First University Course on the Realisation of Human Rights in Practice

In 1988, we set up the first course in the UK on the practice, rather than the theory, of human rights. This was established within the Extra-Mural Studies Department at London University, and included lectures by leading international experts on various aspects of the realisation of human rights and humanitarian principles.

Establishing a University Course in Economic Social and Cultural Rights

In 1992, our President was invited to develop a curriculum for, and teach, the first ever university course on economic, social and cultural rights drawing on Rights and Humanity’s experience.

Established at Essex University, UK, this is a multi-disciplinary course for graduates of law, politics and philosophy, available both to students enrolled on the MA in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights and the LLM in International Human Rights Law.

In 2000 Ms Häusermann was appointed a Fellow of the University’s Human Rights Centre, a position she still holds.

University Lectures

Our President has been a frequent guest lecturer at universities in the UK and overseas. These include:

• lectures to post-graduate human rights students at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London.
• guest lectures on AIDS and Human Rights for Masters’ degree students in public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine over several years
• lectures at the School of Law and the Wagner School of Public Service, New York University in 1999 and 2000
• guest lectures at the Universities of Jordan and at Australian universities

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