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UPM 6001 |
UPEACE Foundation Course
UPM 6001-UPEACE Foundation Course3CreditsThe UPEACE Foundation Course provides a critical and concise introduction to the broad field of “Peace Studies” for students in all UPEACE programmes. It initially addresses key conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of the origins and development of peace studies as an interdisciplinary area within the fields of international relations and political economy, as well as a basic understanding of conflict analysis. Based on a critical analysis of policies, strategies, policies, institutions, organizations and movements, the course then examines a range of core issues, dimensions, perspectives and paradigms for understanding the root causes of conflicts and violence and constructive strategies to address them and build peace in contemporary global, international, regional, national and local contexts, including: conflict management, conflict resolution and conflict transformation; alternative discourse analysis; militarization and disarmament; human rights violations and promotion; gender inequalities, gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming; structural violence, human security, development and globalization; environmental sustainability; corporate social responsibility; cultural and religious identities; media’s role in conflict and peacebuilding; strategies of nonviolence; and peace education. This Foundations course will be essential in catalyzing the awareness, understanding and motivation of UPEACE students from diverse academic programmes to relate, ground or intersect their specific areas of academic and practitioner interest with core theoretical, conceptual and analytical ideas in peace studies.
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Mandatory |
UPEACE Resident Faculty()
Amr Abdalla(Egypt)
Amr Abdalla (Egypt) is the Senior Advisor on Policy Analysis and Research at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa University, and the Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution at KARAMAH (Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights). In 2013-2014, he was Vice President of SALAM Institute for Peace and Justice in Washington, D.C. From 2004-2013 he was Professor, Dean and Vice Rector at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica. Prior to that, he was a Senior Fellow with the Peace Operations Policy Program, School of Public Policy, at George Mason University, Virginia. He was also a Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences in Leesburg, Virginia. He practiced law as a prosecuting attorney from 1978 to 1987 in Egypt. He then emigrated to the U.S. where he obtained a Master's degree in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University. He has been teaching graduate classes in conflict analysis and resolution, and has conducted training, research and evaluation of conflict resolution and peacebuilding programs in several countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. He teaches regularly (face-to-face and online) at American University in Washington, D.C., University for Peace, University of Addis Ababa, and Open University of Catalonia. Dr. Abdalla pioneered the development of the first conflict resolution training manual for the Muslim communities in the United States titled (“…Say Peace”). He also founded Project LIGHT (Learning Islamic Guidance for Human Tolerance), a community peer-based anti-discrimination project funded by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ). In 2011, he established with Egyptian UPEACE graduates a program for community prevention of sectarian violence in Egypt (Ahl el Hetta).
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3 |
3 weeks |
26-Aug-2019 13-Sep-2019 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Council Room |
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DIL-6100 |
Public International Law (3 credits)
DIL-6100-Public International Law (3 credits)3CreditsContemporary international life has become unthinkable without the existence of public international law. Increasingly, international relations have become juridified, while more and more actors (international organizations, individuals, groups, NGOs, and corporations) participate in norm creation, implementation and enforcement. And, as humanity faces unprecedented challenges, the call for more cooperation and regulation is undiminished. This course offers a comprehensive overview of the topic of public international law. It provides students with a broad introduction that will focus on laying a firm foundation of knowledge about the most important doctrines and topics in this field. It will provide students with a solid grasp of the vocabulary of international law (sources, jurisdiction, responsibility, enforcement, etc.), as well as a sense of the context in which international law originates and operates and an understanding of the legal and political institutions that play a role in international law and dispute settlement. Students will also be introduced to the methods prevalent in international legal argumentation as well as the methodology for researching international law. Finally, the course will analyze a broad range of contemporary issues that are dealt with using international legal tools, such as peace and security, the use of force, human rights, humanitarian law, diplomatic and consular protection, migration, and climate change, amongst others.
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Mandatory |
Mihir Kanade(India)
Dr. Mihir Kanade (India) is the Academic Coordinator of the University for Peace, the Head of its Department of International Law, and the Director of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre. He holds an LL.B. from Nagpur University (India) and a Master degree and Doctorate from UPEACE. He is also an adjunct faculty at Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (Spain), Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal), and Long Island University (United States). His principal area of academic research and study is International Law, Human Rights and Globalization, covering several themes within that interface including trade and investment, sustainable development, forced migration, indigenous peoples’ rights, public health, amongst others. He has extensive experience in training staff of inter-governmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as professionals, in the field of human rights. He acts as an advisor to several human rights organizations and corporations on issues related to international law and human rights. He serves on the International Advisory Board of the International Bar Association on the topic of Business and Human Rights. He also leads a project of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting the Right to Development. Prior to his pursuit in academia, Mihir practiced for several years as a lawyer at the Bombay High Court and at the Supreme Court of India.
Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo(Venezuela)
Juan Carlos Sainz-BorgoVenezuela
Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo (Venezuela) is Professor and Dean at the University for Peace (UPEACE). He is also Associate Professor of International Law at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas and has been since 1998. He served as Fulbright Visiting Professor at the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington DC (2008-2009); Professor of Humanitarian International Law at the Universidad Sergio Arboleda (2009-2014), the Universidad Javeriana and Universidad El Rosario, both in Colombia. He is also Professor at the Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio in Madrid and has been since 2009. He was Jurist to the Regional Delegation of Venezuela and the Caribbean of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He served as member of the Venezuelan Foreign Service in charge of border affairs as Adviser and Coordinator of the Cooperation Border Programs between 1991-1999, and Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy. Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo has a Law Degree, a Master's Degree in International Law and a Doctorate Degree (Cum Laude) from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas and a Master's Degree from Oxford University (UK). He has published four books on international law and international relations and numerous articles in different publications in the field
Mariateresa Garrido Villareal(Venezuela)
Mariateresa Garrido VillarealVenezuela
Dr. Mariateresa Garrido (Venezuela) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Law at UPEACE and the Doctoral Committee Coordinator. She is an international lawyer and holds a Doctorate from UPEACE. Her main research area is related to the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the protection of journalists in Latin America; but she is also researching on the interaction between human rights and Information and Communication Technologies. She uses mixed methodologies and legal research to explore linkages between the law, journalism and new technologies. She also holds two Master’s Degrees; one from UPEACE in International Law and the Settlement of the Disputes and one from the Central University of Venezuela in Public International Law.
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3 |
3 weeks |
18-Sep-2019 08-Oct-2019 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Classroom #1 |
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UPM 6003 |
The United Nations System and...
UPM 6003-The United Nations System and UPMUNC (Part I)2CreditsThe course is intended to familiarize students with the creation, objectives, evolution, main entities and principal areas of work of the United Nations system. The course will look in some detail at the United Nations Charter and the functions of the UN’s principal organs, before delving into the UN’s work in spurring cooperation to address a number of key contemporary global challenges, such as those in the areas of sustainable development, international migration and large-scale refugee flows, and climate change and environmental degradation.
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Mandatory |
José Riera-Cézanne(United States)
José Riera-CézanneUnited States
Professor José Riera-Cézanne (United States) is Adjunct Professor in the Department of International Law at UPEACE. He joined the faculty after 32 years of distinguished service with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), most recently as Special Adviser to the Assistant UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Protection). Professor Riera-Cézanne is a seasoned expert in multilateral consultations and negotiations relating to refugees and other populations of concern to UNHCR, as well humanitarian issues more broadly. He brings to UPAZ his in-depth knowledge of international refugee law and protection issues; international humanitarian law and norms relating to the protection of the world’s growing number of internally displaced persons; international law relating to statelessness and nationality; human rights law; international migration and efforts to improve global governance of international migration and refugee flows; climate change and its ramifications for migration, displacement and planned relocation of affected populations; humanitarian accountability; evaluations of humanitarian assistance; and the UN’s cooperation with faith-based actors in development and humanitarian interventions. Professor Riera-Cézanne holds degrees from Yale College (BA cum laude, SY ’77), Columbia Law School (JD ’81), the Parker School of International Law (Certificate in Public International Law ‘81). He has also worked towards a doctorate from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, and studied at The Hague Academy of International Law (Private international law and Public international law). His principal area of academic research is documenting the impacts of climate change on human mobility and identifying effective adaptation strategies and State policies to promote them.
Robert Serry(Netherlands)
Robert H. Serry (The Netherlands) is a former Dutch career diplomat with extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy and crisis management, having served with the United Nations and NATO. In 2015, he completed a seven-year appointment as the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, based in Jerusalem. He also briefly served as Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General during the 2014 crisis in Ukraine. For NATO, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Crisis Management and Operations (2001-2005) and was involved in NATO’s operations in the Balkans and Afghanistan. Mr. Serry was involved in ‘second track’ diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians and took part in the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid (1991). He also gained experience in informal contacts with non-state actors in conflict theatres in the Balkans and Middle East. In 2015-16, Mr. Serry occupied the Sergio Vieira de Mello Visiting Chair in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations of Seton Hall University, USA. He currently holds the position of Chairman of UPEACE Centre-The Hague, which represents the University for Peace in Europe. Mr. Serry studied Political Science (MA with honours) at the University of Amsterdam. He was honoured by the King of the Netherlands as Commandeur in the Order of Oranje Nassau and also received decorations for his work by the Presidents of Ukraine and Palestine.
Guest Speakers()
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2 |
2 weeks |
14-Oct-2019 25-Oct-2019 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Council Room |
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DIL-6101 |
International Human Rights Law (2...
DIL-6101-International Human Rights Law (2 credits)2CreditsHuman Rights form one of the most important branches of international law in the contemporary world. The Holocaust and the atrocities of World War II brought about the recognition of human rights as a matter of concern to the international community. Today, all states have assumed obligations under international treaties that guarantee a wide range of rights to human beings, both in times of peace and in conflict. Further obligations for states and other actors emerge from customary human rights law. Under the aegis of the United Nations and regional organizations, several bodies have been established to monitor violations of rights of human beings. Despite these efforts, we continue to live in a world where many face rampant abuse of their human rights.
This course introduces participants to the international legal regime for the protection of human rights. The course will cover a broad spectrum of issues in human rights protection, beginning with the sources of human rights in international law and ending with contemporary challenges thereto. We will explore the core human rights instruments, the enforcement mechanisms established under international law and will also give special attention to the rights of vulnerable persons and groups.
In addition, we will pay close attention to debates regarding the theoretical and legal workability of the international human rights system. Are human rights truly ‘universal’? Are some human rights more important than others? How can human rights norms be applied to non-traditional actors, such as corporations and terrorist groups? Do new ‘group rights’ strengthen or undermine human rights? These questions and many more will guide and deepen our understanding of the principles underpinning the human rights regime, and the way that law works and does not work in the world of human rights protection.
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Mandatory |
Mihir Kanade(India)
Dr. Mihir Kanade (India) is the Academic Coordinator of the University for Peace, the Head of its Department of International Law, and the Director of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre. He holds an LL.B. from Nagpur University (India) and a Master degree and Doctorate from UPEACE. He is also an adjunct faculty at Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (Spain), Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal), and Long Island University (United States). His principal area of academic research and study is International Law, Human Rights and Globalization, covering several themes within that interface including trade and investment, sustainable development, forced migration, indigenous peoples’ rights, public health, amongst others. He has extensive experience in training staff of inter-governmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as professionals, in the field of human rights. He acts as an advisor to several human rights organizations and corporations on issues related to international law and human rights. He serves on the International Advisory Board of the International Bar Association on the topic of Business and Human Rights. He also leads a project of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting the Right to Development. Prior to his pursuit in academia, Mihir practiced for several years as a lawyer at the Bombay High Court and at the Supreme Court of India.
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2 |
2 weeks |
30-Oct-2019 12-Nov-2019 |
1:15pm.-4:15pm. |
Council Room |
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DIL-6105 |
Universal System for Protection of...
DIL-6105-Universal System for Protection of Human Rights (1 credit)1CreditsThe United Nations World Conference on Human Rights -- held in Vienna, 1993 with the occasion of the celebration of the fifty Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights—produced, as a result, an universal document unanimously signed by all UN participant State Parties. The document is known to the world as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. It constitutes the basis for the Vienna Platform of Action centred on bringing to the national domain human rights norms and standards contained in each of the nine major United Nations Human Rights Conventions that have been produced, adopted, and are currently in force in State Parties that have signed and ratified them.
One of the significant commitments established on the Vienna Platform of Actions was to ensure the compliance of the UN State Parties with the international conventions progressing from an era of setting this international machinery towards a new period focused on the responsibility of States reporting to the UN Treaty bodies, plus their acceptance of powers and mandates of the Special Procedures System. This new focus opened new possibilities for State parties for maintaining fructiferous dialogues with the international community but also for been held accountable for lack of due diligence in the fulfilment of their international obligations.
Thus, during this Course, we are going to scrutinise how the UN monitoring mechanisms, also called Treaty bodies and Special Procedures, represent not only a tool of accountability but also an essential element in the State’s responsibility to respect, protect and fulfil its commitment under the different conventions at the national level.
Albeit not exhaustive, the course intends to serve as a thematic approach to the institutions and procedures devoted to most of the monitoring instances available at State reporting obligations: monitoring, complaints, dialogue functions, fact-finding, good offices actions and investigative procedures; as part of the national implementation of the provisions of the standards comprised of the Universal System for Protection of Human Rights
Therefore, the course will provide to its participants a solid understanding of the international legal regime for the monitoring protection system of human rights via the Treaty Bodies and the Special Procedures acting under the rules of the International Civil Servants: competence, expertise, independence, and impartiality.
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Mariateresa Garrido Villareal(Venezuela)
Mariateresa Garrido VillarealVenezuela
Dr. Mariateresa Garrido (Venezuela) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Law at UPEACE and the Doctoral Committee Coordinator. She is an international lawyer and holds a Doctorate from UPEACE. Her main research area is related to the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the protection of journalists in Latin America; but she is also researching on the interaction between human rights and Information and Communication Technologies. She uses mixed methodologies and legal research to explore linkages between the law, journalism and new technologies. She also holds two Master’s Degrees; one from UPEACE in International Law and the Settlement of the Disputes and one from the Central University of Venezuela in Public International Law.
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1 |
1 weeks |
13-Nov-2019 19-Nov-2019 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Council Room |
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DIL-6123 |
International Law Related to Armed...
DIL-6123-International Law Related to Armed Conflict I: Jus ad bellum and Jus post bellum (1 credit)1CreditsThis class will examine the legal framework for the use of force and the law applicable in the post-war setting. The prohibition of the use of force is considered customary international law but is undergoing challenge due to expended interpretations of the exceptions contained in the UN Charter. Students will discuss the definitions of an international armed conflict, armed attack, aggresion. Dilemmas regarding interpretations of self-defense will be illuminated through examination of ICJ cases. Students will examine UN Security Council authorization of use of force in specific cases. Analysis of the use of force pursuant to invitation, and pre-emptory self-defence, humanitarian intervention, the Responsibility to Protect, as well as the emergence of "unwilling and unable" test will illuminate a state of fluidity in practice. In the second part of the class, we examina jus pos bellum, discussing what is Post-Conflict? Students discuss demobilization, disarmament, occupation, International Territorial Administration, accountability and gender perspectives on post qar transitions. Students will specifically juxtapose Larry's May's six jus post bellum principles: retribution, reconciliation, rebuilding, restitution, reparations, and proporcionality.
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Sergio Ugalde(Costa Rica)
With 20 years of experience in the field of International Law and Diplomacy, Sergio Ugalde (Costa Rica) graduated as a lawyer from the University of Costa Rica and holds a Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. As Costa Rica’s most senior international legal adviser since 2002, he has been entrusted with representing and managing his country’s last six cases before the International Court of Justice as counsel and advocate, and later as Co-Agent. He has served his country on over 40 occasions as Special Ambassador for legal, diplomatic and international cooperation and security affairs, and has been the chairman of the International Law Commission at Costa Rica´s Foreign Ministry for 17 years. He has headed several negotiations involving issues of international law. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Ugalde was appointed Costa Rica´s Ambassador to The Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prescription of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), where he served as Vice-Chair to the 20th Conference of States Parties. He was also Governor at the United Nations sponsored Common Fund for Commodities, based in Amsterdam. He served as Costa Rica’s Representative to the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and was appointed Vice-president of the Assembly of States Parties and Chair to The Hague Working Group on the International Criminal Court between 2016 and 2017. As acting President to the XVI Assembly of States Parties of the ICC in New York, he played a significant role in the activation of the ICC´s jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression by the consensus of 123 State Parties. He is a member of the Costa Rican Bar, an international member of the American Bar Association, and a member of the International Law Association in London.
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1 |
1 weeks |
25-Nov-2019 29-Nov-2019 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Council Room |
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DIL-6124 |
International Law Related to Armed...
DIL-6124-International Law Related to Armed Conflict II: Jus in bello (2 credits)2CreditsGoverning warfare concerns not only soldiers and lawyers but also practitioners and scholars of international affairs. It is permissible to make a civilian acting as an human shield the object of an attack? What makes the use of unmanned aerial combat vehicles and lethal autonomous weapons so controversial? Should a long-time occupier be forbidden to repeal local laws even when they stifle the territory's economic and social development? Is conferring legal standing and ownership upon non-state organised armed groups the solution of the uneven compliance with war rules? Responding intelligently to these and others questions requires familiarising oneself with the manner in which war is to be normatively regulated.
The ten sessions described below introduced participants to the law of armed conflict, also known as jus in bello or international humanitarial law (IHL). With 30 hours of intensive and interactive in-class instructions, students will acquire a solid understanding of how international law facilitates and retrains belligerent conduct and how it ensures the protection and humane treatment of war victims. Throughtout this course, we will maintain our focus on the broader historical and normative frameworks within which the law operates (the "whys"), rather than the details of its technicalities (the "whats").
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Mandatory |
Nobuo Hayashi(Japan)
Nobuo Hayashi specialises in in international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and public international law. He has over 18 years of experience performing advanced research, publishing and editing scholarly works, authoring court submissions, advising international prosecutors, and speaking at academic and diplomatic conferences. He regularly teaches at defence academies, Red Cross symposia and professional workshops, as well as university faculties of law, political science, and peace and security studies. He also trains commissioned officers, military lawyers, judges, prosecutors, defence counsel, diplomats and other government officials, humanitarian relief specialists, and NGO representatives from all over the world. Major positions held: Visiting Lecturer, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute; Senior Legal Advisor, International Law and Policy Institute; Visiting Professor, International University of Japan; Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo; Legal Advisor, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights; Legal Officer, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Degrees earned: Ph.D. in international law (Leiden), LL.M. in international law (Cambridge), Diplôme d’études supérieures in international law (HEI/Geneva), B.S. in Foreign Service (Georgetown University).
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2 |
2 weeks |
02-Dec-2019 13-Dec-2019 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Council Room |
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DIL-6111 |
The Kurds between Past and...
DIL-6111-The Kurds between Past and Present Genocides in Iraq: Fresh Hopes or New Tragedies?2CreditsAt the end of the course the students will understand the history of the Kurds in the Middle East with specific emphasis on the Kurds of Iraq from the birth of Kurdish nationalism to the present day. The first session will offer an overview of the history of the Kurds and their relationship with the succeeding Iraqi governments. The second session will cover the history of genocides in Iraq against the Kurds and other minorities exploring the causes and the consequences for the political and social stability of the area. The third session will focus on the heritage that this culture of violence has created in the area and the genocides committed by ISIS. The fourth session will discuss the future of Iraq and the Kurds in the context of the Middle East. The fifth session will explore what is the future of Iraq as a country after the liberation of Mosul and the new balance of power born from the end of the war with ISIS and the definitive collapse of the order established in 1916 with the Sykes-Picot Agreement. The 6th session will explain concept of self determination and the Regional Attitude toward Kurds after their referendum of 2017. The 7th session will explain the Kurdish issue in Syria and how the have become apolitical player after 2011 in Syria. The 8th session will explain the Kurdish struggle in Iran with Mullas and their political Parties. The 9th session will discuss the current Middle East situation after the defeat of ISIS militarily. IS there new Middle East? New Cold war? A Kurdish State? The rise of new ISIS? The last session will be dedicated to general discussion about the course and discussing papers for the future.
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Mohammed Ihsan(Iraq)
Professor Mohammed Ihsan is currently president of the International University of Erbil. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Defence Department at King’s College, London and Honorary Research Fellow at the Social Science Department at the University of Exeter. Between 2005 and 2011 has been Minister for Extra Regional Affairs and between 2001 and 2005 Minister for Human Rights, President of the General Board for Disputed Areas in Iraq from 2011 to 2015. He has also been International Investigator for Genocide crimes in Iraq, Bosnia and Rwanda. Between 2007 and 2012 he has been Kurdistan Representative to the Federal Government of Iraq. He published various books and articles on Iraq and the Middle East. He holds a PhD(EXON) in Political Sciences from the University of Exeter and a PhD in International Law from King’s College, London. http://www.drmohammedihsan.com
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2 |
2 weeks |
13-Jan-2020 24-Jan-2020 |
1:15pm.-4:15pm. |
Classroom #1 |
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DIL-6077 |
Transitional Justice and International Criminal...
DIL-6077-Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law3CreditsGross violations of human rights, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide have characterized several contemporary conflicts and authoritarian regimes. In such contexts, questions of impunity and accountability become central to peacebuilding and reconstruction of post-conflict societies. Yet, criminal prosecution of persecutors poses challenges for post-conflict reconciliation, particularly when such reconciliation is contingent upon demands for amnesty. This course takes a holistic view on the debates surrounding linkages between serious crimes and justice.
This is the first part of this course. It provides a general introduction to the field of international criminal law. It focuses on the evolution of international crimes under international law and the role of international criminal courts in the prosecution of international crimes. Students will analyze the jurisdictional reach of international criminal courts, their relationship with national jurisdictions (primacy v. complementarity) and the impact of the interests of justice and peace in the exercise of their jurisdiction. Students will also explore the objective and subjective elements of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Particular attention will be placed on those elements of international crimes that make them distinguishable from ordinary crimes, and on the manner in which criminal responsibility is determined by international criminal courts.
The second part of the course which will follow this first component will focus on the intersection between international criminal law and transitional justice, the latter of which includes the study of justice in times of transition following periods of widespread human rights abuse. These transitional periods raise a wide range of legal, ethical, and political questions that are central to the peace versus justice debate. Students will explore the strengths and limits of criminal prosecutions and the alternative mechanisms available to address the commission of international crimes. Using numerous case studies from around the world, the course will provide students with analytical tools to grapple with and to discuss the most salient issues decision-makers face in the context of transitional democracies and other situations of dealing with the past.
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Cynthia Chamberlain(Costarrican)
Cynthia ChamberlainCostarrican
Cynthia Chamberlain is Legal Officer of the Trial Division at the International Criminal Court (ICC). She has a Masters in International Law from the Universidad Autónoma and Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain and is currently writing her Ph.D. thesis in Leiden University, The Netherlands. Previously to her work in the ICC, she worked alongside Alda Facio, in the Women’s Justice and Gender Programme and as Professor in the University of Costa Rica.
Mariateresa Garrido Villareal(Venezuela)
Mariateresa Garrido VillarealVenezuela
Dr. Mariateresa Garrido (Venezuela) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Law at UPEACE and the Doctoral Committee Coordinator. She is an international lawyer and holds a Doctorate from UPEACE. Her main research area is related to the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the protection of journalists in Latin America; but she is also researching on the interaction between human rights and Information and Communication Technologies. She uses mixed methodologies and legal research to explore linkages between the law, journalism and new technologies. She also holds two Master’s Degrees; one from UPEACE in International Law and the Settlement of the Disputes and one from the Central University of Venezuela in Public International Law.
Thomas Koerner(Germany)
Thomas Koerner is currently working within the International Criminal Court (ICC). He has extensive experience drafting judicial decisions and orders, arrest warrants, Decisions on the Confirmation of the Charges and final Trial Judgements, as well as ‘Article 5’ trials (the core crimes of the Court; crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide) and ‘Article 70’ trials (contempt of Court cases; witness interference, tempering of evidence, etc.). His practical work experience in the Pre-Trial Section and Trial Section of the International Criminal Court includes trial management, liaising with the parties and the Registry, extensive legal research, drafting of option papers and memos, strategic consulting of the Judges, providing legal advice to the Judges, analysing evidence and drafting of orders and decisions. His academic work includes presentations about the ICC in national settings: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, panel discussions about the ICC and International Criminal Law in general, workshops and presentations at Universities as part of their international criminal law courses.
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3 |
3 weeks |
13-Jan-2020 31-Jan-2020 |
1:15pm.-4:15pm. |
Classroom #3 |
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DIL-6120 |
International and Transnational Adjudication
DIL-6120- International and Transnational Adjudication3CreditsThis course offers a general overview of the international legal system of courts and tribunals. It will provide students with a thorough understanding of the role as well as the limitations and potential of international adjudicatory bodies in international law and international relations. The course will look at the historical and political context in which international adjudication was first developed and later expanded. It will analyze the specific position and place that international adjudicatory bodies hold in the global governance system. In this quest for understanding we will consecutively deal with the International Court of Justice as the prime example of a 'world court' and with some of its most salient features and characteristics. Close attention will be given to rules of jurisdiction and competence, as well as procedure. We will then turn to considerations of the peace-related functions of other global and multilateral dispute settlement mechanisms, in particular dispute settlement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization, as well as dispute settlement under international investment treaties. Finally, we will consider the peace-related functions of court-like compliance mechanism under global and multilateral treaties. Our focus will be on complaints mechanisms under human rights and environmental treaties.
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Mandatory |
Sergio Ugalde(Costa Rica)
With 20 years of experience in the field of International Law and Diplomacy, Sergio Ugalde (Costa Rica) graduated as a lawyer from the University of Costa Rica and holds a Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. As Costa Rica’s most senior international legal adviser since 2002, he has been entrusted with representing and managing his country’s last six cases before the International Court of Justice as counsel and advocate, and later as Co-Agent. He has served his country on over 40 occasions as Special Ambassador for legal, diplomatic and international cooperation and security affairs, and has been the chairman of the International Law Commission at Costa Rica´s Foreign Ministry for 17 years. He has headed several negotiations involving issues of international law. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Ugalde was appointed Costa Rica´s Ambassador to The Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prescription of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), where he served as Vice-Chair to the 20th Conference of States Parties. He was also Governor at the United Nations sponsored Common Fund for Commodities, based in Amsterdam. He served as Costa Rica’s Representative to the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and was appointed Vice-president of the Assembly of States Parties and Chair to The Hague Working Group on the International Criminal Court between 2016 and 2017. As acting President to the XVI Assembly of States Parties of the ICC in New York, he played a significant role in the activation of the ICC´s jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression by the consensus of 123 State Parties. He is a member of the Costa Rican Bar, an international member of the American Bar Association, and a member of the International Law Association in London.
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3 |
3 weeks |
03-Feb-2020 21-Feb-2020 |
1:15pm-4:15pm |
Classroom #4 |
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UPE 6073 |
Religious Peacebuilding and the Ecological...
UPE 6073-Religious Peacebuilding and the Ecological Crisis1CreditsReligion has much to contribute to the work of peacebuilding and has only come into the academic field in 2000. Scholars have researched and discovered that the same religion that incites people to hideous acts of violence and destruction can also influence people to act in love, to work toward healing in all stages of conflict, and to offer hope in difficult situations. Yet religious peacebuilding is not only limited to war and making peace within the human population. Religious peacebuilding with the environment is the newest field of study emerging within academia, and seeks to understand the worldviews of over 80 percent of the human community who view the environmental crisis through the lens of religion. In short, the religious- environmental nexus is very important if we are to address the serious issues of toxic wastes, the loss of land, species, and wilderness, global climate change, ocean acidification, and human patters and quantities of consumption. Because the ecological concerns are begun to permeate particularly the consciousness of the younger generations, this class will enrich those who participate in gaining knowledge and will develop skills to cope and act for the greater good of all.
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Lesya Sabada()
Lesya Sabada was born and raised in Saskatoon. She completed a B.Ed. at the University of Saskatchewan, a B.A. in Religious Studies at the University of Toronto, a M. A. in Eastern Christian Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and a doctorate in Religious Peacebuilding at St. Paul and Ottawa Universities. Lesya is an alumna of St. Thomas More College and has been a sessional lecturer at STM since 1993. While teaching in the Department of Religion and Culture, Lesya travelled extensively researching tribes throughout Africa, South America, and Asia. Her investigations into conflict studies, the study of genocides and on-site field research included the countries of Ukraine, Thailand, Israel, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tibet, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Research of environmental destruction was focused mostly in Borneo. Most of her most recent publications are focused on religious peacebuilding, ecological theology and environmental ethics. Lesya belongs to the World Council of Churches, where she is engaged with the Climate Change Working Group. As part of her volunteer work for the Sustainable Alternatives for Poverty Reduction and Ecological Justice (SAPREJ) Committee, she taught at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar (2014), University of Kyambogo, Kampala, Uganda (2016), and the University of the South Pacific, Fiji (2018). She has also presented at the United Nations mandated University for Peace in San Jose, Costa Rica (2017, 2018) and Tribhuvan University, in Kachmandu, Nepal (2018). She also is the director of the Human and Environmental Development Office for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon. She is also an avid scuba diver and trekker, is married, and enjoys her three children, their spouses, and six grandchildren.
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1 |
1 week |
10-Feb-2020 14-Feb-2020 |
1:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. |
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UPM-6003 |
The United Nations System and...
UPM-6003-The United Nations System and UPMUNC (Part II)1CreditsThe UPEACE Model United Nations Conference (UPMUNC) is the second part of a composite three credit course that begins with the two-credit introductory course on the United Nations System, taught in the first semester. Through a simulation of UN bodies, committees, procedures, and codes of conduct, this immersive and experiential educational exercise encourages the application of knowledge gained in previous courses, including an understanding of the objectives and functions of the United Nations system, as well as the development of professional skills related to research, public speaking, negotiation, mediation of conflict, and the preparation of official documents.
Historically, the conference has been open to outside participants from colleges and universities both regionally and internationally, presenting additional possibilities for networking, dialogue, and educational exchange among all participants. UPMUNC is further enriched by special events, which typically include a panel of invited speakers, a diplomatic reception, an awards ceremony, and a closing celebration.
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Mandatory |
UPEACE Resident Faculty()
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1 |
3 days |
26-Feb-2020 28-Feb-2020 |
8:45am-4:15pm. |
Council Room |
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DIL-6121 |
Counter-terrorism and Human Rights
DIL-6121-Counter-terrorism and Human Rights2CreditsThis class will examine the evolving legal framework for balancing counter-terrorist actions with human rights perspectives. The War on Terror is considered to be a permanent state of emergency which has led to human rights violations. Students will study normative instruments from the UN and regional counter-terrorist institutions and juxtapose them with human rights standards and case law. Dilemmas presented by conflicting interpretation of the scope of freedom of expression, the impact of removal of citizenship, the consequences of arbitrary detention, contradictions in Countering Violent Extremism policies, and the use of drones in targeted killing will be analyzed. Women's rights and children's rights will be discussed in the context of counter-terrorism. Students will be asked to identify best practices and articulate protection gaps.
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Mandatory |
Sergio Ugalde(Costa Rica)
With 20 years of experience in the field of International Law and Diplomacy, Sergio Ugalde (Costa Rica) graduated as a lawyer from the University of Costa Rica and holds a Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. As Costa Rica’s most senior international legal adviser since 2002, he has been entrusted with representing and managing his country’s last six cases before the International Court of Justice as counsel and advocate, and later as Co-Agent. He has served his country on over 40 occasions as Special Ambassador for legal, diplomatic and international cooperation and security affairs, and has been the chairman of the International Law Commission at Costa Rica´s Foreign Ministry for 17 years. He has headed several negotiations involving issues of international law. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Ugalde was appointed Costa Rica´s Ambassador to The Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prescription of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), where he served as Vice-Chair to the 20th Conference of States Parties. He was also Governor at the United Nations sponsored Common Fund for Commodities, based in Amsterdam. He served as Costa Rica’s Representative to the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and was appointed Vice-president of the Assembly of States Parties and Chair to The Hague Working Group on the International Criminal Court between 2016 and 2017. As acting President to the XVI Assembly of States Parties of the ICC in New York, he played a significant role in the activation of the ICC´s jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression by the consensus of 123 State Parties. He is a member of the Costa Rican Bar, an international member of the American Bar Association, and a member of the International Law Association in London.
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2 |
2 weeks |
02-Mar-2020 13-Mar-2020 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Classroom #1 |
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DIL-6026 |
International Economic Law
DIL-6026-International Economic Law3CreditsThe main objective of this course is to explore the contemporary system of international economic law, its theory, and practice, in the backdrop of ‘sustainable development’ emerging as the central theme influencing all its processes. The course has a clear orientation towards understanding and resolving contemporary disputes, which arise as a result of the increasing specialization of the field of ‘international economic law’ and the accompanying ‘fragmentation’ of public international law. The course will adopt a trans-disciplinary approach that encompasses international law, economics and finance, international relations, development studies, and human rights, in the broad interface between international economic law and development. Students will look closely at the economic and legal principles of the multilateral trade system, the case for liberalization of trade, the exceptions to the principles of liberalization, the judicial dispute settlement of trade disputes, the current initiatives for making trade law work for development, as well as the legal controversies arising in this field. Students will also explore other important areas of international economic law today such as investment, finance, and intellectual property rights.
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Mandatory |
Mihir Kanade(India)
Dr. Mihir Kanade (India) is the Academic Coordinator of the University for Peace, the Head of its Department of International Law, and the Director of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre. He holds an LL.B. from Nagpur University (India) and a Master degree and Doctorate from UPEACE. He is also an adjunct faculty at Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (Spain), Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal), and Long Island University (United States). His principal area of academic research and study is International Law, Human Rights and Globalization, covering several themes within that interface including trade and investment, sustainable development, forced migration, indigenous peoples’ rights, public health, amongst others. He has extensive experience in training staff of inter-governmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as professionals, in the field of human rights. He acts as an advisor to several human rights organizations and corporations on issues related to international law and human rights. He serves on the International Advisory Board of the International Bar Association on the topic of Business and Human Rights. He also leads a project of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting the Right to Development. Prior to his pursuit in academia, Mihir practiced for several years as a lawyer at the Bombay High Court and at the Supreme Court of India.
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3 |
3 weeks: March 16-27 8:45am-11:45am, and March 30-April 3 1:15pm-4:15pm. |
16-Mar-2020 03-Apr-2020 |
8:45am-4:15pm. |
Classroom #6 |
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DIL-6081 |
Maritime & Territorial Dispute Settlement
DIL-6081-Maritime & Territorial Dispute Settlement3CreditsThe geographical integrity of sovereign states is at the core of the contemporary notion of statehood itself. Therefore, when it comes to the specific delimitation of national territories, or the management of specific trans-boundary situations, there are a wealth of large and small maritime and territorial disputes. This course provides an historical overview of how international law has established the boundaries and limits of state jurisdiction, and the ways in which the international community has responded to territorial and maritime disputes around the globe. Close attention shall be given to a key player in this history, the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Mandatory |
Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo(Venezuela)
Juan Carlos Sainz-BorgoVenezuela
Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo (Venezuela) is Professor and Dean at the University for Peace (UPEACE). He is also Associate Professor of International Law at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas and has been since 1998. He served as Fulbright Visiting Professor at the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington DC (2008-2009); Professor of Humanitarian International Law at the Universidad Sergio Arboleda (2009-2014), the Universidad Javeriana and Universidad El Rosario, both in Colombia. He is also Professor at the Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio in Madrid and has been since 2009. He was Jurist to the Regional Delegation of Venezuela and the Caribbean of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He served as member of the Venezuelan Foreign Service in charge of border affairs as Adviser and Coordinator of the Cooperation Border Programs between 1991-1999, and Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy. Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo has a Law Degree, a Master's Degree in International Law and a Doctorate Degree (Cum Laude) from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas and a Master's Degree from Oxford University (UK). He has published four books on international law and international relations and numerous articles in different publications in the field
Helga Gudmundsdóttir(Iceland)
Helga GudmundsdóttirIceland
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3 |
3 weeks One double session TBC |
13-Apr-2020 30-Apr-2020 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Classroom #4 |
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UPE 6064 |
Working in Conflict and Post-Conflict...
UPE 6064-Working in Conflict and Post-Conflict Areas - Field Training2CreditsThis immersive, experiential learning course is intended to further students’ understanding of how journalists and staff of international organizations work in hostile environments, particularly in areas affected by violent conflict.
Workshops and field exercises are carried out with the collaboration of trained security personnel, actors, and other specialists in order to explore themes of personal security and risk assessment, crisis management and response, gathering and fact-checking sensitive information, and working with vulnerable populations.
Throughout the course, participants will build up and test their capacity to work under pressure, their leadership and teamwork skills, and their ability to respond to unexpected, dangerous, and complex situations in a creative, safe, and independently-minded way.
NOTE: This course is offered only to regular students of GPB, ILHR, ILSD, IPS, MP, PE master programmes, by application and limited space.
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Optional |
UPEACE Resident Faculty()
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2 |
2 weeks |
11-May-2020 15-May-2020 |
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Classroom #3 |
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DIL-6127 |
UN Environmental Diplomacy and Sustainable...
DIL-6127-UN Environmental Diplomacy and Sustainable Development2CreditsThe purpose of this course, in the first instance, is to develope understanding of the concept of sustainable development and its evolution in the past decades and the importance of the mainstreaming it into national development plans and strategies. In order to achieve that objective, it is essential to understand the UN System structure and how negotiations are conducted in various UN organs, between Members States of the UN and groups of countries, to develop agendas and programmes like Agenda 21 and various international environmental conventions (UNFCCC, UNCBD and UNCCD) and how various sustainable development treaties and agendas like the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are formulated through diplomatic processes and efforts. Emphasis would be laid on developing understanding of the negotiating processes in the UN for formulating agendas and plans. Rol on non-governmental actors, private sectors and others will also be explained.
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Narinder Kakar(India)
H.E. Narinder Kakar is currently a Permanent Observer of the University for Peace to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where he also served as the Permanent Observer of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Prior to joining UPEACE, Mr. Kakar spent 30 years with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), holding diverse posts with progressively increasing responsibility in Yemen, Guyana, Turkey and China. He most recently served as the Country Coordinator in the Maldives. Among his other UNDP posts, he was Deputy Director and subsequently Director of the Division for Resource Mobilization in New York. During his long career with the United Nations, Mr. Kakar served on a number of bodies, including the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund from 1989 to 1995. He also chaired the Joint Appeals Board during the 1990s and was the first member of the United Nations Federal Credit Union Board of Directors, chairing it from 1991 to 1995. A citizen of India, Mr. Kakar received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Delhi Polytecnic, where he also earned a diploma in journalism. He obtained a Master’s degree from Haceteppe University in Turkey and, in 1995, was a social development Research Associate at Harvard University.
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2 |
2 weeks |
13-May-2020 26-May-2020 |
1:15pm.-4:15pm. |
Classroom #2 |
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DIL-6103 |
Protection of Refugees (1 credit)
DIL-6103-Protection of Refugees (1 credit)1CreditsKey objectives: Understand the history of international action in support of refugees, including the adoption of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the establishment of UNHCR. Be aware of current challenges impeding the provision of protection for refugees. Identify the various actors responsible for international protection and the importance of working in partnership with them.
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Mandatory |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(Costa Rica)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesCosta Rica
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
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1 |
1 week |
18-May-2020 22-May-2020 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Classroom #6 |
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DIL-6084 |
International Labour Law
DIL-6084-International Labour Law1CreditsTOPICS COVERED
• Origin, history, mandate and objectives of the ILO
• Standards related activities and subjects cover by International Labour Standards
• Applying and promoting International Labour Standards
• Content of Fundamental Conventions: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining, Child Labour, Discrimination and Forced Labour
• Other Topics: Employment, HIV/AIDS, Indigenous People, Social Security
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• Put the mandate and objectives of the ILO in the context of current international challenges
• Develop a deeper reflection and understanding of issues relating to the effective application and compliance with international labour standards (Fundamental Conventions, Employment, HIV/AIDS, Indigenous Peoples Rights and Social Security).
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Mandatory |
ILO Team(Costa Rica)
The only tripartite U.N. agency, the ILO brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 187 member States to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men. The main aims of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.
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1 |
1 week |
25-May-2020 29-May-2020 |
8:45am-11:45am |
Classroom #6 |
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DIL-6106 |
Indigenous Peoples' Rights (1 credit)
DIL-6106-Indigenous Peoples' Rights (1 credit)1CreditsThis course introduces participants to the increasingly significant field of indigenous peoples' rights and looks at the contemporary issues that have paradoxically led to recognition of those rights on the one hand, while simultaneously challenging their implementation on the other. The course will address the broad spectrum of issues involved in the field of indigenous peoples' rights, beginning with who qualifies to be "indigenous peoples", the scope of their right to self-determination, the international and regional legal frameworks for the protection of their rights and the challenges associated therewith, and the debates surrounding the concept of indigenous governance. The course will also look closely into human security and human development issues relating to indigenous peoples, the impact of State policies on their culture and language, the issue of genetic research in the context of indigenous peoples and the effect of intellectual property rights on the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples. Strong emphasis will be placed throughout the course not only on theory and law, but also on case studies from around the world. Students will explore debates on mainstreaming versus autonomy, participatory governance, scope of 'free and prior consent', amongst others.
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Mandatory |
Mihir Kanade(India)
Dr. Mihir Kanade (India) is the Academic Coordinator of the University for Peace, the Head of its Department of International Law, and the Director of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre. He holds an LL.B. from Nagpur University (India) and a Master degree and Doctorate from UPEACE. He is also an adjunct faculty at Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (Spain), Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal), and Long Island University (United States). His principal area of academic research and study is International Law, Human Rights and Globalization, covering several themes within that interface including trade and investment, sustainable development, forced migration, indigenous peoples’ rights, public health, amongst others. He has extensive experience in training staff of inter-governmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as professionals, in the field of human rights. He acts as an advisor to several human rights organizations and corporations on issues related to international law and human rights. He serves on the International Advisory Board of the International Bar Association on the topic of Business and Human Rights. He also leads a project of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting the Right to Development. Prior to his pursuit in academia, Mihir practiced for several years as a lawyer at the Bombay High Court and at the Supreme Court of India.
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1 |
1 week |
01-Jun-2020 05-Jun-2020 |
1:15pm.-4:15pm. |
Classroom #6 |
