Previous Sessions
The Lucerne Academy for Human Rights Implementation has been fortunate to be able to welcome so many wonderful scholars, both students and professors every summer. Our first session was held in 2009 with 17 students and 5 internationals. Since then our program has grown to up to 30 students, with international students from around the world. We continue to strive to meet our goals of training our students for the real work of human rights and to also foster growth, exchange, and friendships between cultures. Please click on one of the previous sessions to learn more.
Courses:
- Introduction to the jurisprudence and legal reasoning of the ECtHR
- Indigenous People's Rights
- Human Rights Litigation before the ECtHR
- Human Rights Violations under a Military Dictatorship: A Case Study on Myanmar / Burma
- On the rise of human rights duties of transnational corporations, with a specific focus on the UN level and the current discussions on the new treaty on business and human rights
- The European Convention and the European Court of Human Rights – Essentials
List of faculty for the Lucerne Academy 2019 session:
- Sebastian Heselhaus, Prof., Dr., University of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Mark Villiger, Prof., Dr., University of Zurich, Switzerland, Vice-President of the Board of the Liechtenstein Human Rights Association and former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights
- Felipe Gomez Isa, Prof., Dr., University of Deusto, Spain
- Helen Keller, Prof. Dr. LLM. University of Zurich, Switzerland and judge at the European Court of Human Rights.
- Olivier De Schutter, Prof. University of Louvain (UCL) and at SciencesPo (Paris) and a member of the Global Law School Faculty at New York University.
- Yee Mon Htun, Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
Courses:
- Introduction to the jurisprudence and legal reasoning of the ECtHR
- Murky Waters – Protection of Migrants at Sea
- The European Convention and the European Court of Human Rights - Essentials
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights
- Human Rights, Incarceration, and Migration
- The Avoidance Regime: New Developments in State Non-entrée and Resettlement Practices
List of faculty for the Lucerne Academy 2018 Session:
- Martina Caroni, Prof., Dr. LL.M., University of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Sebastian Heselhaus, Prof., Dr., University of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Mark Villiger, Prof., Dr., University of Zurich, Switzerland/former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights
- Felipe Gomez Isa, Prof., Dr., University of Deusto, Spain
- Melissa Aubin, Dr., former US Supreme Court Fellow, Advisor District Court of Oregon Oregon, United States
- Kieren McGuffin, Dr., Birmingham Law School
Courses:
- Introductory Class
- Human Rights and Transnational Corporations
- Indigenous People's Rights
- The European Convention and the European Court of Human Rights - Essentials
- Business & Human Rights and Community Lawyering
- Human Rights, Business and State Due Diligence
List of faculty for the Lucerne Academy 2017 session:
- Martina Caroni, Prof., Dr. LL.M., University of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Sebastian Heselhaus, Prof., Dr., University of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Mark Villiger, Prof., Dr., University of Zurich, Switzerland/former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights
- Felipe Gomez Isa, Prof., Dr., University of Deusto, Spain
- Tyler Giannini, Prof., Harvard Law School, United States of America
- Judith Schönsteiner, Ass. Prof., University of Diego Portales, Chile
Courses:
- Introductory Class
- Murky Waters: Protection of Migrants at Sea
- The European Convention and the European Court of Human Rights - Essentials
- Counter-Terrorism and the Right to Life
- Disarmament: a tool to implement the right to life? Existing norms and possible developments
- Human Rights, Incarceration and Evidence-Based Alternatives
- Business, Human Rights, and Communities
Faculty for the Lucerne Academy 2016 session:
- Martina Caroni, Prof., Dr. LL.M., University of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Sebastian Heselhaus, Prof., Dr., University of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Mark Villiger, Prof., Dr., University of Zurich, Switzerland/former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights
- Melissa Aubin, Dr., former US Supreme Court Fellow, Advisor District Court of Oregon Oregon, United States
- Marco Kalbusch, Dr., Secretary of the Conference on Disarmament and Deputy to the Director of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Switzerland
- Fiona de Londras, Prof. Dr., University of Birmingham, UK
Courses:
- Introductory class 1
- Introductory class 2
- Human Rights, Incarceration, and Evidence-Based Alternatives
- Human Rights in a Changing Society: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law
- Aspects of the Right to Life
- Foreign Investment and Human Rights
- Murky Waters: Protection of Migrants at Sea
Our faculty for the Lucerne Academy 2015 session:
Courses:
- Human Rights and Public Health
- Implementing Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law through Disarmament
- Foreign Investment and Human Rights
- Human Rights in Conflict Zones: The Afghanistan Experience
- Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: The High Cost of Being Poor
- Introductory Class 2: Rethinking (the Practice of) Human Rights: An Integrated Approach
- Introductory Class 1: Fundamentals of Human Rights Implementation
Our faculty for the Lucerne Academy 2014 session: