INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACADEMY
6-18 July 2003

The International Human Rights Academy is a human rights course, organized
every year alternately in South Africa and in Europe under the auspices of
Ghent University (Belgium), the University of the Western Cape (Republic of
South Africa), Utrecht University (The Netherlands), the Norwegian
Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oslo (Norway), together with
the Washington College of Law at American University (United States of
America).

The Belgian Government is providing financial support to the programme.

The various intensive courses that make up the Academy are designed to
provide high quality legal education in comparative international human
rights and in humanitarian law, with emphasis on the practical aspects in
the various fields.

Courses include the universal system of protection of human rights, the
regional systems of protection of human rights, the American, African and
European human rights systems, international criminal law and human rights,
international humanitarian law, transitional law, social and economic
rights, children's rights, women's rights, minority rights, rights of
refugees the prohibition of torture in international human rights law,
universal jurisdiction, foreign policy and human rights, human rights from
an Asian and Arab perspective, etc.

Lectures are given by teachers of the organizing universities and
institutes and by highly experienced practitioners in the field of human
rights.

Level: graduate, professional.
Location: Ghent, Belgium.

Participants: academics, post-graduate students, staff of international
organisations, staff of international and national non-governmental
organisations, judges, lawyers and other legal practitioners from countries
all over the world. Admittance presupposes a fair knowledge of human rights
law.

Tuition and lodging: the cost of participation is $ 900 per student. The
amount covers Tuition, Course materials, Full board, including
accommodation and food. A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to
participants from developing countries. The organizers of the Academy can,
if the participant so wishes, help [HER ?... or] him to make the necessary
travel arrangements. Participants must make their own visa requirements and
take care of adequate medical, travel and damage insurance coverage.

The organizers of the Academy will contact the Belgian diplomatic or
consular institutions in the participant's country in order to help the
participant in obtaining a visa. Participants will be lodged in Ghent
University accommodation.

Further information, including the application form, which has to be filled
in on-line, can be found (from 15 November 2002) on:
http://www.law.rug.ac.be/pub/humanrightsacademy/

Contact Information:

Mr. Willem Boone
International Office
Law Faculty
Utrecht University
Janskerkhof 3
3512 BK Utrecht
The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 30 253 72 89
Fax: + 31 30 253 70 05
E-mail: [email][email protected]