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- !une 27
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lordham unlverslLy - new ?ork, unlLed SLaLes

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CCUkSL DIkLC1CkS:
Larry no|||ngworth, C.8.L.
PumanlLarlan rograms ulrecLor, CenLer for lnLernaLlonal PumanlLarlan CooperaLlon (ClPC)
vlslLlng rofessor, lnsLlLuLe of lnLernaLlonal PumanlLarlan Affalrs (llPA), lordham unlverslLy

I|or|an kazesberger, h.D.
Puman 8lghLs 8evlew anel, LuLLx kosovo

L||sabeth W|cker|, I.D.
LxecuLlve ulrecLor, LelLner CenLer for lnLernaLlonal Law and !usLlce aL lordham Law School
Ad[uncL rofessor, lordham Law School

GULS1 LLC1UkLkS:
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CCUkSL ADMINIS1kA1ICN:
Suzanne Arno|d
Course AdmlnlsLraLor
lnsLlLuLe of lnLernaLlonal PumanlLarlan Affalrs (llPA), lordham unlverslLy
Lmall: llha.course.adm[gmall.com

CCUkSL DLSCkI1ICN
lnLernaLlonal law creaLes obllgaLlons on governmenLs and, Lo some exLenL, non-sLaLe acLors
Lo respecL, proLecL, and promoLe fundamenLal human rlghLs and provlde humanlLarlan
proLecLlons ln Llmes of confllcL. lnLernaLlonal human rlghLs and humanlLarlan proLecLlons
codlfled ln LreaLles, cusLomary law, declaraLlons, and oLher lnLernaLlonal norms all provlde
lmporLanL proLecLlons for lndlvlduals and groups. 1hese proLecLlons are no more lmporLanL
Lhan ln Llmes of naLural and manufacLured dlsasLers, buL lL ls durlng Lhese crlses LhaL Lhese
proLecLlons are especlally LhreaLened.

CovernmenLs and non-sLaLe acLors ofLen avold Lhelr obllgaLlons or plck and choose where
and Lo whaL exLenL Lhey wlll meeL Lhem. 1he role of Lhe humanlLarlan acLor ls Lhus crlLlcal Lo
consLanLly and conslsLenLly remlnd, reafflrm, encourage, and pressure all parLles Lo ensure
respecL for lnLernaLlonal legal sLandards. 1o do Lhls, Lhe effecLlve humanlLarlan acLor musL
undersLand Lhose sLandards, and have Lhe skllls and Lools Lo negoLlaLe Lhelr appllcaLlon ln
Llmes of crlsls.

ln Lhls course, sLudenLs wlll be lnLroduced lnLo a pracLlcal approach on how Lo examlne Lhe
relaLed buL dlsLlncL bodles of human rlghLs and humanlLarlan law, whlch boLh provlde
fundamenLal proLecLlons for lndlvlduals and groups. 1hls wlll lnclude a crlLlcal examlnaLlon
of Lhe orlglns, prlnclples, and appllcaLlons of Lhese bodles of law. 1he course wlll provlde

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parLlclpanLs wlLh a framework for undersLandlng Lhe legal aspecLs of dellverlng
humanlLarlan asslsLance wlLhln LhaL framework. 1he course wlll provlde sLudenLs wlLh Lhe
necessary Lools Lo fulfll Lhelr roles by lnLroduclng appllcable convenLlons and proLocols,
explore ways where Lhe law can enhance humanlLarlan asslsLance and proLecLlon, and glve
sLudenLs an opporLunlLy Lo analyze case sLudles and develop a Lhorough undersLandlng of
Lhe appllcablllLy of human rlghLs and humanlLarlan law Lo Lhelr dally work.

WlLh a Lhorough comprehenslon of Lhese lnLernaLlonal laws, sLudenLs wlll galn confldence
and experLlse ln negoLlaLlng wlLh oLher acLors and navlgaLlng Lhe varlous loglsLlcs of Lhe
humanlLarlan's reallLy LhaL seLs formal sLandards and laws agalnsL Lhe reallLles of on-Lhe-
ground challenges.

CCUkSL LLAkNING C8ILC1IVLS
SLudenLs who successfully compleLe Lhls course wlll be able Lo:
uescrlbe Lhe framework of legal proLecLlon,
undersLand Lhe pracLlcal aspecLs of human rlghLs monlLorlng and advocacy,
ldenLlfy dlfferenL approaches Lo enforce human rlghLs and humanlLarlan law,
8eflne and enrlch Lhelr experlence of Lhe dlfferenL Lechnlques of enhanclng Lhee
lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe lnLernaLlonal legal proLecLlon reglme,
CrlLlcally assess culLurally speclflc aspecLs human rlghLs ln humanlLarlan crlses

CCUkSL kLUIkLMLN1S
kL-CCUkSL ASSIGNMLN1:
Lach parLlclpanL musL come Lo Lhe course prepared Lo glve a 10-mlnuLe presenLaLlon on a
human rlghLs lssue. lL can be one ln whlch you were personally or professlonally lnvolved ln,
or one LhaL you heard abouL. ldeally, lL should be relaLed Lo Lhe dellvery of humanlLarlan
asslsLance or Lhe provlslon of proLecLlon. 1he parLlclpanL shall descrlbe a human rlghLs lssue,
and conslder posslble soluLlons Lo Lhe problem.

IN-CLASS AC1IVI1ILS:
arLlclpanL Case SLudles (6 LoLal, 10 mlnuLes each)
uebaLe exerclse: SLudenLs wlll be dlvlded lnLo groups and each wlll be glven a role Lo
presenL an argumenL on a human rlghLs lssue. 1he groups wlll prepare and presenL
Lhelr work ln class on Lhe lasL day of Lhe course ln form of a debaLe. ModeraLors wlll
evaluaLe Lhe parLlclpanLs based on Lhelr parLlclpaLlon and performance.

ACADLMIC ALk:
CredlL-earnlng sLudenLs wlll also be requlred Lo produce an academlc paper followlng Lhe
course.

CCUkSL S1kUC1UkL
1he course wlll begln wlLh a brlef dlscusslon lnLroducLlon lnLo Lhe lnLernaLlonal reglme of
legal proLecLlon, lncludlng human rlghLs, humanlLarlan, and refugee law. 1he course wlll
conLlnue assesslng Lhe appllcaLlon of Lhe law ln Lwo dlfferenL seLs of humanlLarlan crlses,
naLural dlsasLers and armed confllcL. A maln Loplc of Lhe course ls Lo enable sLudenLs Lo geL
a pracLlcal undersLandlng of human rlghLs work ln Lhe fleld, lncludlng human rlghLs
monlLorlng and lnvesLlgaLlons as well as relaLed advocacy and enforcemenL.


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MeLhods and Lools used wlll lnclude:
Class faclllLaLlon and lnLeracLlve presenLaLlons by experlenced human rlghLs
pracLlLloners and lordham academlc faculLy,
Scenarlo exerclses, group work and dlscusslons,
ComblnaLlon of LheoreLlcal foundaLlon Lhrough lecLures and pracLlcal appllcaLlon
Lhrough case sLudles,
arLlclpanL case sLudy presenLaLlons,
uebaLe exerclse

ICkDnAM CLICILS AND LkLC1A1ICNS
SLudenLs and faculLy have a shared commlLmenL Lo lordham unlverslLy's mlsslon and
values. hLLp://www.fordham.edu/dlscover_fordham/mlsslon_26603.asp

1he course ls regulaLed by Lhe lordham unlverslLy dlsclpllne and grlevance pollcles,
avallable onllne aL:
bttp.//www.fotJbom.eJo/ocoJemlcs/colleqes__qtoJoote_s/qtoJoote__ptofessloo/otts__scl
eoces/fotms__tesootces/pollcles_ooJ_ptoceJo/10_Jlsclplloe_ooJ_qt_7J049.osp

ASSLSSMLN1 AND GkADING CLIC
All pottlclpoots are expecLed Lo uphold Lhe followlng classroom requlremenLs:
1. AcLlve parLlclpaLlon ln class and all group work asslgnmenLs
2. Cn-Llme aLLendance of all sesslons
3. Submlsslon of orlglnal work

cteJlt-eotoloq pottlclpoots who have reglsLered as non-maLrlculaLed sLudenLs and
submlLLed Lhe requlred paperwork and addlLlonal fee for credlL wlll be assessed and glven a
leLLer grade for Lhe course. Crades wlll be based on parLlclpaLlon (13 of flnal grade), whlch
lncludes presenLaLlons and oLher work done ln class, and on an academlc paper (83 of flnal
grade). 1he academlc paper musL be submlLLed ln order Lo recelve full credlL for Lhe course.
A separaLe documenL deLalllng Lhe lnsLrucLlons and Loplc for Lhe Academlc aper wlll be
posLed on Lhe course Coogle slLe.


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Buman Rights in Bumanitaiian Ciises 4

DA 1: Monday, Iune 23
Opeoloq Joy - 1be lotetootloool leqol keqlme
nomoo klqbts lott 1
1IML 1CIC] AC1IVI1 LLC1UkLk
8:4S-9:00 keg|strat|on
9:00-9:30 We|come and |ntroduct|on to the course
9:30-10:00 Introduct|on of part|c|pants
Lxpectat|ons

10:00-11:30 1he Internat|ona| Lega| keg|me 1
Introduct|on to numan k|ghts Law
I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves Cvervlew of Lhe law relevanL Lo humanlLarlan asslsLance - Lo lnLroduce parLlclpanLs lnLo
Lhe hlsLory and baslc concepLs of human rlghLs law (P8L) as well as ma[or LreaLles, Lhelr
overslghL mechanlsms and posslblllLles for enforcemenL, ln addlLlon explore Lhe speclflc
relevance of P8L for humanlLarlan workers.
10:30-10:4S Coffee 8reak
Introduct|on to Internat|ona| numan|tar|an Law
I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves 1o lnLroduce parLlclpanLs lnLo Lhe hlsLory and concepLs of lnLernaLlonal PumanlLarlan
Law (lPL), glve overvlew of Ceneva Law and 1he Pague Law, ouLllne relevanL LreaLles as
well as baslc prlnclples of armed confllcL whlle puLLlng lPL lnLo a perspecLlve Lo P8L.
1:00-2:00 Lunch
Cverv|ew kefugees and IDs
I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves P8L and 8efugees, overvlew of hlsLory, deflnlLlons and key concepLs (lncluslon,
cessaLlon, excluslon) P8L and lus.
3:1S-4:30 Lmergenc|es - app||cat|on of the |aw - case stud|es L||sabeth W|cker|
Cb[ect|ves 1he relaLlonshlp beLween dlfferenL seLs of law and emergencles ls emerglng Lhrough Lhe
creaLlon of Lools LhaL alm aL enhanclng Lhe proLecLlon of Lhose affecLed by humanlLarlan
dlsasLers. 1hls lecLure wlll lnLroduce parLlclpanLs Lhrough case sLudles wlLh relevanL
Lools when operaLlng wlLhln an emergency conLexL.
4:4S-6:00 Gender, V|o|ence, and the ko|e of the State L||sabeth W|cker|
Cb[ect|ves An lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe speclflc concerns relaLed Lo gender-based vlolence, women's
rlghLs, and Lhe role and responslblllLy of sLaLe acLors Lo prevenL, lnvesLlgaLe, and
prosecuLe lnsLances of gender-based vlolence. Case sLudles and examples of advocacy ln
Lhls fleld wlll be consldered.

DA 2: 1uesday, Iune 24
nomoo klqbts lott 2 - 1be ptoctlce
8:30-9:00 art|c|pant presentat|ons
9:00-11:1S 8as|cs of numan k|ghts Mon|tor|ng
Case study]exerc|se - r|son mon|tor|ng
I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves lnLroduclng parLlclpanLs lnLo baslcs of human rlghLs monlLorlng, followlng CPCP8 and
oLher meLhodologles - from Lhe deslgn of a human rlghLs monlLorlng programme, Lo
deLalls of lLs lmplemenLaLlon (who, where, when, whaL, how - do's and don'Ls) and
posslblllLles as well as counLerparLs for advocacy, exlL sLraLegles.
11:1S-11:30 Coffee 8reak
11:30-1:00 C|v|| and o||t|ca| k|ghts:
1orture L|ements, revent|on & Advocacy
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Cb[ect|ves Make parLlclpanLs famlllar wlLh dlfferenL legal lnsLrumenLs on LorLure, whaL forms
LorLure can Lake, channels of advocacy, overslghL and enforcemenL mechanlsms and Lhe
nCC perspecLlve on such lssues.
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Conf||ct, 1rans|t|on and the |ace of Lconom|c, Soc|a|
and Cu|tura| k|ghts
Case study: Nepa|
L||sabeth W|cker|
Cb[ect|ves An overvlew of economlc, soclal and culLural rlghLs and Lhelr relaLlonshlp Lo confllcL and
LranslLlonal [usLlce. 1he overvlew wlll lnclude an examlnaLlon of Lhe relevanL lnsLrumenLs
under lnLernaLlonal law, and parLlclpanLs wlll conslder Lhe ways ln whlch LSC rlghLs are
lmpllcaLed by confllcL.
3:30-1S:4S Coffee 8reak
3:4S-4:4S numan r|ghts |nvest|gat|ons - Case study L|bya

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Cb[ect|ves art|c|pants w||| be |ntroduced |nto the pract|ca| cha||enges of human r|ghts
|nvest|gat|ons |n zones of conf||ct.
4:4S-S:00 Coffee 8reak
S:00-6:00 1he numan k|ghts 8ased Approach L||sabeth W|cker|
Cb[ect|ves lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe human rlghLs-based approach Lo monlLorlng, proLecLlon, and rellef
for humanlLarlan workers ln Lhe fleld. 1he hlsLory and concepLs wlll be dlscussed, and
examples of how Lo lnclude Lhe approach ln programmlng, pro[ecLs and dally operaLlons
wlll be consldered.

DA 3: Wednesday, Iune 2S
nomoo klqbts & nomooltotloo low lo-Jeptb
When 1CIC] AC1IVI1
8:30-10:30 ku|es of Lngagement
r|nc|p|es of Armed Conf||ct
Larry no|||ngworth
Cb[ect|ves 1hrough Lhls lecLure, parLlclpanLs wlll explore baslc prlnclples of armed confllcL as well as
be made aware of currenL conLenLlous lssues, mlllLary LacLlcs, LargeLlng, weapons, eLc.
10:4S-1:00 1ransnat|ona| human r|ghts protect|on: M|grants,
kefugees, and State|ess eop|e
L||sabeth W|cker|
Cb[ect|ves Case sLudles and conslderaLlon of Lhe parLlcular problems LhaL face people llvlng ouLslde
of Lhelr counLrles of orlgln, wheLher by cholce or because of war, naLural dlsasLers,
Lrafflcklng, or LhreaLs Lo Lhelr safeLy.
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:1S 1he r|ght to human|tar|an ass|stance & the
kespons|b|||ty to rotect
I|or|an kazesberger &
L||sabeth W|cker|
Cb[ect|ves ls Lhere a rlghL Lo humanlLarlan asslsLance? lf so, how lL ls deflned and ln whlch klnd of
slLuaLlons does lL apply? Pow ls lL dlsLlngulshed from 82?
3:30-S:00 Case Study - Syr|a, |nternat|ona| response, the
respons|b|||ty to protect and human|tar|an
|ntervent|on
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Cb[ect|ves Cvervlew of Lhe 8esponslblllLy Lo roLecL, lLs hlsLory, and duLles on dlfferenL acLors.
undersLandlng wheLher Lhere a duLy Lo humanlLarlan lnLervenLlon and how Lhe concepL
and legallLy of humanlLarlan lnLervenLlons have overlapped wlLh Lhe responslblllLy Lo
proLecL. arLlclpanLs wlll also dlscuss Lhe currenL sLaLus of Lhe debaLe, and Lhe way ahead.
S:00-S:30 art|c|pants' presentat|ons


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DA 4: 1hursday, Iune 26
now to qet wbot yoo woot - AJvococy & ofotcemeot
1IML 1CIC] AC1IVI1
8:30-10:00 numan k|ghts and Advocacy L||sabeth W|cker|
Cb[ect|ves 1o lnLroduce parLlclpanLs lnLo mosL relevanL LacLlcs of human rlghLs advocacy, bulldlng on
nCC experlence ln dlfferenL counLrles
10:00-10:30 Coffee 8reak
10:30-1:00 now to get what you want - human r|ghts enforced !"#
Cb[ect|ves 1he Achllles heel of human rlghLs relaLes Lo lLs enforcemenL. SLaLes, pollLlcal leaders, armed
groups, prlvaLe securlLy flrms buL also lnLernaLlonal organlsaLlons as well as humanlLarlan
workers are rarely held accounLable whenever Lhey unduly lnfrlnge upon human rlghLs. 1hls
sesslon focuses on dlfferenL forms of posslble enforcemenL, lf advocacy efforLs fall. 1hose
lnclude nexL Lo naLlonal [urlsdlcLlons and lnLernaLlonal courLs also bodles and commlLLees of
lnLernaLlonal organlzaLlons.
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 kosovo - the accountab|||ty of |nternat|ona|
organ|zat|ons for human r|ghts v|o|at|ons
I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves lnLernaLlonal organlzaLlons, ln parLlcular when operaLlng ln humanlLarlan emergencles or
slLuaLlons of posL confllcL can be Lhe cause vlolaLlons of human rlghLs. 1he case sLudy of
kosovo demonsLraLes how lnLernaLlonal mlsslons, unMlk and LuLLx, have been hold
accounLable Lo human rlghLs vlolaLlons.
3:4S-S:30 Internat|ona| Cr|m|na| Law I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves lnLroduce parLlclpanLs ln Lhe hlsLory and purpose of lnLernaLlonal crlmlnal [urlsdlcLlon, Lhe
1rlbunals and Lhe lCC and posslble lmpacL on humanlLarlan workers, Lhe lssues of amnesLles
and lmpunlLy, sLrengLhs and weaknesses of lnLernaLlonal [urlsdlcLlons and Lhe way ahead.
S:30-S:4S 8r|ef|ng on Debate Lxerc|se

DA S: Ir|day, Iune 27
Noo-5tote Actots, cose 5toJles, uebotes
8:30-10:1S Non-State actors: r|vate Secur|ty Compan|es and
human r|ghts
I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves non-SLaLe acLors provlde a new challenge Lo human rlghLs law as Lhey are noL dlrecLly
bound by relevanL LreaLles. 1hls lecLure wlll lnLroduce parLlclpanLs lnLo Lhe role and
accounLablllLy of non-sLaLe acLors such as LransnaLlonal corporaLlons and provlde a case
sLudy on prlvaLe securlLy/mlllLary flrms as an emerglng reallLy whlch represenL a wlder
Lrend of ouLsourclng of sLaLe responslblllLles Lo prlvaLe acLors. 1hls lecLure wlll explore
Lhe relevanL law, posslble legal gaps and mechanlsms Lo hold relevanL non-sLaLe acLors
accounLable.
10:30-12:30 Case study - Afghan|stan I|or|an kazesberger
Cb[ect|ves CurrenL human rlghLs lssues ln AfghanlsLan, wlLh a speclflc focus on vlolence agalnsL
women and Lhe proLecLlon of clvlllans. 1hls sesslon wlll ouLllne Lhe background Lo Lhe
human rlghLs crlses ln AfghanlsLan, Lhe appllcable law and efforLs of enforcemenL. lL wlll
also glve an lnslde look Lo pracLlcal llmlLaLlons and Lhe dangers of human rlghLs work ln
Lhe fleld.
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Debates
Cb[ect|ves 1o apply concepLs and relevanL legal lnsLrumenLs ln a debaLe exerclse.
3:4S-S:00 |enary - open |ssues


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Cert|f|cates
7:00 D|nner

D|sc|a|mer:
1he program reserves Lhe rlghL Lo cancel/change semlnars, change days, daLes, Llmes, or lnsLrucLors
wlLhouL prlor noLlflcaLlon, due Lo Lhe crlLlcal naLure of Lhe work of Lhe professlonal sLaff. We regreL any
lnconvenlence Lhls may cause and wlll make every efforL Lo replace semlnars/speakers as approprlaLe.


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1nL INS1I1U1L CI IN1LkNA1ICNAL nUMANI1AkIAN AIIAIkS
A1 ICkDnAM UNIVLkSI1

MAS1LkS CI Ak1S IN IN1LkNA1ICNAL nUMANI1AkIAN AC1ICN (MInA)
lordham unlverslLy's MasLers of ArLs ln lnLernaLlonal PumanlLarlan AcLlon provldes an
unparalleled opporLunlLy for humanlLarlan professlonals Lo develop Lhe comprehenslve
knowledge and on-Lhe-ground skllls needed Lo deal wlLh Lhe world's mosL presslng
challenges and dlsasLers. Cffered by lordham's lnsLlLuLe of lnLernaLlonal PumanlLarlan
Affalrs and Lhe CraduaLe School of ArLs and Sclences, Lhe MlPA program comblnes Lhe
experlence of seasoned humanlLarlan professlonals wlLh Lhe academlc sLrengLh of lordham
faculLy from Lhe School of Law and Lhe CraduaLe Schools of 8uslness and Soclal Servlce, who
provlde sLudenLs wlLh Lhe pollLlcal, hlsLorlcal, legal and eLhlcal conLexLs of pasL, presenL and
fuLure emergencles.

1he program ls made up of four advanced modules, whlch are flexlble enough Lo flL a
humanlLarlan professlonal's schedule. Courses are offered ln one-, Lwo- and four-week
lnLenslve sesslons ln varlous locaLlons around Lhe world, lncludlng 8arcelona, Ceneva, Coa,
kuala Lumpur, nalrobl, uublln, 8ome, enang, new ?ork, and 8erlln. 1wo credlLs are
aLLrlbuLed Lo each week, and parLlclpanLs musL compleLe elghL LoLal credlLs ln each of Lhe
program's four Loplc modules. PumanlLarlan professlonals can compleLe Lhe 32-credlL
program ln 18 monLhs or as long as flve years, dependlng on lndlvldual schedules and
resources.

lease vlslL www.fordham.edu/llha for addlLlonal lnformaLlon.

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