Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Start Date:
Monday, November 10, 2008 - 00:00
End Date:
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 00:00
URL:
http://www.abo.fi/instut/imr/courses.htm
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Location:
Abo, Finland
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This one-week intensive course offers participants an opportunity to develop specialist-level knowledge in the field of economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights), with a particular focus on justiciability at the national, regional and international level. It draws on a wealth of material from across the world in order to analyse existing institutionalized practices of interpretation and implementation of ESC rights, and focuses on theoretical questions and practical issues, such as effective strategies and the impact of adjudication. Application deadline is September 15.
The course is conducted in English and is designed for PhD students, scholars, practitioners (e.g., human rights, law, development, etc.), policy-makers, and advanced Master's students.
The course is organized jointly by Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, Chair in Human Rights Law, Department of Public Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway.
The course is conducted in English and is designed for PhD students, scholars, practitioners (e.g., human rights, law, development, etc.), policy-makers, and advanced Master's students.
The course is organized jointly by Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, Chair in Human Rights Law, Department of Public Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway.
Details of the course, including application forms, can be obtained from the Institute's website at http://www.abo.fi/instut/imr/courses.htm.