Human Rights Norms and Mechanisms - Part II

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Lecture Topics

Implementation / Interpretation of Human Rights

F1

Implementing State obligations: introduction to theoretical basis and practical implementation of international law in domestic systems

Implementation of Civil and Political Rights

F2

Freedom of expression and media freedom

F3

Freedom of conscience, religion and belief: legal perspectives

F4

Freedom of conscience, religion and belief: sociological and political perspectives

Implementation of Economic, Cultural and Social Rights

F5

Economic, social and cultural rights: justiciability and indivisibility issues

F6

The right to health

F7

The right to education

F8

The right to housing

Interpretation of Key Conventions

F9

The CEDAW convention and gender based violence

  F10

European convention on human rights/EU law on human rights

  F11

The American system, OAS, The African system ACHR on human rights

  F12

Overview of key ILO Conventions (part 1)

  F13

Overview of key ILO Conventions (part 11)

   F14

CRC and juvenile justice

Other

  F15

International humanitarian law and its impact on human rights

  F16

International criminal law: ICC and Ad Hoc tribunals

  F17

Universal periodic review (special procedures)