International Human Rights Law
Summer School
This summer school offers participants the opportunity to follow an intensive programme of university-level study in international human rights law within in the beautiful surroundings of New College, Oxford. The programme was established by the University of Oxford and George Washington University Law School in 1995 and around 1050 students and practitioners from all over the world have attended the summer school since that time.
Over four weeks, faculty, participants and invited guests create an international camp where key contemporary challenges to the protection of human rights and dignity are placed into focus. The residential nature of the course allows participants to emerge themselves in the topic and create lasting connections with faculty and peers. This intensive programme explores the international and regional human rights law and enforcement machinery and a range of challenges to the protection of human rights. The programme places a particularly strong focus on the enforcement of law in practice.
The programme is taught by an internationally recognised faculty combining both academic and practical experience. The course offerings focus on the theory and practice of international human rights law and include an introductory course in the fundamentals of international human rights law, an advanced course in human rights advocacy and electives that address important contemporary issues in the field. The programme also includes a human rights film series, key note honorary lectures, a careers panel and a number of social events.
The next session will run in July/August 2013 (admissions are now closed for the 2012 programme). Further information about the programme can be found by clicking on the links to the left of this page.
We hope you will find the programme of interest and if you have further questions please contact us.
Professor Liz Griffin (Co-director, University of Oxford)
Dean Susan Karamanian (Co-director, George Washington University)