Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad campuses) – 6-10 February 2012
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy will be holding a series of seminars within the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies. The topic of the lectures will be ‘Concerned with the health and welfare of mankind?’ – Drugs, Human Rights and bridging ‘Parallel Universes’.
The seminars will be held at the Kingston, Jamaica campus on 7 February, the Bridgetown, Barbados campus on 8 February and the Port of Spain, Trinidad campus on 10 February.
Public and Social Policy Programme, National University of Ireland, Galway – 1 February 2012
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy will present a 2-hour seminar on ‘Drug Control and Public Policy’ as part of the curriculum of the BA in Public and Social Policy at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
2012 Summer Course on ‘Human Rights and Drug Policy’-Central European University
January 8, 2012 by admin
Filed under Events, United Nations: Drug Control, United Nations: Human Rights
The Central European University, based in Budapest, taking applications to the course “Human Rights and Drug Policy”. The course will be held from 16 July-27 July, 2012.
The course aims to situate drug policies globally within a framework of fundamental human rights, and to assess the extent to which country and international drug policies fail to meet human rights standards. Discussion will focus partly on the identification and understanding of human rights including those that have their basis in international agreements and laws, and in part on evaluation and assessment of the gap between rights and practice in the implementation of drug policies in many countries and regions. The focus of the course will be global and participants will be drawn from all regions internationally.
A mix of teaching modes will be used and faculty are encouraged to minimise the use of formal lectures. Emphasis will be on discussion and interactive learning with maximal use of written and non-written materials. There exist considerable amounts of audio-visual media and these will be extensively used as a basis for group discussion. Time will be allocated for personal reading and participants will be encouraged to interact personally with faculty so as to deepen understanding of the issues. Site visits and discussions with civil society organisations and groups will be a feature of the programme of activities.
All those attending the course will be provided by CEU with a Certificate of Attendance. Opportunities will also be provided during the course for personal discussions with Faculty. It is intended that further work after the conclusion of the course be encouraged both in respect of research and programme analysis and development. Course faculty will be prepared to provide follow up assistance through personal agreement with students.
Faculty includes Damon Barrett, co-founder of the International Centre on Human Rights Policy, as well as other experts in the field. The course is organized in cooperation with the Open Society Insititute and the Central European University.
For more information on how to apply, click on the CEU’s website.
University of British Columbia, 10 November
Damon Barrett, co-founder of the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, will be discussing one of Canada’s most important recent legal cases: the battle over the legality of Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection facility, and its implications on global drug policy.
Pivot Legal Society lawyer, Scott Bernstein, who represented Pivot at the Supreme Court on the Insite case, will speak to his experiences in this landmark ruling, and Damon Barrett will speak about harm reduction and drug policy on a global scale. The talk will be followed by a question and answer period.
Location: UBC – Alllard Hall (Law Faculty), Room 106 [note room has changed!]
Time: 12:30-1:30 pm
University of Bristol Law School, 28 November
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy will be holding a seminar entitled ‘Drug control: the need for thematic human rights focus’ for law students at the University of Bristol Law School on Monday, 28 November from 2-4pm. The lecture will be held in Room 1.05 on the first floor of the Wills Memorial Building.
Faculty of Law, Trinity College Dublin, 4 November
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy will be holding a lecture for law students at Trinity College, Dublin on Friday, 4 November at 1pm.
State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, 21 October
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy will be holding a lecture for law students at the State University, Tbilisi, Georgia on Friday, 21 October at 6pm. The lecture will be held in the Criminal Law Library.
Guangxi University, Nanning, China, 8 September
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy will be holding two lectures to law students at Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
Seminar on Human Rights and Drug Policy, Beijing, 6-7 September
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, at the invitation of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, developed the programme for a 2-day seminar in Beijing, China. The seminar brought together human rights scholars and practioners from China and Europe to discuss the issue of drug policy. Seminar topics included the death penalty, arbitrary detention and the right to health.
Summer School on Human Rights and Drug Policy, Central European University, Budapest, 11-22 July
July 12, 2011 by Damon Barrett
Filed under Events
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy is taking part in the first summer school on human rights and drug policy to take place at the Central European University, in Budapest, Hungary.
The course covers a range of issues, from the international drug control regime to public health and supply side isses.
Damon Barrett of the Centre is lecturing and facilitating working groups on international law, human rights and the international drug control system, and the rights of the child.
http://www.summer.ceu.hu/02-courses/course-sites/drug/index-drug.php
Course Director: Desmond Cohen, Formerly Dean School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex, UK and Director of the HIV/AIDS and Development Program, UNDP; Advisor OSI Global Drug Policy Program
Faculty:
Damon Barrett, Senior Analyst in Human Rights, Harm Reduction Association, UK and International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, Ireland
David Bewley-Taylor, Senior Lecturer, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Swansea, UK
Balazs Denes, Executive Director, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Budapest, Hungary
Krzysztof Krajewski, Professor of Criminology, Jagellonian University, Krakov, Poland
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, Director, Global Drug Policy Program, OSI, Warsaw, Poland
Daniel Mejia, Professor of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Wiktor Osiatynski, Visiting Professor, CEU, Budapest, Hungary
The course aims to situate drug policies globally within a framework of fundamental human rights, and to assess the extent to which country and international drug policies fail to meet human rights standards. Discussion will focus partly on the identification and understanding of human rights including those that have their basis in international agreements and laws, and in part on evaluation and assessment of the gap between rights and practice in the implementation of drug policies in many countries and regions. The focus of the course will be global and participants will be drawn from all regions internationally.
A mix of teaching modes will be used and faculty are encouraged to minimise the use of formal lectures. Emphasis will be on discussion and interactive learning with maximal use of written and non-written materials. There exist considerable amounts of audio-visual media and these will be extensively used as a basis for group discussion. Time will be allocated for personal reading and participants will be encouraged to interact personally with faculty so as to deepen understanding of the issues. Site visits and discussions with civil society organisations and groups will be a feature of the programme of activities.
All those attending the course will be provided by CEU with a Certificate of Attendance. Opportunities will also be provided during the course for personal discussions with Faculty. It is intended that further work after the conclusion of the course be encouraged both in respect of research and programme analysis and development. Course faculty will be prepared to provide follow up assistance through personal agreement with students