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).