Organising institution |
 University of Essex. Human Rights Centre, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Delivering institution |
University of Essex. Human Rights Centre, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Date of commencement/
establishment |
1999 | |
Duration |
Three or six months | |
Target group |
General public
Government officials
NGO activists | |
In-service training or
pre-service training |
No | |
Content |
This program aims to facilitate training the participants in human rights law and practice. During the three-month course, participants spend three months at the University of Nottingham studying some of the LLM modules. Participants also take a specialist human rights training seminar taught by Centre members and experts from non-governmental organizations and legal practices. In addition, participation take a course on United Kingdom civil liberties law. During the six-month course, participants either extend their stay in Nottingham to six months, taking further human rights modules or doing a research project, or spend the second three-month period working for a human rights non-governmental organization. | |
Country |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Geographical focus |
International | |
HR incorporated in curriculum |
No | |
Methodology used |
Lectures, Seminars, Research projects, Placements. | |
Delivered by |
Staff of the Human Rights Law Centre, Law School staff, Visiting experts, Personnel of non-governmental organizations. | |
Additional information |
Funding institution: Department for International Development, British Council, European Union. Scholarships: There are specific scholarships deriving from the project funding. | |
Was the program evaluated |
Yes | |
Evaluation description |
Annual reviews by participants are conducted. | |
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