The course aims to situate drug policies globally within a framework of fundamental human rights, and to assess the extent to which country and international drug policies fail to meet human rights standards. Discussion will focus partly on the identification and understanding of human rights including those that have their basis in international agreements and laws, and in part on evaluation and assessment of the gap between rights and practice in the implementation of drug policies in many countries and regions.
The focus of the course will be global and participants will be drawn from all regions internationally.A mix of teaching modes will be used and faculty are encouraged to minimise the use of formal lectures.
Period
11-07-2011 - 22-07-2011 (2 weeks)
Target group
The applications are invited from high-achieving MA and PhD students, junior faculty, research staff in universities and other institutions and professionals. Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered.Pre-requisites: No prior knowledge of Human Rights and Drug Policy is required of participants.
A key objective of the course is to emphasise the interdisciplinarity both of learning and of problem solving. It is thus an important objective that non-standard disciplines be represented, and that new skills and capacities are applied to this area of public policy.
Course aim
Emphasis will be on discussion and interactive learning with maximal use of written and non-written materials. There exist considerable amounts of audio-visual media and these will be extensively used as a basis for group discussion. Time will be allocated for personal reading and participants will be encouraged to interact personally with faculty so as to deepen understanding of the issues.
Site visits and discussions with civil society organisations and groups will be a feature of the programme of activities.All those attending the course will be provided by CEU with a Certificate of Attendance. Opportunities will also be provided during the course for personal discussions with Faculty. It is intended that further work after the conclusion of the course be encouraged both in respect of research and programme analysis and development. Course faculty will be prepared to provide follow up assistance through personal agreement with students.
Credits
0.0 ECTS creditsThe "Human Rights and Drug Policy" course is offered for professional development for academics and practitioners. Those who wish to obtain credits that count toward their degree should consult their home institution in advance whether the CEU SUN course can be accepted for credit transfer. The CEU Summer University Office will be able to provide all course documentation, such as course description, syllabus, reading list, etc. upon request.
Course fee
EUR 550: Early bird fee in case of early registration paid before April 30: 500 EUR
Course leader
Desmond Cohen, Formerly Dean School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex, UK and Director of the HIV/AIDS and Development Program, UNDP; Advisor OSI Global Drug Policy Program
Central European University Summer University
Address: 9 Nador Street
Postal code: 1051
City: Budapest
Country: Hungary
Website: http://www.summer.ceu.hu
E-mail: summeru@ceu.hu
Phone: 361 3273811
Human Rights and Drug Policy
