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Course 6

Protection of Human Rights in the Inter-American, African and European Systems

Course Description

Join the Monique and Roland Weyl People’s Academy of International Law for a survey of regional human rights systems. Regional human rights systems serve an important function in the promotion and protection of human rights. In Africa, the Americas, and Europe, the human rights systems of the African Union (AU), Organization of American States (OAS) and the European Union (EU) and their decision making, reporting and monitoring bodies and tribunals play a significant role among their member states.

Course Content

  • Understand the Foundations of Regional Human Rights Systems: Explain the historical development and legal foundations of the Inter-American, European, and African human rights systems.
  • Analyze the Institutional Frameworks:  Identify the key institutions, treaties, and enforcement mechanisms within each regional system.
  • Evaluate State Responsibilities and Accountability Mechanisms: Examine how regional human rights systems determine state responsibility for human rights violations.
  • Apply Human Rights Law in a Regional Context: Assess case law from the Inter-American and European systems to understand legal reasoning and outcomes.

  • Practical Skills for Engaging in the Systems: Learn how to file and pursue a human rights complaint within the African human rights system.

Faculty

Bill Bowring

Bill Bowring

Professor of Law at Birkbeck College, University of London, UN expert consultant

Walter Antillón

Walter Antillón

Law professor for 62 years in Costa Rica and other countries, worked for justice in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Stanislaus Ajong

Stanislaus Ajong

Chevening Scholar and Vice President of African Bar Association

Supplemental Materials

Timeline of regional court systems

Timeline of the Inter-American, European, and African Systems from 1948-2024.

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European Court of Human Rights

Included are the following cases from Bill Bowring’s presentation:

IRELAND v. THE UNITED KINGDOM

Included are the following cases for which Bill Bowring has advocated:

Özgür Gündem v. Turkey
Aktas v. Turkey
Khudoyorov v. Russia

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Included are the following cases from Walter Antillón’s presentation:

Almonacid Arellano vs. Chile
Trabajadores cesados del Congreso v. Perú
Radilla Pacheco v. México
CABRERA GARCÍA AND MONTIEL FLORES V. MEXICO
Gelman v. Uruguay
Atala Riffo y niñas v. Chile

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

Included are the following slides from Stanislaus A. Ajong’s presentation:

Presentation Slides

Included are the following cases from Stanislaus A. Ajong’s presentation:

Ladslaus Chalula v. United Republic of Tanzania

Included are the following guides from Stanislaus A. Ajong’s presentation:

How to file a case in the AfCHPR

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