Advanced Human Rights Courses: Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights in Africa

The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) at University of Pretoria works towards human rights education in Africa, a greater awareness of human rights, the wide dissemination of publications on human rights in Africa, and the improvement of the rights of women, people living with HIV, indigenous peoples, sexual minorities and other disadvantaged or marginalised persons or groups across the continent.

The CHR is conducting a short advanced human rights course titled 'Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights in Africa’, from 5-9 March 2012 in Pretoria.

The course is designed to provide participants with a critical understanding of the possibilities of and problems associated with judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights on the continent.

During the one-week intensive course, training will be provided to practitioners, policy-makers, scholars and students on national and international litigation of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights.

The topics may include the following:

• Conceptual Issues on Judicial Enforcement of socio-economic rights;
• Judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in South Africa;
• International adjudication of socio-economic rights;
• African courts and the enforcement of socio-economic rights;
• Equality and socio-economic rights;
• Litigation strategy and policy impact;
• Rights to health;
• Litigation in broader context: Legitimacy and effectiveness;
• Latin American Courts and the enforcement of socio-economic rights;
• India and other comparative case law;
• Non-state actors and international accountability;
• Practical exercises/assignments.

Now in their 11th year, the Advanced Human Rights Courses are aimed at senior government officials, legal practitioners, managers and staff of human rights institutions, NGOs, inter-governmental organisations’, academics and other interested parties. Participants come from South Africa, other parts of Africa and the world.

Our illustrious alumni report that the training received in the Advanced Human Rights Courses helped them to better serve their constituencies and to perform more effectively in their professional, public roles.

For more information and to download the application form, refer to www.chr.up.ac.za.

Enquiries: Kweku Antwi, Tel: 012 420 4197

For more about the Centre for Human Rights, refer to www.chr.up.ac.za.