Litigation before UN Treaty Bodies| Episode 1: What is the UN Treaty Body System?

What are the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies, and what is their role? Why are the UN human rights treaty bodies important for victims of human rights violations? And what are the available opportunities for civil society and lawyers working with victims of violations? This episode is part of an eight-episode course on litigation before UN treaty bodies produced by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and presented by Jurgen Schurr, Head of Law for Lawyers in Justice in Libya (LFJL). ----- This course is aimed at lawyers and human rights defenders in the Middle East and North Africa region. The course provides lawyers and human rights defenders with an overview of the UN treaty body system, presents the concept of strategic litigation, before going through the different stages involved in litigating a case before the UN Treaty Bodies. The course also looks at the burden of proof in such cases, and the type of information and facts that lawyers and human rights defenders will have to present to the UN Treaty Body in support of their cases. See more ‘Litigation before UN Treaty Bodies’ Videos here:    • Litigation before UN Treaty Bodies   More about human rights: https://www.icj.org Facebook:   / icjmena   Twitter:   / icj_mena   LinkedIn:   / mycompany   #un #treaty #bodies #cases #complaints #human #rights #victims #ICCPR #Human_Rights_Committee #strategic #litigation #mena