Module 2, part III: Women’s Human Rights in the Family - Women and their Children
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is the second module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. It focuses on women and their children with four sessions: child custody and guardianship; filiation; transmitting nationality to children; and single mothers.
Module 9, Part IV: Women’s Human Right to Full Citizenship - The Human Rights of Physically Challenged Women
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is part of the ninth module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. This file highlights women’s human right to full citizenship and the human rights of physically challenged women.
ACJLS Toolkit Chapter 3 - Effectiveness of Laws
Language(s): English
Published: 2010
The curriculum focuses on effectiveness of laws at the international and national levels. Major themes include elements that make laws effective, the importance of the legislative branch and the legislative process for developing effective laws. It provides facilitator's notes, including key learning objectives, glossary of terms, activities, handouts and case study scenarios for a 1.5 hour session.
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, OHCHR
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2011
This file reviews the articles of the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which is a treaty establishing an individual complaint mechanism for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
For more information, please visit the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/procedure.htm.
Tunisian Election Law Handbook for Lawyers
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
The comprehensive "Tunisian Election Law Handbook for Lawyers" describes and explains the country’s legal provisions surrounding electoral conduct. The handbook provides advice on applying Tunisia’s new Election Law and presents Tunisian lawyers with guidance on substantive law and procedures from the Constituent Assembly. The handbook also highlights potential areas of dispute and legal strategies in assisting citizens on election legal issues.
Module 9, Part I: Women’s Human Right to Full Citizenship - Freedom of Movement
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is part of the ninth module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. It focuses on women’s human right to full citizenship and freedom of movement. The theme includes two sessions: women’s right to freedom of movement and the impact of male migration on women’s rights.
Women's Rights in Kuwaiti Personal Status Law and Bahraini Judicial Rulings (Theory)
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2011
Through its regional Family Law Program, Freedom House published the Women's Rights in the Kuwaiti Personal Status Law and the Bahraini Shari'a Judicial Rulings (Theory Portion) which brings together Sunni, Shiite and legal scholars from the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain to analyze family law, Islamic jurisprudence, and religious and civil interpretations in an attempt to bridge key differences among their perspectives.
Module 1: Introduction to the Concept of Human Rights and Oneself as a Subject of Rights
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is the first module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. It focuses the concept of human rights and oneself as a subject of rights. It includes nine sessions: introduction to the concept of women’s human rights; introduction to the concept of liberty; introduction to the concept of dignity; introduction to the concept of equality; discrimination against women; introduction to gender analysis; introduction to the sources of law used in the program; protecting women’s human rights: individual responsibility; and collective mobilization for the promotion of women’s human rights.
Module 9, Part II: Women’s Human Right to Full Citizenship - The Impact of Corruption on Women’s Human Rights
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is part of the ninth module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. This file reviews the Module9 in the program: Women’s human right to full citizenship and the impact of corruption on women’s human rights. The theme includes three sessions: corruption and gender; corruption in the judicial system; and corruption and elections.
ACJLS Toolkit - Tip Sheet for Trainers
Language(s): English
Published: 2010
This tip sheet for trainers of the Arab Council for Judicial and Legal Studies (ACJLS) Rule of Law Toolkit gives suggestions related to knowing your subject and being prepared.