Deadline: 05-May-22

The Centre for Human Rights has announced the applications for the Advanced Human Rights Course: Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights.

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, will host a one-week intensive short course on judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa from 9 – 13 May 2022.

The aim of the course on the judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa is to provide participants with a critical understanding of the possibilities of and problems associated with the judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa. During the one-week intensive course, training is provided to practitioners, policy-makers, scholars and students on national and international litigation of socio-economic rights.

Topics

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
Litigation in a 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

Eligibility Criteria

As this is a high-level course, in particular practitioners working in the field of socio-economic rights in Africa, judicial officers, postgraduate students researching in this area, government officials responsible for relevant issues and members of civil society groups experienced in and engaged with the issues should apply. Applicants from all around the world are invited. However, the course will have a particular African focus. Applicants from African countries are, therefore, in particular, encouraged to apply.

For more information, visit https://www.chr.up.ac.za/courses-presented/judicial-enforcement-of-socio-economic-rights-in-africa