Course Overview
The primary objective of an effective and reliable International Human Rights and Humanitarian Legal Framework is the protection of the fundamental human rights of victims and non-combatants in the event of armed conflict or war.
International Humanitarian Law is also known as the Law of Armed Conflict, which derives legitimacy from the principles expounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Convention.
The course structure and content enable the delegate, post-course completion to adopt and implement a lateral value perspective on the development of an International Framework of Human Rights which encapsulates the rationale of Humanitarian Law.
This comprehensive and constructive Masterclass will provide its delegates with a practical understanding of how to implement situation-specific international human rights and humanitarian law principles in their respective work environments.
The ultimate objective of this Masterclass on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Course is to empower the delegate to synergistically align their respective organizations with World Peace Sustainability Initiatives in line with the Millennium Development Goals Resolution by the United Nations.
This Zoe training course will consequently succinctly equip you with the skills to assimilate concepts and develop a contextual interpretation of how your organization can constructively co-operate with and consistently contribute to World Peace Sustainability Initiatives.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this Masterclass on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, participants will be able to:
- Learn how to write an effective implementation while taking cognizance of their unique situation-specific context
- Study how to assimilate international principles into a contextual framework of localized objectives
- Devise implementation plans that organisations can understand and follow easily
- Understand your legal obligations in terms of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Learn and practice how to consistently and constructively deliver on all your organization’s relevant primary objectives pertaining to the course content
- Recognise how to spot common errors when reviewing existing implementation plans
- Take preventative and protective control and develop proactive environmental screening competency to assess organizational risk emanating from non-compliance with international protocols
- Acquire a thoughtful understanding of the principles and institutions of international human rights and humanitarian law, including their origins, assumptions, contents, limits and potential
- Display knowledge and understanding of the main sources of international humanitarian law and how they apply in international and non-international armed conflicts
- Understand the real impact of international human rights and humanitarian law in conflict-affected states and jurisdictions
Training Methodology
This interactive Masterclass in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Course will comprise the following training methods:
- Presentation
- Assignments
- Case Studies & Functional Exercises
- Questionnaires
Zoe Talent Solutions follows the ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ model.
Organisational Benefits
Companies who nominate their employees to participate in this Masterclass on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law can benefit in the following ways:
- Benefit from training your employees on the definition and importance of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in as far as it bears direct implications and applicability to your organization’s core purpose, values, mission and vision
- Document your International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law content systematically and efficiently
- Improve productivity by teaching your staff about the critical necessity of compliance with international protocol on the course content and how it impacts on overall organisational work processes
- Achieve improved compliance with International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law principles, thus elevating employee morale, increased productivity, and reduced costs of damage control
- Critically conduct a gap analysis and performance audit of your organizational capacity in terms of compliance with the expounded principles enunciated supra
Personal Benefits
Individuals who participate in this Masterclass on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will benefit in the following ways:
- Improve your performance through higher efficiency and greater worker productivity by being aware of the implications and extracted sustainable value emanating from compliance with principles of international human rights and humanitarian law
- Engage in constructive discussions pertaining to the topic thus resulting in improved organizational capacity and overall communication
- Contextualize and assimilate a practical understanding of the impact of international human rights and humanitarian law in conflict-affected states and jurisdictions
- Display knowledge and understanding of the main sources of international humanitarian law and how they apply in international and non-international armed conflicts
- Know the roles, functions and responsibilities of various actors, organizations, and institutions in international human rights and humanitarian laws
- Identify and critically evaluate the key weaknesses of international humanitarian law in the protection of human rights during armed conflicts
- Get an opportunity to work through hands-on role-plays and case studies in detail to gain the skills needed to facilitate the implementation of an action plan
- Gain the skills to plan, manage, facilitate, and scribe for an International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law study
Who Should Attend?
This International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Course would be best suited for:
- Professionals – NGO staff, human rights advocates, social workers, diplomats, lawyers, judges, legal advisers, media specialists, professionals working in emergency situations, humanitarian donor agencies, UN staff and staff from other international organizations –who want to grow their expertise in this specific issue.
A legal background is not required
- Open to all individuals whose responsibilities include meeting Health & Safety guidelines
- Diplomats
- Lawyers
- Legal Advisers
- Judges
- NGO Staff
- Human Rights Advocates
- Social Workers
- Media Specialists
- Professionals working in emergency situations
- Anyone responsible for the review and development of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Implementation plans for their respective organizations
Course Outline
MODULE 1: BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
- Principles
- History
- Legal Requirements
- Definitions
- What is International Human Rights?
- International Human Rights Institutions
- Principles of Humanitarian Law
MODULE 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
- Why is International Human Rights Important?
- Compliance with UNHCR resolutions
- Implications for World Peace
- Specific Task Assignment: Comprehensively analyse “the good”, “the right” and “of justice” theories in the context of perceptions of “the good society”
- Origins
- Assumptions
- Contents
- Limits
- Potential
- Context
- The intercept between International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Case Study
MODULE 3: THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (UDHR)
- 32 Human Rights
- Types of treaties
- International human rights treaties
- Types of Human Rights
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
- Inter-relationship between UDHR, ICCPR & ICECSR
- International Covenant on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights (ICECSR)
- The Geneva Convention
MODULE 4: IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING
- How to draft an International Human Rights Implementation Plan?
- Identify Available Resources
- Align Strategic Objectives with Resource Availability
- Realistic Objective Allocation (SMART)
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Do, Review, Learn, Apply – (Situation Specific Implementation)
MODULE 5: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
- Relationship between International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Sources and bases of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Application – International and non-international armed conflict
- Identification and Critical Evaluation – Main Weaknesses
- Safeguarding and Protection of Human Rights during armed conflicts
- Practical Impact and effect of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Assignment: How and why I will improve my organization’s International Human Rights Plan?
MODULE 6: STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Roles, Functions, Responsibilities
- International Humanitarian Law – Legal Obligations
- Promoting and Co-ordinating Stakeholder Interaction
- Case Study: Resource Co-ordination and Stakeholder Management
MODULE 7: PREVENTATIVE AND PROTECTIVE CONTROL
- Proactive Risk Assessment and Environmental Screening
- Prepare Safety Method Statements
- Recognise and Understand where HSE Enforced Action would be taken
- Discuss Futuristic Measures of Control
