The Global School on Socioeconomic Rights: 2014 Harvard Course on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Litigation
Applications due July 1. The course flyer and description are attached:
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2014 Global School description
The Global School on Socioeconomic Rights: 2014 Harvard Course on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Litigation
The Program on the Health Rights of Women and Children at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University sponsors an annual course on health rights litigation, as part of the Global School on Socio-Economic Rights. In 2014, the Harvard course will focus exclusively on sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) litigation, including such topics as: abortion, criminalization of sex work, litigating LGBT rights in varied contexts, access to sexual and reproductive health entitlements, and working with marginalized groups in doing SRR advocacy. The three-day intensive course, held November 3-5, 2014 at Harvard University in Boston, MA, will enable participants to develop specialist-level knowledge in relation to litigating on sexual and reproductive health and rights at national and international levels, as well as afford ample opportunities for engaging in discussions and network building with practitioners from across the globe. Instructors include leading practitioners and judges from around the world, as well as scholars from the field.
Participants in the Harvard SRR litigation course this year will also be invited to attend a two-day international symposium on “Sexual and Reproductive Rights ‘Lawfare’ in International Tribunals” which will be held at Harvard University on November 6-7, and will draw leading experts from around the world to discuss the dynamics as well as the normative and empirical impacts of using international tribunals and forums in relation to controversial SRR issues.
The course is conducted in English, is highly participatory, and uses case studies extensively. Last year’s course included participants from twenty-four different countries worldwide. The course is designed for PhD students, scholars, practitioners (e.g., law, public health, human rights or development), policy-makers and advanced master’s students. The number of participants is restricted, and fellowships are limited. Applications are due to rcantor@hsph.harvard.edu by July 1, 2014. For application and more details about the course, see http://fxb.harvard.edu/health-rights-of-women-and-children/
