Background

Human rights and social justice have a shared goal of human dignity and equality for all. The issues that make social justice difficult to achieve, such as poverty, exclusion and discrimination, are in direct contradiction with human rights, which apply to all individuals indiscriminately. The fundamental human right of freedom of expression is the touchstone of all the freedoms and is central to the democratic rights and freedoms. It is essential for enabling democracy to work and for facilitating public participation in decision-making. This right is important for individual dignity as well as for accountability and democracy. Freedom encompasses the freedom of speech to individuals and press, assembly and association and the corollary of this freedom is the right to receive information and disseminate with responsibility. Continuous efforts are being made to secure the right to freedom of expression and right to information.

Special Features

  • Intensive residential training on social justice, human rights and advocacy skills
  • International resource persons 
  • Interactive  methods of teaching 
  • Training on legal advocacy through moot court, mock trial etc.
  • Legislative training through drafting and student parliament Activities like publication, broadcasting and telecasting. 
  • Introduction to rural litigation and concept of Rural Law Firms to encourage socially- committed  lawyering 
  • Multi-cultural relations – Unity in diversity 
  • Community visits 
Aims and Objectives

The course seeks to provide an opportunity: 
  • To have a shared goal of upholding human dignity and equality for all 
  • To inculcate the concept of  social justice through pragmatic activities for Rule of Law and  Democracy
  • To analyze the status of freedom of expression nationally and internationally 
  • To deepen  the understanding of the notion of freedom of expression as a fundamental human right 
  • To analyze how human rights work and are being protected and enforced 
  • To examine the enforcement and implementation issues, problems and impediments in the enforcement of human rights 
Modalities
  • The course is structured with a special focus on “learning by doing” 
  • The course is designed to provide the participants a pragmatic approach to human rights 
  • There will be skill development programmes 
  • Outcome-oriented exercises are focused upon 
  • Group work, simulation activities and group discussions are an integral part of the programme to make it interactive and stimulating 
Deliverables

To give theoretical, practical and international human right inputs to students to mould them into socially committed personnel so that they can experiment on how awareness and dynamism can lead to a vibrant democracy and good governance. 

Outcome

The intended outcomes of the course are: 
  • To mould students into socially-committed and dedicated personnel to uphold Rule of Law and Democracy.  
  • To create a network of  social activists and human rights personnel 
  • To evolve strategies of advocacy in human rights (good and bad human right practices are also examined with a view to strengthen the capacity of the participants to promote public policies and strategies, thereby becoming active change-agents or law reformers). 
Participants

The under-graduate students of law in a university or college or any other institution who are Completing/Completed 2 years of  three year-LL.B. Course or Completing/Completed 3rd year or 4th year of five year-LL.B Course are eligible to apply. 
However, the students who are Completing/Completed Final Year are not preferable. 
The selected National Participants have to pay the registration fees of 7500/-(Rupees Seven Thousand Five Hundred Only) and International Participants have to pay 100 USD which includes lodging and boarding along with the conference materials and hospitality in the Summer School. 
The participants (male and female in equal proportion) shall include: 
  • 25 law students from India 
  • 25 law students from abroad including Asian Countries, Commonwealth, Europe and USA
How to apply

Interested candidates can apply by submitting an Application Form in the prescribed format. The application should be accompanied by a write-up of not more than 350 words each on why she/he has chosen to be a part of the First Human Rights & Social Justice Summer School, what she/he is expecting to take away from this programme and how the learning would be applied in the society. 

Important Dates
  • Announcement : 16th March 2022
  • Submission of Application : 11th April 2022
  • Information of selected Applicants : 16th April 2022
  • Payment of the registration fees : 20th April 2022
  • Final list of Participants : 21st April 2022
  • Invitation Letter : 25th April 2022
  • On - Desk Registration : 27th May 2022
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