UN machinery April 2016

Introductory Course on the United Nations Human Rights Enforcement Machinery

with Dr Nazila Ghanea (now in its tenth year)

MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2016 10:00am

Fees between £40 and £100 depending on membership and concessions. BOOKING FORM

At the law offices of BLM - Plantation Place,30 Fenchurch Street,London EC3M 3BL - MAP

Up to 8 CPD points available

3 CPDs for attendance plus 5 CPDs from our online guides

Free of charge - subscribers to this course will be eligible to select 5 Guides from our suite of 30 Guides to international human rights law for completion. Each completed Guide earns 1 CPD. See HERE for promotion of our online Guides.

Introductory Course on the United Nations Human Rights Enforcement Machinery

The lecture will serve as an introduction to the United Nations human rights machinery. The main mechanisms of the UN human rights system, how they advance international standards and promote and protect human rights. Operation of key UN human rights bodies. The lecture will be given by Dr Nazila Ghanea, Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford. Editor of Religion and Human Rights Journal. She has acted as Consultant, delegation member and expert at many UN fora.

History and Development of the UN

Organs of The UN Human Rights Machinery

Organs of the UN Human Rights Machinery and Charter based bodies

Human Rights Council

UN Special Procedures as Established by the UN Human Rights Commission

Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1990

Assessment of effectiveness/proposals for reform.

Cost: From full professional non-member rate of £100 to student SIHRG or Law Society IAT member rate of £40 (see booking form options for all prices).

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