The first edition of the international course “Human Rights for Development” (HR4DEV), will take place from 30 July to 24 August 2012 in Antwerp, Belgium.

What are the potential and limits of human rights for development? What is the added value of children’s rights’ approaches to global problems such as poverty, environmental challenges, armed conflict and migration? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in the course, from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective.

The training programme consists of a general part (two weeks on human rights and development), and a thematic part (two weeks on children's rights and globalization). It targets 'leaders of the future' in practice, policy and academia, from South and North.

HR4DEV is a joint initiative of two Flemish interuniversity partnerships: the Flemish Interuniversity Research Network on Law and Development (LAW&DEV) and the Children's Rights Knowledge Centre (KeKi), in cooperation with the Institute of Development Policy and Management (University of Antwerp).

The deadlines for application are 1 February 2012 (when applying for a scholarship) and 1 April 2012 (when not applying for a scholarship).

Further details on the course, including application form, programme and names of experts, can be found on www.hr4dev.be.


For information regarding programme and scholarships:

Mrs. Kathy Vlieghe
Children's Rights Knowledge Centre
Kathy.Vlieghe@keki.be

For information regarding registration and accommodation:

Mrs. Terry Amssoms
University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law - International Mobility
terry.amssoms@ua.ac.be