Certificate Programme on Human Rights, Fundamental Rights and Policing

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It give us immense pleasure to announce that Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai in collaboration with Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany is organizing one week international short term programme on “Human Rights, Fundamental Rights and Policing” between 3^rd July to 10^th July 2017 at MNLU Mumbai Powai Campus.

You are kindly requested to share this course flyer and application form among your academic circles and colleagues. (See the attachment)

This course is open to all B.A.LL.B/ LL.B/LL.M Students as well as postgraduate students of humanity and social sciences.

About the programme:

Balancing police powers with protection of international human rights and fundamental rights for the last decades has been a matter of debate. More recently it has become contentious topic under the threats of terrorist activities and militant movements in many countries all over the world. Though the ultimate goal of a liberal society remaining the same, which is to respect and protect the basic rights for citizens and all human beings, an effective protection system is approached differently in different jurisdictions. Police, as a body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement, crime prevention and detection, authorized to maintain the peace, safety and order of a community. They have been given the legal (statutory) powers to intrude upon human rights and fundamental rights in carrying out its tasks and duties. This eventually raises the question of rule of law and its impact and relevance in protecting human right and fundamental rights.

In the German legal system any intrusion upon a human right or fundamental right can only be legitimate if explicitly permitted by statutory law otherwise it has to be considered an infringement of such rights. The concept of constitutionally protected human right and fundamental rights has been stimulated and enhanced by the international recognition of human rights after WW II. Since then, in Europe, a very specific system of protecting human rights contiguous to national protection of fundamental rights has been developed under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In this context the European Court of Human Rights is for decades now functioning as a supra-national court systems accessible to all citizens of the Member States of the convention.

The protection and enforcement of human rights and fundamental rights, a rights based approach to the functioning of police, thus achieving the balance between granting necessary powers to the police while at the same time protecting individual human and fundamental rights, shall be the topic of the course.

The course will provide an indispensable guide to this burgeoning field of law. A certificate of attendance from the MNLU Mumbai and BSEL Germany will be awarded to those who have successfully completed the course.

Objectives:

The primary objectives of the course are as below:

1. To expose participants to the concepts of international human rights and fundamental

rights in policing from a German and European Human Rights perspective.

2. To enable the participants to understand and compare these issues in different

jurisdictions, primarily Europe, Germany, and India.

3. To help in identifying and critically analysing crucial issues related to policing and

international human and fundamental rights protection in India.

4. To appreciate the role of various stakeholders in protection of human and fundamental rights in policing

Who can attend:

This course is open to all B.A.LL.B/ LL.B/LL.M Students as well as postgraduate students of humanity and social sciences.

Why take this course?

–           Delivers a comprehensive understanding of internationally recognised human rights

instruments and standards;

–           Explains how human rights and fundamental rigthts standards work and shows how they

can be applied in practice;

–           Offers access to leading human rights practitioners and academics;

–           Provides a coherent account of international human rights institutions;

–           Shows the relevance of international human rights law to domestic law;

–           Identifies how human rights standards influence the development of law and policy;

–           Improves critical awareness of key issues in contemporary human rights, fundamental

rights and police law.

Participants will be provided with detailed course materials (essential and additional readings for each session) and a full set of International Human Rights Law, ECHR, National Human Rights Commission documents. The course is convened, and each session chaired, by a leading expert in Human Rights.

For Brochure Click Here

For Application Form Click Here

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.

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