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The Centre runs a programme of short human rights courses, for professional participants. They are held on consecutive Monday evenings over a number of consecutive weeks (generally six, eight or ten weeks) and taught by leading human rights lawyers and academic experts. They are accredited by the Bar Standards Board and Law Society for CPD points.
Law, War and Human Rights
Armed conflict, whether international or internal, remains an ongoing aspect of life. War and armed conflict, even when in principle lawful, can result in some of the worst abuses and atrocities. This eight-week programme examines the laws of war and international criminal law from the perspective of international human rights law. It confronts the crucial questions: are human rights law, the laws of war and international criminal law three distinct disciplines? Have they now become so entwined that it is not possible fully to understand one without some knowledge of the other?
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Understanding Children's Human Rights
International human rights law now informs all elements of UK strategy and policy as it relates to children. Childcare professionals, including lawyers and those directly working with and for children must therefore understand and be able to apply the international human rights law framework as it relates to children and young people. To assist busy professionals in how to use human rights effectively, and be able to realise its potential, the LSE's Centre for the Study of Human Rights has devised an innovative Children's Rights Short Course.
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Understanding Women's Human Rights
This course examines the extent and depth of the international human rights law framework that guarantees the rights of women. The international human rights law framework on women's rights is an invaluable resource and one that can be applied at all levels, from the international stage to the family unit. The collective wisdom of the international community in looking at the issues of women's rights has applied and interpreted human rights in this area arguably more creatively than in any other. By understanding the international framework, the domestic agenda is significantly assisted in reaching its objectives.
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International Human Rights Law and Practice
In today's legal, policy and business worlds, international human rights law affects the way all of us work, either explicitly or implicitly. A knowledge of international human rights standards is increasingly required. Therefore those involved in the legal professions - whether as barristers, solicitors, employed lawyers or judges - and those involved in government, public policy, business and civil society need to have a solid understanding of the breadth and depth of human rights principles.
Run in collaboration with leading practitioners in the human rights field, this course provides a comprehensive understanding of human rights principles, their origins, the institutions responsible for their enforcement and how their content is determined. No course in the UK offers the range of expertise and the depth of understanding of human rights law available on this programme.
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