Middlesex University

Annual Minority Rights Summer Course

London, 22 – 24 June 2012

The annual Minority Rights Summer Course has been running for over a decade, bringing together human rights law practitioners, researchers and students to review and discuss legal, political and practical issues faced by minority rights law, including the rights of indigenous peoples.

Who is this course for?
This course is available to all those with an interest in minority rights law and there are no set academic entry requirements.

What is the aim of the course?

The course aims to provide an overview of the legal, political and practical issues pertaining to minority rights law, including the rights of indigenous peoples. An overarching focus on case law will root the discourse in the realisation rather than the proclamation of rights.

What issues will be dealt with?

● 20 years of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Minorities

● Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing and Minority Rights

● Prevention of Conflicts

● Minorities and the Role of the Media

● Minority Rights and Conflict Resolution

● Litigating Minority Rights

● The Millennium Development Goals and Minorities

● Religion, Race and Minorities

● Slavery, Minorities and Exploitation

● Indigenous Peoples & Human Rights

● Indigenous Women's Rights

● Indigenous Rights in Central Africa

● The Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent

● Mining and Indigenous Peoples

Who are the speakers?

The speakers range from established academics in fields relevant to minority rights, including international criminal law and international human rights law, expert practitioners from NGOs such as Minority Rights Group International and the Forest Peoples’ Programme, and international organisations notably the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Where will the course run?
The course will take place at the Hendon campus in north London.

What are the course fees?
The Minority Rights Summer Course is £100 for students and £200 for non-students. This includes tea, coffee and lunch on each day of the course.