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Summer School 2019
Summer School “Human Rights in Theory and Practice" - September 5th to 10th, 2021
We invite you to the 2nd International Summer School "Human Rights in Theory and Practice", which will take place in Dresden and Online from September 5th to 10th, 2021 as a hybrid event. The Summer School will focus on the topic of “The European Convention on Human Rights in Times of Crises” and will explore various challenges and opportunities for the European Human Rights System arising out of situations of crisis. Themes such as emergency situations, populism, migration and the role of economic, social and cultural rights in the context of crisis will be explored from an interdisciplinary perspective. Once again, it will be one of the Summer School’s special ingredients that speakers will include both academics as well as practitioners, offering the unique opportunity to gain insights into current theoretical discussions as well as the everyday challenges of practicing law.
In 2019, more than 20 speakers and almost 100 participants from about 30 countries turned our first Human Rights Summer School in Leipzig into a space of lively discussion.
This year we are proudly welcoming the following speakers:
Anja Seibert-Fohr, Lize R. Glas, Kyriaki Topidi, Edith Wagner, Zane Ratniece, Leander Beinlich, Mirka Möldner, Björnstjern Baade, Nils Schaks, Monika Polzin, Jessica Gavron, Mateja Steinbrück Platise, David Kosař, Alain Zysset, Caroline Omari Lichuma, Elif Askin, Mattias Wendel, Johannes Eichenhofer, Dana Schmalz;
Everybody is welcome! The Summer School is designed for advanced students of law, political science, international relations and similar fields. Prior knowledge about the European Human Rights System may be beneficial but is not required. The language of the Summer School will be English.
An overview of the Summer School Program and all Speakers is available here.
Interested in participating? You can register here.
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***This project is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Free State of Saxony within the framework of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder***
