Course description

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Introduction

Treaty: Definition, legality, and amendment

Customary international law

General principles of law

Judicial decisions

Writing of scholars (Publicists)

Peremptory norms of general international law (Jus cogens)

Resolutions of international organizations

Non-binding standards (Soft law)

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IHRHL Module 1: Exercise

Introduction

Development and impact of international human rights law

The scope of international human rights law

Enforcement, monitoring mechanisms and machinery in international human rights law

United Nations charter-based bodies

Regional mechanism for human rights protection

Limitations on the human rights treaty obligations of states

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IHRHL Module 2: Exercise

Introduction

Origin and development of international humanitarian law

Role of custom in the development of international humanitarian law

Sources of international humanitarian law

The application of international humanitarian law

The basic rules of international humanitarian law

Types and purposes of international humanitarian law

Case studies

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IHRHL Module 3: Exercise

Introduction

Protecting fundamental human rights in armed conflict

The right to life

The right to personal liberty

The right to dignity of the human person

The right to fair trial

The right to freedom of religion

Case studies

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IHRHL Module 4: Exercise

Introduction

The relationship between international human rights law and international humanitarian law

Protection of human rights of women in international human rights law

Human rights of women in the administration of criminal justice

Protection of human rights of women in international humanitarian law

Case study

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IHRHL Module 5: Exercise

Introduction

Definition of refugees and internally displaced persons

Protection and treatment of refugees and IDPs in human rights law

Protection of refugees and IDPs in international humanitarian law

Responsibilities of law enforcement agents in the protection of refugees and IDPs

Case study

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IHRHL Module 6: Exercise

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IHRHL Final Assessment

The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols

Declaration on the protection of women and children in emergency and armed conflict

ICRC statement to the UN on the status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts