4th International Human Rights Academy

4th International Human Rights Academy

The Human Rights Centre of Ghent University (Belgium), the Netherlands
Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University (The Netherlands),
the Faculty of Law of University of the Western Cape (South Africa) and
the International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations
(IFHHRO) have pleasure in announcing the 4th International Human Rights
Academy which will take place from 16-29 October 2005 in Cape Town South
Africa.

Courses include the Universal System of Protection of Human Rights, the
Regional Systems of Protection of Human Rights, International Criminal
Law, International Humanitarian Law and Transitional Law. Furthermore,
specific topics such as social & economic rights, children's & women's
rights, minority rights, refugees, torture, universal jurisdiction, human
rights & foreign policy, human rights from an Asian & Arab perspective,
etc. are also included. Lectures are given by prominent academic and
non-academic speakers from all continents.

The various intensive courses that make up the Academy are designed to
provide high quality legal education in comparative international human
rights and in humanitarian law, with emphasis on the practical aspects in
the various fields.

Level: graduate, professional

Location: Cape Town South Africa

Application closing date: 1 June 2005

Participants: academics, post-graduate students, staff of international
organisations, staff of international and national non-governmental
organisations, judges, lawyers and other legal practitioners from
countries all over the world. Admittance presupposes a fair knowledge of
human rights law.

For more information see http://www.law.ugent.be/pub/humanrightsacademy/