The course includes modules that examine the steps involved in strategic litigation, such as case selection, client care, and forum choice, as well as the specific legal stages of admissibility, exhausting domestic remedies and preparing substantive arguments. Case studies will examine how to build a strong evidential record in support of the case, how to develop campaigning and advocacy to raise awareness of the issues involved, and how to implement a successful judgment.
A faculty of human rights practitioners from the Open Society Justice Initiative and academics from Central European University will be joined by visiting experts, creating a wide body of expertise. Workshops will focus on key skills such as advocacy in support of litigation, human rights research, legal drafting, communications, and dealing with the ethical problems that arise in human rights cases. Modules in specific subject areas will allow participants to examine key issues in their field, including discrimination, freedom of expression and information, violations in the context of migration, torture and ill-treatment in detention, and rights upon arrest and at trial.
Period
16-07-2012 - 20-07-2012 (1 weeks)
Target group
The course invites applications from human rights litigators and activists with 3 years' working experience, who are seeking to enforce the rights of the individual against the state. Some participants will have a legal background, and will be involved in bringing cases before the courts.
Others may be professionals wishing to develop their skills in these new areas, but will bring experiences of other forms of human rights work. Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered.The language of instruction is English, thus all applicants have to demonstrate a strong command of spoken and written English to be able to participate actively in discussions at seminars and workshops.
Course aim
This course in public interest litigation offers training and workshops for professional human rights lawyers and activists to encourage cross-regional information sharing that will develop new ideas and perspectives. It is essential for anyone interested in litigating human rights cases and undertaking the advocacy and media work that is essential to bring about social change.
Credits
0.0 ECTS credits. No ECTS credits are offered for this course. However, the Summer program awards a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course.
Course fee
EUR 300: Fee payment deadline: May 28, 2012
Course leader
Rupert SkilbeckOpen Society Justice Initiative, New York, USAZaza NamoradzeOpen Society Justice Initiative, Budapest, Hungary
Scholarships
- Financial aid is available in the following categories: tuition waiver accommodation grant travel grant (full or partial) stipend
- Participants from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia, as well as
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