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Overview
What you will learn
At the end of The International Human Rights Standards and System course offered by Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights , participants will:
- Understand the UN human rights standards and mechanisms that form the UN human rights system
- Understand how to access international human rights bodies to promote local and national human rights issues
- Develop a detailed understanding of the existing follow-up mechanisms by UN treaty bodies, UN special procedures and fact-finding missions and through the UPR
- Understand the progress made at the national level, through the formation of national collaborative structures, to hold governments and third parties accountable to international human rights commitments
- Demonstrate how collaborative structures can be created at the national level
- Develop an understanding of how such collaborative structures can be used, at the national level in order to close the gaps that exist between human rights recommendations made by the international human rights system and the implementation of these recommendations on the ground.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:- the structure and mechanisms of the international human rights system
- the UN Human Rights system within the UN
- the significance of recommendations that emerge from the UN human rights system
- the obstacles that explain the considerable gap that exists between these recommendations and implementation on the ground in order to hold states accountable for their commitments to international human rights instruments
- examples of good practices that exist, through national structures across the world, to hold governments and third parties accountable to human rights commitments
- visit a UN treaty body session to understand the significance of follow-up mechanisms
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus, Online
Disciplines
International Law International Development View 13 other Short Courses in International Law in SwitzerlandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- This training course is designed for staff of NGOs, research institutes, UN agencies (especially members with experience in fieldwork) and other national and international organisations, members of NHRIs and representatives of governments and academia.
Tuition Fee
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International
1830 CHF/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1830 CHF for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
1830 CHF/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1830 CHF for the full programme during 5 days.
Living costs for Genève
1925 - 2850 CHF /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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