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Next Course Dates: July 18-28, 2010

Summer Study
International
Human Rights Law
Vilnius, Lithuania

2010 General Tuition: US$2450 includes housing, lunch on program days, and special occasion meals

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Welcome 2010 Participants
This year we will welcome students from several nations, including the United States, Lithuania, Belarus, France, and the Republic of Georgia

Applications Are Closed for 2010

Sample Program (from 2009)

Overview: This is a two-week intensive program providing comprehensive exposure to International Human Rights Law. As a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field, International Human Rights Law is gaining importance in an increasingly globalized and ever more interconnected world.  The program features intensive classroom instruction with classes conducted by practitioners, professors, and experts in the fields of international and human rights law.  Classroom instruction will be enhanced by experiential components such as workshops, field work and site visits. The course offers participants extensive interaction with practicing professionals who will share their perspectives.

The program is intended for law students, Human Rights activists, university teachers, lawyers, and representatives from all professions dealing with Human Rights Issues.

Intensive classroom instruction with classes conducted by practitioners, professors, and experts in the fields of international and human rights law.  Classroom instruction will be enhanced by experiential components such as workshops, field work and site visits. The course offers participants extensive interaction with practicing professionals who will share their perspectives.

Dates and Travel: The course dates are July 18-28, 2010. Students from North America are expected to be in Vilnius by July 16th to participate in pre-program orientation events on July 17 and 18.

Language of Instruction is English

Undergraduate Credit.  For students from North America, special arrangements have been made for 2 undergraduate university credits by a separate registration process for a transferable 2-credit elective course with the Elon Center for Public Affairs, Elon University in Elon North Carolina. For further information, please contact by the reservation deadline at info@bringhumanrightshome.org.

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Vilnius, the charming capital of Lithuania, eagerly awaits course participants. Whether its a stroll through the romantic Old Town or the 21st century excitement of modern Vilnius, getting to know the city will be a delightful pleasure.

 


 

Program Sponsors

The Human Rights Monitoring Institute
Vilnius, LT

Mykolas Romeris University
Vilnius, LT

European Humanities University
Belarusian University in Exile
Vilnius, LT

Elon Center for Public Affairs
Elon University
North Carolina, USA

Bring Human Rights Home, Inc
Michigan, USA

 

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Opening Day, July 22, 2008. U.S. Ambassador John Cloud joins the heads of the sponsoring universities, students, and organizers to formally open the 2008 study session.


For More Information: Email your inquiries to the program information director, at info@bringhumanrightshome.org, or co-organizer Patricia Streeter, at paspatstreeter.com


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