The Venice Academy of Human Rights does not offer an introduction to human rights. It provides a forum for the exchange, challenge and innovation of ideas and expertise for participants who are at an advanced stage of their career.
The programme consists of lectures, elective seminars and optional workshops. Courses in the plenum take place every morning (9:00 - 12:45h). Participants also join in smaller groups a number of seminars and can attend optional workshops (14:30 - 18:00h). The workshops are an opportunity for a selected number of participants to present and discuss their own 'work in progress' including future publications and research projects.
Programme
| Monday, 08 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.40 | Registration, cloister |
| 10.45 - 10.50 | Group Photo, cloister |
| 11.00 - 11.15 | Welcome Address, aula magna Professor Horst Fischer, EIUC President Professor Florence Benoît-Rohmer, EIUC Secretary-General |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Opening lecture, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “What are the Obligations of States? (a) Security” |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Optional Discussion Session, aula magna Knut Traisbach - “The State is what WHO makes of it?” |
| 16.30 - 17.15 | Introduction: Research Agenda, aula magna |
| 17.30 - 19.00 | Boat Excursion in the Venetian Lagoon, meeting at 17:20 in the cloister |
| Tuesday, 09 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “What are the Obligations of States? (b) The Common Good” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Malcolm Shaw - “Human Rights and the Law of Territory” |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Optional Workshop, aula magna 14:30-14:40 Presentation Participant 1 14:40-15:00 Discussion 15:00-15:10 Presentation Participant 2 15:10-15:30 Discussion 15:30-15:40 Presentation Participant 3 15:40-16:00 Discussion |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Optional Workshop, aula magna 16:30-16:40 Presentation Participant 4 16:40-17:00 Discussion 17:00-17:10 Presentation Participant 5 17:10-17:30 Discussion 17:30-17:40 Presentation Participant 6 17:40-18:00 Discussion |
| Wednesday, 10 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “What are the Obligations of States? (c) Rights and Justice” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Malcolm Shaw - “Human Rights and the Law of Territory” |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Optional Workshop, aula magna Professor Malcolm Shaw - “Human Rights and the Law of Territory” |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Study and Research Time |
| Thursday, 11 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Françoise Tulkens - “The ECHR: Role, Responsibility and Obligations of States” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Neil Walker - “State Constitutional Identity and Human Rights: the Subnational Challenge” |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | 1st Seminar, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “Liberty and Security” |
| 17.00 - 19.00 | Discussion Round, aula magna Professors Malcolm Shaw, Françoise Tulkens, Jeremy Waldron and Neil Walker |
| Friday, 12 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Françoise Tulkens - “The ECHR: Role, Responsibility and Obligations of States” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Participants’ Dialogue, aula magna |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Seminar, aula magna Professor Françoise Tulkens - “The ECHR: Role, Responsibility and Obligations of States” |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Study and Research Time, aula magna |
| Monday, 15 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “To Whom are these Obligations Owed? Insiders and Outsiders” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Neil Walker - “State Constitutional Identity and Human Rights: the Transnational Challenge” |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Seminar, aula magna Professor Neil Walker - “The State in the European Constitutional Mosaic” |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Optional Discussion Session, aula magna |
| Tuesday, 16 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “How are these Obligations Discharged? (a) The Rule of Law” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Brigitte Stern - "The Role of the State in International Arbitration" |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Optional Workshop, aula magna 14:30-14:40 Presentation Participant 7 14:40-15:00 Discussion 15:00-15:10 Presentation Participant 8 15:10-15:30 Discussion 15:30-15:40 Presentation Participant 9 15:40-16:00 Discussion |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Optional Workshop, aula magna 16:30-16:40 Presentation Participant 10 16:40-17:00 Discussion 17:00-17:10 Presentation Participant 11 17:10-17:30 Discussion 17:30-17:40 Presentation Participant 12 17:40-18:00 Discussion |
| Wednesday, 17 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “How are these Obligations Discharged? (b) Accountability” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Brigitte Stern - "The State in the Globalisation of Law" |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | 2nd Seminar, aula magna Professor Jeremy Waldron - “Political Community and Immigration” |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Seminar, aula magna Professor Brigitte Stern - "The Genocide Case between Bosnia and Serbia before the International Court of Justice" |
| Thursday, 18 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Christian Reus-Smit - “Individual Rights and the Making of the International System” |
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Participants’ Dialogue / Research Agenda Meeting, aula magna |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Seminar, aula magna Professor Christian Reus-Smit - “Human Rights and the Responsibility to Protect” |
| 17.00 - 19.00 | Study and Research Time |
| Friday, 19 July 2013 | |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 | Lecture, aula magna Professor Christian Reus-Smit - “Human Rights in a Global Ecumene” |
| 11.15 - 12.15 | Presentation Research Agenda, aula magna |
| 12.30 - 13.00 | Attendance Certificates, aula magna |
| 13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch, refectory |
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