Summary: The International Human Rights
Academy (IHRA) is to be held from 3
April to 20 April 2002 on Robben
Island, Cape Town, South Africa. The various intensive courses that make up the Academy are
designed to provide the highest quality of legal education in
comparative, international human rights and humanitarian law,
with emphasis placed on the practical aspects in the various
fields.
Courses include the African System of Protection of Human Rights,
European Human Rights Law, Inter-American Human Rights Law,
the Universal System of Protection of Human Rights, International
Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, Human
Rights and Foreign Policy, International Criminal Law and
Transitional Law. Furthermore, specific topics such as the Rights
of the Child, Women's Rights, Social and Economic Rights, with
special attention to the right to food and the Prohibition of
Torture will also be dealt with during the course.
The courses aim at providing the latest legal insights, as well as
recent political developments in human rights and humanitarian
law. It is intended for young professionals and researchers to
broaden and develop their human rights experience. It is also
designed to develop knowledge about the substantive and
international aspects of the promotion and protection of human
rights at the international level, and to prepare these individuals
for further research and practice in these areas.
Owner: Law Faculty of the University of Western Cape, South Africa