International Human Rights Law

Welcome to International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford.

The University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education offers two courses in international human rights law:

• a four-week Summer School held annually in July
  
• a two year, part-time, distance-taught and residential Master's degree

For further information about both of these courses, please click on the links on the left-hand side of your screen.

We hope you will find this website and the international human rights law programmes of interest and if you have further questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

Dr Andrew Shacknove
Director, International Human Rights Law

Summer School in
International Human Rights Law

Welcome to the Summer School in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford.

This course has been developed by the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education and the George Washington University Law School. The course has been running since 1995 and takes place annually in July. For 2008, the course will be held in New College, Oxford.

For the 2008 session, the programme has assembled an internationally recognised faculty offering courses on the philosophy, history, doctrine and practice of international human rights law. The programme offers an introductory course on the fundamentals of international human rights law, an advanced seminar on human rights lawyering and afternoon electives that address important contemporary issues in the field.

We hope you will find this website and the programme of interest and if you have further questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

Dr Andrew Shacknove (Co-director, University of Oxford)
Professor Ralph Steinhardt (Co-director, George Washington University)

Fees and Funding

Fees

Programme Fee: £5075.00

Fee includes tuition, written materials, library fees and full-board accommodation in New College. Travel is not included.

Supplement for room with private bathroom: £154.00

Applicants who are accepted onto the programme will be invoiced as soon as we have processed their application and confirmed their course choices.

Applicants are required to pay the full fee by 1 May 2008.

Please note that places will not normally be held for applicants whose fees are not paid in full by this deadline, and under no circumstances will students be admitted to the programme unless fees have been paid in full.

If you wish to cancel you must inform the Programme Administrator in writing (by letter or email). The following cancellation policy applies:

• All cancellations received before 1 June 2008 – full refund.
• All cancellations received between 1 June and 15 June 2008– Oxford retains 60% of the fees paid.
• All cancellations received after 15 June 2008– no refund.

Applicants are therefore advised to take out vacation cancellation insurance.

Any changes in course offerings or other significant aspects of the programme will be communicated promptly to all persons who have registered. In the unlikely event of under-enrolment, the programme may be cancelled. If cancellation occurs, applicants will be notified immediately and will receive a full refund.

Funding

Unfortunately, neither the University of Oxford nor the George Washington University can provide funding for this course. Participants are encouraged to contact the following institutions who have funded applicants in previous years or have provided assistance in searching for funding:

• The British Council in your home country
• The British Embassy or High Commission in your home country (click here to find contact details)
• Agencies within the United Nations (primarily for their employees)

Participants are encouraged to apply to these institutions as early as possible.

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