• Apply for this course online (limited scholarships available)

The objectives of the course are:

• To exchange views and experiences about the role of civil society in a State;
• To strengthen capacity on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in international law and comparative perspectives;
• To raise awareness of the challenges civil society faces and efforts to respond to those threats;
• To strengthen capacity, in practice, to identify and analyse legal barriers to the right to freedom of association;
• To stimulate interest in civil society law and encourage further research in this field;
• To build a network of legal professionals working in the field and encourage collaborative efforts within the network.