Human Rights Law and Practice – Diploma I
This Diploma teaches the fundamental information on international human rights law and the jurisprudence of universal and regional instruments, and national courts, with consideration of the role of the legal profession and systems of redress for victims.
Part 1
International Human Rights Law and the Role of the Legal Professions: A General Introduction.
• Origin, meaning and scope of international human rights law
• Business corporations and human rights
• International human rights law at the domestic level
• The role of the legal profession in the implementation of human rights
Part 2
The Major Universal Human Rights Instruments and the Mechanisms for their Implementation.
• The major United Nations human rights treaties and their implementation
• Other United Nations instruments
• United Nations extra-conventional mechanisms for human rights monitoring
Part 3
The Major Regional Human Rights Instruments and the Mechanisms for their Implementation.
• African human rights treaties and their implementation
• American human rights treaties and their implementation
• European human rights treaties and their implementation
Part 4
The Administration of Justice during States of Emergency.
• The notion of public emergency in international human rights law
• Non-derogable rights and obligations in international human rights law
• Derogable rights and the condition of strict necessity
• The condition of consistency with other international legal obligations
• The condition of non-discrimination.
• The condition of international notification
• The role of judges, prosecutors and lawyers in ensuring the effective protection of human rights in emergency situations
Part 5
The Protection and Redress for Victims of Human Rights Violations.
• The notion of victim
• The legal duty to ensure the effective protection of human rights
• The duty to prevent human rights violations
• The duty to provide domestic remedies
• The duty to investigate, prosecute and punish
• The duty to provide redress for human rights violations
• The problem of impunity for human rights violations
About the Human Rights Institute
In 1995, The IBA established the Human Rights Institute (HRI), under the Honorary Presidency of Nelson Mandela. The HRI undertakes fact-finding missions leading to long-term technical assistance programmes, sends trial observers, intervenes by making representations to authorities worldwide, organises human rights training for lawyers and judges, provides long-term technical assistance to Bar Associations and Law Societies, liaises closely with international and regional human rights organisations, undertakes surveys, and produces Newsletters and other publications highlighting issues of concern to worldwide media. CLICK HERE for details.
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