Training Opportunity by International Human Rights Network: HRBA: Justice & Security Sector Reform
Venue: National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
Application form for OJIR22 training programme: may be downloaded from the end of this page.
Objective
- The legal principles and practice underpinning human rights based approaches to justice sector reform
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The inter-linkages between justice sector actors (law enforcement, judicial, corrections, etc)
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The relationship between the justice sector and related sectors ('security sector'), and concepts 'rule of law', 'good governance'
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Human Rights Based needs assessment, programme design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation
- Programming tools (including Human Rights Based benchmarks and indicators)
- Case studies from national contexts and international field missions (conflict and post-conflict)
- Teamwork, advocacy and strategic partnerships
Methods
The Programme uses a variety of pedagogical techniques; including presentations, plenary discussions, group work and role-plays, case studies, etc. The programme is highly participatory and emphasises cross-learning among participants, based upon advance reflection. Advance reading provides participants with a common grounding in the international legal framework governing justice sector reform and human rights based approaches.
An indicative programme is available here, and will be up-dated in light of the profiles of confirmed 2022 participants.
Participants
Logistics
The programme is non-residential. Participants will be provided with a range of accommodation options to choose from, including on-campus.
The programme fee is 1000 euro for payments received by 25th February 2022 - covering tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments during the programme. The fee after that date is 1475 euro.
Deadline for Applications: There is no formal deadline. If you require an Irish visa, please allow 8 weeks for that application to be processed by the Irish authorities once your place has been confirmed.
International Human Rights Network Scholarship
Details of the criteria and application process for an IHRN Scholarship for this programme in 2022 are available here. Please note that applications are processed on an on-going basis, so the earlier an application is received the better. The latest deadline for receiving completed scholarship applications for this programme is the 25 March 2022.
Download Logistics file here.
Download Application Form here.
OJIR22 Scholarship File here.