Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Practices
The course is Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Practices which courses on Human rights practices with theory and practice. The legal protection of human rights on the international level is a concept that has developed largely since the end of World War II. The United Nations and regional organizations, most notably the Council of Europe, have taken the lead in ensuring respect for human rights through international legal and political mechanisms. This course Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Practices focuses on theories of human rights, UN and other institutions, all the rights and monitoring.
The Post Graduate Diploma in International Human Rights Practice is a 6-18 month program that combines term paper writing with extensive research at the end of the semester. In the last module, thesis writing is compulsory.
Admission Eligibility
To be admitted to the PGDIP Program in International Human Rights Practice, students must have a basic degree or diploma from an accredited academic institution subject to minimum entrance requirements prescribed by the school.
Duration and methodology of the course
The duration of the course will be 6 – 18 months. The students need to complete within 18 months. The course can be completed 100% online or 60% online with 2 weeks residence course in Geneva.
Methodology of teaching and assessments for distance learning program
This is an online Human rights course called. The students will be given free e-books with an assigned instructor. As the end of each module, the students need to complete the assignment and need to return back to the instructor for grading.
On-Campus learning experience – The students should complete at least 3 modules in distance learning program to participate in the program. The on-campus learning experience is a 2-week intensive works shops and seminar conducted by diplomats and professionals based in Geneva. Generally, the program is conducted September or March during UN sessions
Fees and financial aid
Total course fee for distance learning is CHF’1000 (All inclusive). Total on-campus experience is CHF’1000 (Only for participation). Financial aids are available for both on campus and distance learning programs. Please contact our admission or send your CV to for quick review. admission@genevasbe.com
Materials
GSBE is committed to providing all the relevant reference materials including textbooks. Students will be given $ 500 worth of free e-book from our library. Students need not to purchase any books.
Refund
The student can get a refund of the total tuition fee within two weeks of course start with CHF’200 deduction of total tuition fee (administrative expenses to cover the financial charges related with international money transfers).
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
| IHR101 | Human Rights, Historical Context, Development,
and Institutions |
3 |
| IHR102 | The United Nations Treaties and Institutions; Overview of Select Regional Systems | 3 |
| IHR103 | The Right to Life | 3 |
| IHR104 | The Right to be Free from Torture, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment | 3 |
| IHR105 | Social and Economic Rights | 3 |
| IHR106 | Freedom of Expression/Minority Rights | 3 |
| IHR107 | Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers | 3 |
| IHR108 | Women’s Rights in International Human Rights Systems | 3 |
| IHR109 | International Environmental Law and Human Rights Regimes. | 3 |
| IHR110 | Monitoring, Remedies & Enforcement | 3 |
| IHR201 | Project | 6 |
| Total credits | 36 |
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IHR101 Human Rights, Historical Context, Development, and Institutions – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
This class will focus on the inception and promulgation of human rights. This topic
will examine the development of international human rights regimes prior to, and
after, World War II. It will also trace the ideologies of national sovereignty and the
burgeoning notion of an international community, commencing with the League of
Nations, through the experiences of World War II, and onwards to the creation of
the United Nations. Finally, it will examine rival philosophical bases for the derivation
of rights: universality versus cultural relativity.
IHR102the United Nations Treaties and Institutions; Overview of Select Regional Systems – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
This topic will examine the United Nations Charter and its role in governing
international relations. It will also examine key international legal instruments which
have issued from the UN and its various branches. Particular attention will be given
to “dualist” nations such as Ireland and the difficulty of enforcing human rights in
this circumstance. We will also review the UN institutions and their impact on the
protection of human rights. Of note among these institutions are the Security
Council, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court. To
conclude, we will examine regional legal regimes for the protection and promotion
of human rights.
IHR103 the Right to Life – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
This topic will examine the central and paramount human right: the right to life. We
will consider what obligations—be they positive or negative—the right to life may
impose upon the state. We will examine with particular care the death penalty and
the “right to die”.
IHR 104 the Right to be Free from Torture, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
This module will examine the seemingly universally agreed prohibition of torture. We
will also discuss whether or in what circumstances torture can ever be morally
permissible in certain emergency circumstances (e.g., to protect innocent life from
imminent threat).
IHR 105 Social and Economic Rights – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
Readings will be posted on The Loop during this topic, we will distinguish social and
economic rights from civil and political rights, with reference to different regional
and domestic systems, and the levels of protection afforded to these categories of
rights.
IHR 106 Freedoms of Expression/Minority Rights – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
For this section, we will examine, in the first instance, international, regional and
domestic regimes protecting the liberty of expression. Conversely, we will also
examine how the definition of protected/unprotected speech and expression can
vary according to jurisdiction. In the second instance, we will critically examine
specific protections in law for cultural, linguistic and other minorities.
IHR 107 Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
For this topic, we will outline the legal criteria for refugee status and the lacunae
within existing legal frameworks. It also examines the direct provision system in
Ireland.
IHR 108 Women’s Rights in International Human Rights Systems – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
In this section, we will focus on distinct elements of women’s rights in domestic and
international legal regimes, including access to education and property rights,
domestic, patrimonial, and sexual violence, contraception and abortion, with a view
to the right of self-determination.
IHR 109 International Environmental Law and Human Rights Regimes – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
In this section, we will examine emergent issues at the nexus of international human
rights law and environmental protection, including the proposed right to a healthy
environment.
IHR 110 Monitoring, Remedies & Enforcement – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
In this session, we will examine monitoring systems, as well as remedies and
enforcement mechanisms which are available to governments, civil society
organizations, and private individuals.
IHR 201 Mini Thesis Writing – PG DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
Mini thesis is the last project should be written on important themes in international
human right or national level human rights issues related to the topics that you have
studied in the previous modules.
Choose a contemporary topic and write an analytical thesis using several of the
major themes presented during the course. Your thesis should be divided into
several sections according to the methodology that you have done during the
course. The thesis should be at least 3000 words count.