A Short Course in International Norms, Strategies and Mechanisms

NGO “Lviv Academy for Human Rights of Don Bosco” and Institute of Religion and Society of Ukrainian Catholic University Present International Human Rights:  “A Short Course in International Norms, Strategies and Mechanisms”.

Lviv, May 22-24, 2015

Kyiv, May 28-30, 2015

A Short Course in International Norms, Strategies and Mechanisms“ consists of two separate modules (2,5 days each) held in Lviv and in Kyiv. The participants are welcome to chose any of those modules. Please note that each module will have its own specifics.

Lviv module will cover a wide range of issues related to human rights advocacy and will tackle some general topics in international law while Kyiv module of the Program will be mostly related to International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law presenting a more in-depth view of a number of issues relevant to the current situation in Ukraine.

Lecturer: Theodore S. Orlin – J.D., the Harold T. Clark Jr. Professor Emeritus of Human Rights Scholarship and Advocacy at Utica College, Utica, New York; founder and Director of the Human Rights Advocacy Program (HRAP). 

Working language – English

Eligibility criteria:

• Fluency in English (upper-intermediate/advanced level required)
•  Availability for the whole duration of the module
• Professional/academic interest in the topics of the Program
• Practical experience will be an asset

  Target group:

• Junior and senior undergraduate students, graduate and postgraduate students majoring in law, international relations, political sciences, journalism and related disciplines
• Human rights activists/defenders/NGO leaders
• Lawyers

Сosts:

Lviv module:

Accommodation in Lviv will be covered for selected participants outside of the city. Transportation costs will be partially reimbursed for participants from other regions.

Kyiv module:

Accommodation in Kyiv will be covered for selected participants outside of the city. Transportation will be at participants’ expense.

Application deadline: May 17, 2015

Selection results announced: May 19, 2015

Application can be found here: link

May you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us: academy4humanrights(@)gmail.com

About Theodore  S. Orlin

Theodore Orlin, J.D., is the Harold T. Clark Jr. Professor Emeritus of Human Rights Scholarship and Advocacy at Utica College, Utica, New York. He is a founder and Director of the Human Rights Advocacy Program (HRAP).

As a international human rights lawyer he has worked extensively as a trainer, consultant and advocate in the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, etc.), Eastern Europe (Romania, Moldova, Slovakia) Asia (India, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, etc.) and Africa (Malawi, Cameroon, The Gambia). He has been a Fulbright Professor at the (Finnish) Institute for Human Rights (Abo Akademi, Turku, Finland). He has been the Senior Human Rights Consultant for the Finnish Human Rights Project in Kosovo (2000-01) and was lead lawyer for the International Human Rights Law Group mission to Romania (1992).

He has written, edited and contributed to a number of human rights books including; “The Comparative Jurisprudence of Human Rights Law” (Orlin, Rosas, Scheinin); UNESCO Albanian/English Human Rights Glossary; etc. He has contributed chapters to three books on the international legality of the death penalty. He has taught at the The Institute for Human Rights in Abo, Finland and lectured at other Universities in Europe, Asia and North America. He has authored and led the effort to draft a human rights glossary Chinese/ English. He has contributed to the Oxford University Press Encyclopedia on Human Rights (Right of Privacy) and has published a chapter on minority linguistic rights in Europe.