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HUMAN RIGHTS – UN MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Location Regent Street, Central London
Faculty Social Sciences and Humanities
Course overview
Why Westminster
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Are you a human rights professional? Interested in becoming one? Or do you work with marginalised or vulnerable people? If so, are you interested in learning how United Nations (UN) human rights may benefit your work?
This three-day intensive course provides a practical, work-based introduction to how UN human rights may be used successfully in a domestic setting.
This human rights course provides:
a stimulating learning environment that involves collaboration with other delegates and course leaders, particularly through practical real-life examples
an opportunity to learn from experts who have successfully used UN human rights
an interactive mix of theory and mock scenarios designed to simulate real-life use of UN human rights
Who should attend
This course is for you if:
you are looking to strengthen existing human rights approaches by using UN mechanisms or if you are interested in developing an approach to work based on human rights
if you work for a NGO or civil society organisation, or are a legal professional or a postgraduate student
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Subjects
- Human Rights
Course programme
The course covers the following topics:
Mapping UN Human Rights
Introduces the UN human rights system and explores the relevance of UN human rights in a domestic setting.
Discuss with UN human rights experts the importance of UN human rights at the domestic level.
Consider, through a networking event, how UN human rights may be used to enhance your work.
UN Human Rights Treaty System
Focuses on how the UN human rights treaty system works in practice and the skills and strategies needed for the effective use of the treaties and associated institutions and mechanisms.
Be guided by experts on how to use the UN human rights treaty system in your work through real-life scenarios and expert testimony.
UN Human Rights Charter System
Builds on the treaty system by developing the skills and strategies required for effective use of the UN human rights charter system through interactive discussion and group work with experts.
Learn how to frame your issue, identify relevant law and standards and how best to access the relevant institution and mechanism.
*Discounts
You can get the course for a discounted rate for:
early bookings (valid until 5 July 2016)
University of Westminster alumni
organisations or companies registering two or more delegates
You can use only one discount per booking, and cannot use a discount together with any other offer.
Who should attend