Children Deprived of Liberty: Enacting the Recommendations of the UN Global Study
Course Outline
The course encompasses a 7-week period. Participants are expected to engage in approximately 35 hours of active learning through readings, videos, discussions and quizzes.
The course is articulated in two modules:
Module 1 is an introduction to the UN Global Study as a framework for action. Specific attention will be paid here to the Study’s recommendations and the developing follow-up initiatives which are being enacted in cooperation with different stakeholders, from UN agencies to governments, from civil society to academia.
Module 2 is dedicated to regional perspectives and a variety of recent initiatives, examples and practices that are being implemented there. In so doing, the course specifically analyses the most relevant issues and themes in each region: from immigration detention to deinstitutionalisation, from deprivation of liberty for national security reasons, to diversion measures.
Module 1 - Introducion
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1
23 – 29 November 2020
The UN Global Study as a framework for action
Manfred Nowak, SG Global Campus of Human Rights / UN Global Study Independent Expert
High-Level Panel Experts, Global Classroom 2020
Students of the Global Campus Global Classroom 2020
Module 2 - Regional perspectives
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2
30 November – 6 December 2020
Promising practices in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ann Skelton, UN CRC Committee/University of Pretoria
Karabo Ozah, Centre for Child Law, University of Pretoria
Students of the Global Campus Global Classroom 2020
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3
7 – 13 December 2020
Practical perspectives from East Asia/Asia Pacific
Grace C. Agcaoili, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office
Naiyana Thanawattho, Asylum Access Thailand
Students of the Global Campus Global Classroom 2020 -
4
14 – 20 December 2020
Challenges and practices in the Arab World
Najat Maalla M´Jid, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children
Taghreed Jaber, Penal Reform International, Middle East and North Africa
Students of the Global Campus Global Classroom 2020 -
5
21 – 27 December 2020
A focus area for Latin America and the Caribbean
Felipe Gonzalez Morales, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
Students of the Global Campus Global Classroom 2020 -
6
28 December 2020 – 3 January 2021
Experiences and advocacy from Europe
Manfred Nowak, SG Global Campus of Human Rights / UN Global Study Independent Expert
Benoit Van Keirsbilck, Defence for Children International-Belgium
Students of the Global Campus Global Classroom 2020 -
7
4 – 10 January 2021
Programmes and proposals in the Caucasus
Anna Margaryan, Yerevan State University, GC Caucasus (TBC)
Karabo Ozah, Centre for Child Law, University of Pretoria
Students of the Global Campus Global Classroom 2020