International Human Rights: Systems. Laws, Entitlements
| What is meant by ‘human rights’? Many imagine it to be nothing more than a vague ethical aspiration. In fact, the past fifty years has seen numerous human rights established as formal legal rights. This Intensive introduces the key international laws, treaties and covenants, and how these rights relate to ordinary people. This hands-on workshop offers much to everybody, whether new to human rights or an experienced campaigner who wants to increase the effectiveness of their human rights activism. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this Intensive, participants will understand: - how to protect and promote their own human rights and those of other individuals and communities; - the functions and limitations of the international human rights system; - key human rights instruments, and the protections and rights they provide; - the human rights institutions and enforcement mechanisms of the UN system; - the role of Non-Government Organisations in the international human rights framework, and in promoting and solidifying human rights norms; - how to identify domestic human rights issues, and place them within an international context; - the human rights complaint and reporting mechanisms of the UN; and - the skills and knowledge they now possess to make their own human rights work more effective. | ||
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Presenter: Anna Copeland is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of WA, and a registered Migration Agent. Anna is the Director of Clinical Legal Programs at Murdoch University School of Law, which operate within the SCALES Community Legal Centre. She teaches Human Rights Law at Curtin University and within the Murdoch University International Human Rights Program in Geneva. Anna has published extensively in the area of Human Rights. |
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| 15 May, 2010 10:00 AM through 5:00 PM | ||
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24 High Street
Fremantle, WA 6160 Australia |
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+61-(8)-9432-2400 Email: admin@erisj.org.au |
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