Understanding Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: The Colombian Context

This course offers a rigorous training in Human Rights (HR) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) applied to the legal analysis of the Colombian armed conflict, from a normative, jurisprudential, and institutional perspective as seen through Public International Law. Throughout the course, students will explore the conceptual and legal foundations of HR and IHL, their scope of application, and their complementary nature in contexts of non-international armed conflict.

The course analyzes the principles of IHL, the protected subjects, and the obligations of the Colombian state according to international and constitutional law. It delves into the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Human Rights System, addressing the state’s international responsibility, the duty to prevent, investigate, punish, and repair harm, as well as the control of conventionality. A special analysis is dedicated to the extermination of the Unión Patriótica, examining the actions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the applicable international standards.

Moreover, the course studies the internal regulatory framework, particularly Law 1448 of 2011 (Victims and Land Restitution Law), the rights of victims of the armed conflict, and the transitional justice mechanisms, including the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) and the Integral System of Truth, Justice, Repair, and Non-Repetition. This course does not cover the history of the armed conflict from a chronological perspective but focuses on its legal analysis, allowing students to develop a critical understanding of the Colombian conflict through the standards of HR and IHL.

What you will learn:

• Understand the foundations of Human Rights and their historical evolution, applicable standards, and principles in national and international contexts.
• Differentiate Human Rights from International Humanitarian Law and apply their principles to armed conflict situations.
• Legally analyze the Colombian armed conflict based on norms, rulings, and international HR and IHL standards.
• Interpret real cases and judicial decisions to assess the responsibilities of the state and armed actors in Colombia.
• Analyze the responsibilities of the Colombian state based on national and inter-American jurisprudence in HR and IHL.
• Interpret decisions of the Commission and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights applied to cases from the Colombian armed conflict.
• Study the extermination of the Unión Patriótica from the perspective of HR, international responsibility, and guarantees of non-repetition.
• Understand the legal scope of Law 1448 of 2011 and the rights of armed conflict victims in Colombia.
• Comprehend the role of transitional justice and the Integral System of Truth, Justice, Repair, and Non-Repetition.
• Study the case of the Mapiripán massacre in the context of IHL-HR.

Course Content:

• Sections: 7
• Lectures: 17
• Duration: 5h 10m

Requirements:

• No prior legal knowledge is required.
• The course starts with basic concepts and progressively advances to legal analysis.

Who is it for?

• Students
• Academics
• Social leaders
• Public officials
• Individuals interested in Human Rights, IHL, and the Colombian armed conflict.

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