Università Roma Tre

The course is a legal clinic in the filed of international human rights law. It works on projects that, in the said field, have a clear social justice aim. In this academic year, two projects have already been assigned to the clinic but further projects are being agreed upon. As to the already approved projects: the first originates from the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the Department and the Rome Tribunal, XVIII Specialized section on individuals rights and immigration, meant to support the Tribunal in the drafting of so-called "Country of Origin Information" reports; the second project originates from the "Transnational Listing Project", in cooperation with Kent University (UK). Students participate in the drafting of petitions before the Office of the Ombudsperson of the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council.

Against this background, the program is composed of two phases. In the first phase (first three weeks), students get acquainted with the competences necessary to work on the projects. Accordingly, the following three aspects are particularly touched upon: legal framework (rules, practice and institutions); methodology of research in international law; drafting skills. In the second phase, the class works as a laboratory, during which drafts prepared by students are discussed.

The course does not require the study of a specific textbook, as documents to be studied depend on the projects entrusted to the clinic. Please see the bibliography for the readings suggested in the present year.