highly technical aspects of mathematical manipulation of indicators and statistical regression will not be addressed.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 13-week period beginning on 17 September 2008. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. The Monitoring ConceptWeek 2. Introduction to Children's Rights, and the Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3. Basic Principles of Monitoring: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4. National Statistics and Indicators of Children's Well-BeingWeek 5. Indicator Construction and AnalysesWeek 6. Analysing Policy and Legislative ComplianceWeek 7. Community Approach to MonitoringWeek 8. Children's Participation in Monitoring of Children's RightsWeek 9. Monitoring Children' Rights in Situations of EmergencyWeek 10. Monitoring Children's Rights in Conflict with the LawWeek 11. Monitoring Children's Rights in Situations of ExploitationWeek 12. Preparation of Monitoring ReportsWeek 13. Advocacy and Follow-Up
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Executive Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has facilitated numerous workshops on children's rights. Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several training manuals on children's rights and monitoring. She has been an instructor of the HREA distance learning courses "Research & Evaluation in the NGO Sector" and "Rights-Based Programming" since 2002.
Who should apply
The course is intended for human rights/children's rights staff of NGOs, intergovernmental and government agencies, children's advocates and child-related professionals. Participants should have a good written command of English -- the working language of the course -- and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. It also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the second trimester of 2009 (April-June 2009).
This distance learning course is a basic introduction to measuring and monitoring the status of children, including basic health and welfare, education, civil rights and freedoms, and special protection measures. The course will address the full cycle of monitoring, including tool development; methodologies for carrying out monitoring (both organisationally as well as through the involvement of children); and the application of results for improving the promotion and protection of children's human rights.
Learners will explore different indicators and indexes already in use and the basics of constructing a social indicator. Through a blending of theoretical and case study material, the course will illustrate procedures for the appraisal, selection, development and analysis of indicator data, although highly technical aspects of mathematical manipulation of indicators and statistical regression will not be addressed.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, assignments, and interaction among students and the instructor, and is offered over a 13-week period beginning on 17 September 2008. The course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments, including case studies, and participate in group discussions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. The Monitoring ConceptWeek 2. Introduction to Children's Rights, and the Role of the International, Regional and Domestic StandardsWeek 3. Basic Principles of Monitoring: Developing a Strategy of ActionWeek 4. National Statistics and Indicators of Children's Well-BeingWeek 5. Indicator Construction and AnalysesWeek 6. Analysing Policy and Legislative ComplianceWeek 7. Community Approach to MonitoringWeek 8. Children's Participation in Monitoring of Children's RightsWeek 9. Monitoring Children' Rights in Situations of EmergencyWeek 10. Monitoring Children's Rights in Conflict with the LawWeek 11. Monitoring Children's Rights in Situations of ExploitationWeek 12. Preparation of Monitoring ReportsWeek 13. Advocacy and Follow-Up
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts is Executive Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). She has facilitated numerous workshops on children's rights. Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several training manuals on children's rights and monitoring. She has been an instructor of the HREA distance learning courses "Research & Evaluation in the NGO Sector" and "Rights-Based Programming" since 2002.
Who should apply
The course is intended for human rights/children's rights staff of NGOs, intergovernmental and government agencies, children's advocates and child-related professionals. Participants should have a good written command of English -- the working language of the course -- and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. It also possible to audit the course.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the second trimester of 2009 (April-June 2009).
Course : Project Development and Management in the NGO Sector
22 September-14 December 2008Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts
This course will introduce the basic elements of project development and management. Step-by-step processes and techniques will be introduced for the various phases of a project life cycle. The course is intended for staff of non-governmental organizations who have responsibility for designing and carrying out a project, but with relatively little experience. Participants will be assisted in the development of a project plan that could be submitted to senior management or a funding agency.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a 12-week period, beginning on 22 September 2008. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions and a number of chat sessions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Weeks 1-2: Introduction
Week 1. Introduction to Projects and Project ManagementWeek 2. Role of the Project Manager
Weeks 3-6: Project Development
Week3. Defining Project Objectives and StrategiesWeek 4. Overview of Planning and EstimatingWeek 5. Preparing a Detailed Project PlanWeek 6. Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty
Weeks 7-12: Project Management
Week 7. Identifying and Supporting Team MembersWeek 8. Monitoring the ProjectWeek 9. Communication and DocumentationWeek 10. Relations with StakeholdersWeek 11. Project EvaluationWeek 12. Concluding a Project
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, managing over $10 million worth of projects from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organizations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and former coordinator of Human Rights Education Programming for the Netherlands Helsinki Committee. She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations, particularly those working in the human rights and development sector. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computers and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the third trimester of 2009 (September-November 2009). Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
This course will introduce the basic elements of project development and management. Step-by-step processes and techniques will be introduced for the various phases of a project life cycle. The course is intended for staff of non-governmental organizations who have responsibility for designing and carrying out a project, but with relatively little experience. Participants will be assisted in the development of a project plan that could be submitted to senior management or a funding agency.
The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor and assignments, and is offered over a 12-week period, beginning on 22 September 2008. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions and a number of chat sessions.
The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Weeks 1-2: Introduction
Week 1. Introduction to Projects and Project ManagementWeek 2. Role of the Project Manager
Weeks 3-6: Project Development
Week3. Defining Project Objectives and StrategiesWeek 4. Overview of Planning and EstimatingWeek 5. Preparing a Detailed Project PlanWeek 6. Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty
Weeks 7-12: Project Management
Week 7. Identifying and Supporting Team MembersWeek 8. Monitoring the ProjectWeek 9. Communication and DocumentationWeek 10. Relations with StakeholdersWeek 11. Project EvaluationWeek 12. Concluding a Project
About the instructor
Felisa Tibbitts has successfully developed and managed projects in the NGO sector for over 25 years, managing over $10 million worth of projects from "idea development to evaluation" stage. As project manager, she has assisted partner organizations in their project design and management, often in the area of new programming. Ms. Tibbitts is co-founder and Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and former coordinator of Human Rights Education Programming for the Netherlands Helsinki Committee. She has Master's degrees from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (Public Policy) and from Harvard's Graduate School of Education (Administration, Planning and Social Policy) and has published several articles on program planning and development in the education field.
Who should apply
The course is intended for staff members of non-governmental organisations, particularly those working in the human rights and development sector. Candidates should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computers and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants.
Costs
The course tuition fee is € 525 for residents of OECD countries* and € 200 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. Tuition for auditors is € 200 for residents of OECD countries and € 70 for permanent residents of non-OECD countries. There are no scholarships available for this course.
* Current member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Applications
The deadline for applications was 1 June 2008. We are no longer accepting applications. This course will be offered again in the third trimester of 2009 (September-November 2009). Frequently asked questions about HREA's distance learning courses.
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