[CivilSoc] Summer School 2003 - The European System of Human Rights Protection

[jursok]

Dear colleagues,
The Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany carries out
Summer Course
The European System of Human Rights Protection
08 - 19 September 2003
Europa-Universität Viadrina
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
This Summer Course, held in English, will deal in detail specifically with
the European system of human rights protection. Although there are numerous
summer courses and other special study programs within Europe on human
rights protection, this course provides an integrated treatment of the
various supra-national European systems and of specifically European issues
of human rights protection, that is, with important matters relevant to over
forty European countries with very diverse political, economic and social
systems. The subject matter, therefore, includes human rights protection
within the regimes of the Council of Europe (the European Convention of
Human Rights and the European Social Charter), the European Community, the
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Helsinki Accords), as
well on the niversal level of public international law where relevant. The
treatment of the substantive regimes and their specific rights catalogues is
set against the background of a consideration of the philosophical,
historical, political, economic and sociological aspects of human rights,
and includes practical institutional matters such as complaint procedures as
well as developments such as the so-called 'New Rights'. Practical and
contemporary issues, such as the protection of human rights in situations of
war or civil disorder, will also be addressed.
This comprehensive course has been organised by and will be presented by a
dedicated group of experienced and experts teachers from universities in
eleven European countries, co-ordinated by the Viadrina European University
Frankfurt (Oder) (Germany). The other participants are the Universities of
Lund (Sweden), Oviedo (Spain), Utrecht (Netherlands), Turku (Finland),
Aberystwyth (United Kingdom), Rennes I (France), Uppsala (Sweden), Lublin
(Poland), Maribor (Slovenia), Eötvös Lórand Budapest (Hungary) and Salzburg
(Austria).
The program in broad outline includes the following:
Part I: General and Institutional Issues:- overview of regimes and
institutions; philosophical, conceptual, sociological and historical
aspects; issues of national implementation; control procedures; the role of
non-governmental organisations.
Part II: Substantive Human Rights:- civil and political rights; the right to
work; the rights to health and to development; the right to
self-determination and minority protection; non- discrimination; migration
and refugees.
This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students or recent
graduates from all countries of both Western and Eastern Europe and aims at
providing them with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of human nights
law and policy within the transnational European context. Participants are
expected to attend for the whole duration of the program.
Participating students must: - have a good working knowledge of English; -
be at an advanced stage of their studies or recent graduates; - have at
least a basic understanding of public international law. Participants from
international organisations or NGOs are also welcome.
The total fee for the program is 420 EURO. This charge includes: - full
tuition costs; - accommodation for full period of the program (14 nights
accommodation); - all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) Monday-Friday
throughout both weeks of the program. In cases of demonstrated need
(especially in the case of students from Eastern European Universities), a
small scholarship may be provided (subject to funding availability). Further
details can be obtained on request by e-mail or fax.
For more information please refer first to our homepage:
http://www.hrcourse.euv-frankfurt-o.de
To contact the course administration for information not available on the
homepage, please email to: jursok at euv-frankfurt-o.de
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Lehrstuhl fuer Oeffentliches Recht,
Verwaltungsrecht, Umweltrecht,
Kommunalrecht, Rechtsvergleichung
und oekonomische Analyse des Rechts
Europa-Universitaet Viadrina
Grosse Scharrnstrasse 59
D-15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
Tel.: +49/335/5534-2412
Fax : +49/335/5534-2449
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