Meeting with the Faculty of Law of the University of Zimbabwe

Meeting with the Faculty of Law of the University of Zimbabwe

The ICJ supported the convening of a three-day meeting of the Faculty of Law of the University of Zimbabwe. The meeting reviewed the content of the courses offered at the University with the view of aligning the subject matter to the new constitution.

The Dean of Law Mr Magade noted in his introduction that “this Curriculum Review gives us a fabulous opportunity to take a long and hard look at ourselves and self introspect and come up with suggestions on how to improve our curriculum. At the end of the day we need to produce a product or graduate that is fit for purpose.”

The meeting took place at the Troutbeck Inn in Nyanga from 18 to 20 January 2016 and congregated 30 academic staff members from the University including a curriculum expert, Dr Nziramasanga, from the Faculty of Education. Dr Mosito and Dr Dingake from the Lesotho and Botswana respectively also contributed to the review process.

Geneva Seminar for Lawyers on International Human rights Law in the Criminal Justice Process

Geneva Seminar for Lawyers on International Human rights Law in the Criminal Justice Process

The ICJ will hold a five-day seminar in Geneva for lawyers from Central Asian countries on International Human Rights Law in the Criminal Justice Process. 

The training seminar, from 5 – 9 November, will cover international human rights law related to fair trial, the right to liberty, freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to life; as well as UN human rights mechanisms.  The training will involve ICJ Commissioners and legal advisers, as well as other experts.  Participants will meet with members of Committee against Torture, and with representatives of other treaty bodies and UN Special Procedures.   The participants will also attend a session of the Committee Against Torture, to observe the reporting process.

The seminar aims to build a strong connection between national lawyers in Central Asian countries and the international human rights system. It will provide a forum for detailed and practical discussion on international human rights law and its application in practice in national systems, drawing on the experiences of experts on international jurisprudence, standards and mechanisms, to ensure more effective application of these standards in Central Asian countries.

Agenda-CISTraining-2012-eng (download the agenda in English)

Agenda-CISTraining-2012-rus (download the agenda in Russian)

Training on migration and human rights in Serbia

Training on migration and human rights in Serbia

The ICJ, OSCE and Group 484 are holding a training on migration and international human rights law starting on Tuesday 16 October in Kladovo (Serbia).

The training has been organised by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Serbian NGO “Group 484” and will be given by the International Commission of Jurists. It will focus on international protection of migrants and asylum seekers, the principle of non-refoulement, and human rights in expulsion procedures, drawing from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, of the UN human rights systems and from EU law. The training will be centered on the ICJ Practitioners Guide no. 6: Migration and International Human Rights Law.

Serbia-agenda-migration-2012 (download the agenda of the training)

Photo credit: © Stabilisation Unit/DFID (the DFID has no involvement in nor does support this event)

ICJ/UNHCR workshop on non-refoulement and right to an effective remedy

ICJ/UNHCR workshop on non-refoulement and right to an effective remedy

On 3-4 July, the ICJ and UNHCR organised a workshop for lawyers across Europe on the principle of non-refoulement and the right to an effective remedy.

On 3-4 July, the ICJ and UNHCR organised a workshop for lawyers across Europe on the principle of non-refoulement and the right to an effective remedy. The workshop, which took place at the European Court of Human Rights’ premises, focussed on the Strasbourg Court’s jurisprudence and on the practice and procedure related to interim measures before the court.

Europe-ICJUNHCRtraining-agendaICJ-2012 (download the agenda of the workshop)

Photo credit: © Stabilisation Unit/DFID (the DFID has no involvement in nor does support this event)

 

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