USING MODULE 30 IN A TRAINING PROGRAM

INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ESC RIGHTS

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This module should help trainees understand/clarify for themselves:

• ESC rights provisions within regional instruments;
• existing monitoring and implementation mechanisms;
• the effectiveness to date of the Inter-American system in protecting ESC rights; and
• possibilities offered by the Inter-American system and an exploration of ways of maxi�mizing the protection of ESC rights.

Suggested Methods

The extent of presentation of this module would depend on the group.�

�      Lecture: If the group is not from the Americas, a simple lecture presentation on the Inter-American instruments and system would be sufficient.

�      Presentation: In the case of a group from a country in the Americas, it is important to provide them with information on the American Convention on Human Rights and re�lated documents, and also the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Inter-American Court of Human Rights and how they can be effectively used for advancing ESC rights.� An individual who has experience in working with the commission (and/or court) and who is familiar with its procedures should be invited to give a talk.

Author: Part II of this manual was compiled by D. J. Ravindran