Justice sector reform: Applying human rights based approaches

Events

Justice sector reform: Applying human rights based approaches

22 March 2017

Objective

The central objective of this annual training programme is to enhance the skills of participants in applying Human Rights Based Approaches to Justice Sector Reform. It will facilitate the development of knowledge and skills regarding:

  • The legal principles and practice underpinning human rights based approaches to justice sector reform

  • The inter-linkages between justice sector actors (law enforcement, judicial, corrections, etc)

  • The relationship between the justice sector and related sectors ('security sector'), and concepts 'rule of law', 'good governance'

  • Human Rights Based needs assessment, programme design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation

  • Programming tools (including Human Rights Based benchmarks and indicators)

  • Case studies from national contexts and international field missions (conflict and post-conflict)

  • Teamwork, advocacy and strategic partnerships

Methods

The Programme uses a variety of pedagogical techniques; including presentations, plenary discussions, group work and role-plays, case studies, etc. The programme is highly participatory and emphasises cross-learning among participants, based upon advance reflection. Advance reading provides participants with a common grounding in the international legal framework governing justice sector reform and human rights based approaches.

An indicative programme is available here, and will be up-dated in light of the profiles of confirmed 2017 participants.

Participants

Reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of human rights based justice sector reform, the programme is aimed at individuals from a range of disciplines (law and other social sciences, project management, etc), with experience in developing and industrialised countries, as well as international field missions: government officials; regulatory bodies (e.g prison/police inspectors; national human rights institutions; Bar Councils etc); international civil servants (UN agencies, AU, EC, OSCE, OAS etc); non-state actor as well as policy advisors/project managers. The programme is of particular relevance to consultants providing technical assistance services to bi- and multi-lateral donors (see IHRN Expert Database)

Logistics

Application process: Please complete the application form below. Any queries can be address ed to pharney@ihrnetwork.org with 'OJIR17' in the subject line.

The programme is non-residential. Participants will be provided with a range of accommodation options to choose from, including on-campus.

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The programme fee is 1175 euro for payments received by 24 February 2017 - covering tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments during the programme. The fee after that date is 1475 euro.

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