[hre-asiapacific] Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights (Switzerland)

MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN CHILDREN'S RIGHTS (MCR) - MODULE 3 ON THE
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRC

Within the framework of the MAS in Children's Rights (MCR), a two year
post-graduate training programme on children's rights, organised
conjointly by the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB), in Sion
(Switzerland) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), we are
accepting free auditors to participate at one or several modules of the
programme.

Each module of the MAS in Children's Rights considers a specific theme:
(1) Children's rights in context, (2) International legal instruments on
children's rights, (3) The general principles of the CRC, (4) Child
labour, (5) Armed conflict, trafficking and sexual exploitation, (6)
Juvenile justice, (7) Child protection and (8) Implementation and
monitoring strategies. The mandatory modules take place in Switzerland,
alternately at the University of Fribourg and at IUKB in Sion/Bramois.
Supplementary information on the whole programme is also available on the
website's programme www.iukb.ch/emcr .

The MCR Module 3 on the General Principles of CRC will focus on the right
to non-discrimination, the best interests of the child principle, the
right to survival and development and participation rights, and will be
held at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) from 05 until 10
September 2005. Via lectures and discussion groups, theories and practices
on the General Principles will be studied from an interdisciplinary
perspective. In addition to the regular MCR students, a maximum of five
persons will be accepted to participate at this module as a 'free
auditor'.

The fees to participate as a free auditor to Module 3 of the MCR amount to
1.500 CHF (app. 1.000 EUR / 1.200 USD) which does not include travel
expenses, housing and meals. Applications are due before 20 August 2005.

For further details, please contact Sarah Bruchez at <emcr@iukb.ch>.

With kind regards

Sarah Bruchez
Programme Secretary


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Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB)
MAS in Children's Rights
P.O. Box 4176 * CH - 1950 Sion 4
Tel. +41 27 205 73 00 * Fax +41 27 205 73 01
E-mail: emcr@iukb.ch - internet: www.iukb.ch/emcr
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