All humans have equal dignity and value, with the responsibility for mutual respect for the rights of other individuals.
※ Application deadline: Friday, 25 October 2013, 18:00 (Seoul Time)
Overview
The course intends to allow
participants to think about the universality of human rights in
particular contexts of Asia and gain a comprehensive understanding about
human rights issues in this region. This is a two-week intensive course
taught by experts who have extensive experience of working in the
fields of human rights. It offers both general sessions on the
international human rights norms and human rights protection mechanism,
and thematic sessions on contemporary issues and case studies in Asia.
This course aims at fostering an interdisciplinary study of human rights
in Asia.
Lecturers (in alphabetical order by surname)
Hyo-Je CHO is a professor of sociology at
SungKongHoe University, Seoul. He has written extensively on the
subjects of human rights and civil society. Among his monographs and
co-edited works are Contemporary South Korean Society (Routledge, 2013),
In Search of Human Rights (Hanul, 2011), A Grammar of Human Rights
(Humanitas, 2007), and Human Rights and Civic Activism in Korea
(A-Media, 2005). He was closely involved with the establishment of the
Human Rights Commission in Korea, served in the Policy Panel for the
Ministry of Justice, and is currently a member of the Human Rights
Committee of Seoul Metropolitan City. He was a Visiting Fellow in
Harvard Law School and a Visiting Professor in Free University Berlin.
He holds a BSc in politics and international relations from London
University, an MSc in comparative social studies from Oxford University,
and a PhD in social policy from London School of Economics and
Political Science (LSE).
Chinsung CHUNG is a professor of sociology and
Director of the Human Rights Centre at Seoul National University. She
received her Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Chicago. Her
research interests include gender sociology, social history and human
rights. She published books on social movements in Japan, Japanese
military sexual slavery and human rights situation in Korea and Japan.
She also published a number of papers at various prestigious academic
journals including Human Rights Quarterly. She recently conducted
national surveys on sexual trafficking and human rights consciousness.
Currently, she is President of the Korean Sociological Association. She
wrote several important reports at the United Nations as Member of the
UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, and
now of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee.
Virginia B. DANDAN was appointed by the Human
Rights Council as the independent expert on human rights and
international solidarity in June 2011. She assumed her functions on 1
August 2011. She is an internationally recognized expert in economic,
social and cultural rights. She served as the Chairperson of the UN
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for eight years from
1999 to 2007, having been a member of the Committee for twenty years
(1990-2010). She was a faculty member at the University of the
Philippines College of Fine Arts until 2009, and Dean from 2001 to 2006.
She has extensive experience in human rights work on the ground,
providing technical assistance on UN treaty body reporting, and training
courses on economic, social and cultural rights, human rights in
development, human rights education and training, the rights of
indigenous peoples, cultural rights, gender issues, and sustainable
development.
Dong-Choon KIM is a professor of sociology at
SungKongHoe University, Seoul. He obtained his PhD from Seoul National
University. He served the Korean government as a standing commissioner
of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea (TRCK)
from 2005 to 2009. As a commissioner, he has directed the investigation
of the Korean War massacres for the first time as a governmental body
after the incidents occurred. The research areas that he has focused on
are historical sociology of Korean politics, working class formation and
the Korean War. He has written several academic articles and books, in
Korean, including Social Movement in 1960s of Korea (1991). A Study of
Korea's Working Class (1995), Shadow of Modernity(2000), War and
Society(2000), and Engine of America-Market and War(2004). Among them,
War and Society (2000) was translated into Germany, Japanese, and
English (English title: The Unending Korean War).
Joo-Young LEE is a research professor of the
Human Rights Centre at the Seoul National University and coordinator of
this winter course. She received her Ph.D in international human rights
law at the University of Essex in the UK. Her publications include
‘Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’, co-authored
with P Hunt et al., in N Rodley et al. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of
International Human Rights Law (2013, forthcoming), ‘The Human Rights
Responsibilities of Pharmaceutical Companies in relation to Access to
Medicines’, The Journal of Law, Medicines and Ethics Vol. 40(2) (2012):
220-233, co-authored with P Hunt. Her book on A Human Rights Framework
for Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines will be published by
Ashgate in 2014. The area of her interests includes international human
rights law, human rights and development, economic, social and cultural
rights, and business and human rights.
Seonghoon Anselmo LEE is currently Executive
Director of the Korea Human Rights Foundation (KHRF) and Director of the
Policy Center of the Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development
Cooperation (KCOC). He is serving as a member of Human Rights Commission
of Seoul Metropolitan City. He has been teaching about global
governance, civil society, human rights and development at the Graduate
School of NGOs Studies at Kyunghee University and others. Previously, he
worked for the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) as
Director General in charge of policy and education (2008.4-2010.3). He
also served as Executive Director of Asian Forum for Human Rights and
Development (FORUM-ASIA), a Bangkok-based regional human rights NGO
(2005-2008.4) after working in Geneva for 8 years (1997-2004) as
Secretary General of International Catholic Movement for Intellectual
and Cultural Affairs (ICMICA)-Pax Romana, global network of Catholic
professionals and intellectuals committed to social justice and peace.
Suzannah LINTON, a UK solicitor, is Chair of
International Law at Bangor University Law School in the UK. She is also
the founding Director of the Bangor Centre for International Law. Her
recent publications include General Principles and Rules of
International Criminal Procedure, co-edited with Göran Sluiter et al.,
‘Rediscovering the War Crimes trials in Hong Kong, 1946-1948’ in the
Melbourne Journal of International Law Vol. 13(2). Her new book on Hong
Kong’s War Crimes Trials will be published by Oxford University Press in
September 2013. She has worked at international courts and tribunals,
and international organisations, for example at the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Special Panels for
Serious Crimes in East Timor and the UN Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights in Cambodia. She has particular interests in Asia,
having for several years been engaged in East Timor, Indonesia,
Cambodia, Bangladesh and Nepal. Professor Linton previously led the
Human Rights programme at the University of Hong Kong.
Vitit MUNTARBHORN is a Professor of Law at
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He is a graduate of the University of
Oxford and the Free University of Brussels. He has helped the United
Nations in a variety of capacities, including as UN Special Rapporteur
on the Sale of Children and UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights
situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). In
2011 he was Chairperson of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Ivory
Coast. In 2012 he was appointed as one of the Commissioners of the UN
Commission of Inquiry on Syria. He also serves as a member of the
Committee of Experts on Conventions and Recommendations (International
Labour Organisation). He has published widely on international law,
human rights and humanitarian law.
Eunhong PARK is a Professor at the Faculty of
Social Sciences and Director of Resource Center for Asian NGO at
SungKongHoe University. He is currently a consultant of the People’s
Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) and of the Korean House
for International Solidarity (KHIS) on the human rights issues in Asian
Countries including Burma and Thailand. He has also been a consultant of
the May 18 Memorial Foundation. He was a visiting researcher at the
Political Economy Centre of Chulalongkorn University and has taught at
the Graduate School of International Studies of Seoul National
University. His research interests are varied, with civil society and
human rights being a consistent theme based on performing fieldworks
mainly in Southeast Asian countries. Among his publications are State
Violence and Human Rights in Asia (co-editing, 2011), States of
Democracy (co-editing, 2008), East Asia and Korea (in Korean, 2008),
Transformation of East Asia (in Korean, 2008), Democratization in East
Asia and Redressing Past Injustices (in Korean, 2004).
Hae Bong SHIN is Professor of International Law
in the Faculty of Law at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. She is
currently Secretary-General of the Japanese Association of
International Human Rights Law. She received degrees from the Graduate
Institute of International Studies, Geneva (DES, 1993) and the
University of Tokyo (PhD, 1995). Her research interests are
international and domestic implementation of human rights treaties and
states parties’ positive obligations for the effective realization of
human rights. She is the author of several Japanese books such as States
Parties’ Obligations under Human Rights Conventions (1999),
Contemporary Development of Human Rights Conventions (2009), and
International Human Rights Law: Dynamism of International Standards and
Coordination with Domestic Law (forthcoming). Her articles in English
include “Racial Discrimination, Hate Speech and Hate Crimes in Japan:
Some Outstanding Issues in Light of International Human Rights Law”, in
M. Komori et al. (eds.), Contemporary Forms of Racial Discrimination:
Reflections of Our Times (2013), "Chapter 14: Japan", in D. Shelton
(ed.), International Law and Domestic Legal Systems: Incorporation,
Transformation, and Persuasion (2011), and "Compensation for Victims of
Wartime Atrocities: Recent Developments in Japan's Case Law", 3 Journal
of International Criminal Justice (2005).
Heisoo SHIN currently serves as a member of the
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Ms. Shin holds a
B.A. in English Language and Literature, a M.A. in Sociology from Ewha
Womans University, and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University. She has been a
lifelong advocate of the women’s human rights movement and has
substantially contributed to the struggle to end violence against women.
She served as an expert on the UN Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women from 2001-2008, and as a commissioner of
the National Human Rights Commission in Korea from 2005-2008. She is
currently the representative of the Korea Center for United Nations
Human Rights Policy (KOCUN), and the Movement against Sexual
Exploitation (MASE). She is also an adjunct professor at the Graduate
School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.
Programme
| 6 January | Morning |
- Registration and Welcome Tea - Self-Introduction of Participants - Opening Remarks (Chinsung Chung) - Introduction to the Course (Joo-Young Lee) |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoon | - Understanding the International Human Rights Norms (Hae Bong Shin) | |
| 7 January | Morning |
- UN Human Rights Protection Mechanisms (Chinsung Chung) - Group Work: Addressing Human Rights Issues in Asia through International Human Rights Mechanisms |
| Afternoon | - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (Joo-Young Lee) | |
| 8 January | Morning | - The ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism and the Prospect of the Development of Human Rights Mechanisms in Asia (Vitit Muntarbhorn) |
| Afternoon | - ‘The Asian Values’ and Human Rights: The Perspectives of Civil Society in Asia (Eun-Hong Park) | |
| 9 January | Morning | The Promotion of Human Rights and Authoritarian Regimes (Vitit Muntarbhorn) |
| Afternoon | Cold War, Anti-Communism, and Human Rights in Asia (Hyo-Je Cho) | |
| 10 January | Morning | The Role of Civil Society in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Asia (Seonghoon Anselmo Lee) |
| Afternoon | Democratisation, Transitional Justice and Human Rights: The Experience of South Korea (Dong-Choon Kim) | |
| 11 January | Field Trip to DMZ | |
| 13 January | Morning | Transformations in Asia: Rule of Law and Human Rights (Suzannah Linton) |
| Afternoon | Poverty and Human Rights in Asia (Virginia Dandan) | |
| 14 January | Morning | Dealing with the Past in Asia: Case Study of Cambodia (Suzannah Linton) |
| Afternoon | Cultural Rights in Multi-cultural Society: the Asian Context (Virginia Dandan) | |
| 15 January | Morning | A Human Rights-Based Approach to Development and Asia (Joo-Young Lee) |
| Afternoon | Tutorials | |
| 16 January | Morning | Gender and Human Rights in Asia (Heisoo Shin) |
| Afternoon | Team Presentation and General Discussion: Human Rights Issues in Asia at the UN Human Rights Mechanisms | |
| 17 January | Morning | Research Proposal Presentation by the Participants |
| Afternoon | - Closing Remarks and Award of Certificate (Chinsung Chung) | |
| Afternoon | - Closing Party |
Application Requirements
The course is designed primarily for postgraduate students,
researchers, professors, practitioners, and international and national
civil servants from all countries of the world who demonstrate a high
level of interest in human rights and Asia. Undergraduate students
(third year or higher) who have experience in studying or working in
human rights may also apply for the course. The course is taught in
English. It is, therefore, essential that all participants understand
and speak English fluently. The number of participants is limited to a
maximum of 40.
How to Apply
Those who wish to attend the course should complete the
application form and send it with a CV, one recommendation letter and a
scanned copy of the passport, via e-mail, to Dr. Joo-Young Lee <hr-courses@snu.ac.kr>
at the Human Rights Centre of Seoul National University. After careful
review of the applications, the SNU Human Rights Centre will inform all
applicants of the results.
Application deadline: Friday, 25 October 2013, 18:00 (Seoul Time)
Download the application form
Application deadline: Friday, 25 October 2013, 18:00 (Seoul Time)
Download the application form
Fees & Scholarships
Fees
The course fee, which includes course materials, refreshments, a
closing dinner and a field trip, is 500 USD for international
participants and 300,000 KRW for nationals. Once the selection process
is finished, the Program Fee Payment Guidelines will be sent to those
selected participants.
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are available for participants with the financial difficulty to pay for the course.
Download the scholarship application form
Download the scholarship application form
Accommodation
The SNU Student Dormitory (On-Campus) is available for the
participants of the course. Rooms will be shared with one other student.
The accommodation fee is $200.
- Check-in: 4-5 January 2014 10.00-17.00
- Check-out: 18 January 2014 10.00-17.00
- Check-in: 4-5 January 2014 10.00-17.00
- Check-out: 18 January 2014 10.00-17.00
Contact Us
Dr. Joo-Young Lee, Coordinator of the Course on Human Rights and Asia
Dae-Wook Kim, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Graduate Research Assistant
Human Rights Centre, Seoul National University
Building 153, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
Tel: +82-2-880-2424, E-mail: hr-courses@snu.ac.kr
Dae-Wook Kim, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Graduate Research Assistant
Human Rights Centre, Seoul National University
Building 153, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
Tel: +82-2-880-2424, E-mail: hr-courses@snu.ac.kr
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