- 9 (Registered)
Curriculum
- 10 Sections
- 54 Lessons
- 16 Weeks
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- Course Overview4
- Introduction to Sources of International Human Rights Law10
- 2.1Introduction30 Minutes
- 2.2Treaty30 Minutes
- 2.3Custom30 Minutes
- 2.4General principles of law30 Minutes
- 2.5Judicial decisions30 Minutes
- 2.6Writing of scholars (Publicists)30 Minutes
- 2.7Peremptory norms of general international law (Jus cogens)30 Minutes
- 2.8Resolutions of international organizations30 Minutes
- 2.9Non-binding standards (Soft law)30 Minutes
- 2.10Assignment 1
- Development and Scope of International Human Rights Law8
- 3.1Introduction30 Minutes
- 3.2Development and impact of international human rights law30 Minutes
- 3.3The scope of international human rights law30 Minutes
- 3.4Enforcement/monitoring mechanisms and machinery30 Minutes
- 3.5United Nations charter-based bodies30 Minutes
- 3.6Regional mechanism for human rights protection30 Minutes
- 3.7Limitations on the human rights treaty obligations of states30 Minutes
- 3.8Assignment 2
- The Concept and Development of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)8
- 4.1Introduction30 Minutes
- 4.2Origin and development of international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 4.3Role of custom in the development of international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 4.4Sources of international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 4.5The application of international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 4.6The basic rules of international humanitarian law (IHL)30 Minutes
- 4.7Types and purposes of international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 4.8Assignment 3
- Protecting Fundamental Human Rights in Armed Conflicts8
- 5.1Introduction30 Minutes
- 5.2Protecting fundamental human rights in armed conflict30 Minutes
- 5.3The right to life30 Minutes
- 5.4The right to personal liberty30 Minutes
- 5.5The right to dignity of the human person30 Minutes
- 5.6The right to fair trial30 Minutes
- 5.7The right to freedom of religion30 Minutes
- 5.8Assignment 4
- Protection of Human Rights of Women in International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law6
- 6.1Introduction30 Minutes
- 6.2Relation of human rights law and international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 6.3Protection of human rights of women in international human rights law30 Minutes
- 6.4Human rights of women in the administration of criminal justice30 Minutes
- 6.5Protection of human rights of women in international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 6.6Assignment 5
- Protection of the Rights of Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)6
- 7.1Introduction30 Minutes
- 7.2Definition of refugees and internally displaced persons30 Minutes
- 7.3Protection and treatment of refugees and IDPs in human rights law30 Minutes
- 7.4Protection of refugees and IDPs in international humanitarian law30 Minutes
- 7.5Responsibilities of law enforcement agents in the protection of refugees and IDPs30 Minutes
- 7.6Assignment 6
- Implementation of International Humanitarian Law: The Role of States and ICRC9
- 8.1Introduction30 Minutes
- 8.2An overview of national measures of implementation30 Minutes
- 8.3Who should implement?30 Minutes
- 8.4Measures to ensure implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL)30 Minutes
- 8.5Legal and practical measures for the prevention and control of IHL violations30 Minutes
- 8.6Promotion of international humanitarian law treaties30 Minutes
- 8.7Implementation of international humanitarian law by selected states30 Minutes
- 8.8The role and mandate of the ICRC in the implementation of IHL30 Minutes
- 8.9Assignment 7
- Final Assessment and Conclusion1
- Resources3
- 10.1The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols30 Minutes
- 10.2Declaration on the protection of women and children in emergency and armed conflict30 Minutes
- 10.3ICRC statement to the UN on the status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts30 Minutes