Past Events
CPG Academy on Human Rights 2016
Agenda
Opening:
Prof. Dr. Udom Rathamarit, Dean, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Henning Glaser, Director, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Panel: “Human Rights and Diplomacy”
H.E. Dr. Khaga Nath Adhikari, Ambassador of Nepal in Thailand, Permanent Representative to U.N. ESCAP
Sonja Gebauer, Political Counsellor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bangkok
Lecture:
Dr. Duc Quang Ly, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
“Human Rights – Alternative Concepts and Critique from a Chinese Perspective”
Thursday, 6 October 2016: Minorities and Vulnerabilities
Panel: “LGBTI Rights: Protection and Education”
Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, Foundation for SOGI Rights and Justice (FOR- SOGI)
Anjana Suvarnananda, HIV National Programme Officer, UNESCO Bangkok
Lecture:
Assist. Prof. Dr. Pokpong Srisanit, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
“Human Rights in Criminal Matters”
Panel: “Human Rights and Migration”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Monti Datta, Faculty of Political Science, University of Richmond
Dana Grader Ladek, Chief of Mission, International Organization of Migration (IOM), Thailand
U Maung Kyaw Nu, President, Burmese Rohingya Association in Thailand (BRAT)
Khonwilai Teppunkoonngam, Asylum Access
Veerawit Tianchainan, Executive Director, Thai Committee for Refugees Foundation
Panel: Abuse, Exploitation and Trade of Children
Dr. Mark Capaldi, ECPAT International, Bangkok
Panel: Free Expression and the Press
Pravit Rojanaphruk, journalist, khaosodenglish.com, Bangkok
Clin Lovett, Voice of America
Friday, 7 October 2016: Human Rights – Country Perspectives
Lectures:
Angkhana Neelaphaijit, Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Thailand
“The Human Rights Situation in the South of Thailand”
Dr. Al Khanif, Faculty of Law, University of Jember, Indonesia
“Human Rights in Indonesia”
Kai Shing W ong, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok
“Human Rights in China”
Kingsley Abbot, Senior International Legal Adviser for Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific Programme, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
“Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Cambodia”
Lecture:
Saman Zia-Zarifi, Regional Director, Asia Pacific Programme, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
“Human Rights in Pakistan: Historical and Current Perspectives”
Saturday, 8 October 2016: Cultural Program
Sunday, 9 October 2016: To the free disposal of the participants
Monday, 10 October 2016: Human Rights Defenders
Panel: “International Institutions in Defense of Human Rights”
Livio Sarandrea, Programme Specialist Rule of Law, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Regional Hub
Lecture:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Føllesdal, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo
“Regional Human Rights Courts: Protecting Human Rights or Respecting State Sovereignty – or both? The Margin of Appreciation Doctrine of the European Court of Human Rights as a Model”
Panel: “National Institutions in Defense of Human Rights”
Nareeluc Pairchaiyapoom, Department of Rights and Liberties Protection, Ministry of Justice of Thailand
Panel: “NGOs and Lawyers in Defense of Human Rights”
Pranom Somwong, Protection International Thailand (TBC)
Sirikan Charoensiri, Lawyer/Legal and Documentation Specialist, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights
Tuesday, 11 October 2016: Human Rights in Global Perspectives
Panel: “Human Rights and Global Governance”
Prof. Dr. Roland Dannreuther, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster
Prof. Dr. Arie M. Kacowicz, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Dr. Prasit Aekaputr, Faculty of Law, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
“Human Rights in the ASEAN Community: Which way to go?”
Lectures:
Assoc. Prof. Gothom Arya, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok
Emma Potchapornkul, Peace Resource Collaborative
“Human Rights and Peace”
Prof. Dr. Niels Petersen, Faculty of Law, Münster University
“Political Rights”
Dr. Archie A. Alexander, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
“Globalization: Human Rights, Global Health Governance and Legal Challenges”
Wednesday, 12 October 2016: Constitutionalization as Rightization
Lectures:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Dirk Ehlers, Faculty of Law, Münster University
“The European Convention on Human Rights“
Prof. Dr. Ingwer Ebsen, Faculty of Law, Frankfurt University
“The Limitations of Rights in the German Constitutional System“
Debate: ”Human Dignity in German Constitutional Law”
Georg Schlüter, Legal Consultant, Bangkok
Dr. Lasse Schuldt, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Report
From 5 to 12 October 2016, CPG hosted the CPG Academy on Human Rights 2016 at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University. For the fifth year in a row, CPG offered the opportunity for students, young academics and practitioners to attend a one-week intensive course on human rights.
The opening day of the Academy combined lectures and panel presentations under the overall topic of “Fundamental Concepts of Human Rights”. First, Mr. Henning Glaser, CPG Director, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, gave a lecture on the “Concept, Development and Critique of Human Rights”. He was followed by a panel discussion on “Human Rights and Diplomacy” that consisted of presentations by H.E. Dr. Khaga Nath Adhikari, Ambassador of Nepal in Thailand, Permanent Representative to U.N. ESCAP, and Ms. Sonja Gebauer, Political Counsellor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bangkok. In the Foundation for SOGI Rights and Justice (FOR- SOGI), and Mrs. Anjana Suvarnananda, HIV National Programme Officer, UNESCO Bangkok. After that, Assist. Prof. Dr. Pokpong Srisanit, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, gave a lecture on “Human Rights in Criminal Matters”. He was followed by panel presentations and a discussion on “Human Rights and Migration”. The panelists included Assoc. Prof. Dr. Monti Datta, Faculty of Political Science, University of Richmond, Ms. Dana Graber Ladek, Chief of Mission, International Organization of Migration (IOM), Thailand, Mr. U Maung Kyaw Nu, President, Burmese Rohingya Association in Thailand (BRAT), Ms. Khonwilai Teppunkoonngam, Asylum Access, and Mr. Veerawit Tianchainan, Executive Director, Thai Committee for Refugees Foundation. After the lunch break, the afternoon session was opened with a lecture by Dr. Mark Capaldi, ECPAT International, Bangkok, on “Abuse, Exploitation and Trade of Children”. Finally, Mr. Pravit Rojanaphruk, journalist at khaosodenglish.com, Bangkok, and Mr. Colin Lovett, Asia Coverage Editor, Voice of America, Bangkok, discussed about “Free Expression and the Press”.
On Friday, 7 October 2016, the third day of the Academy combined several country perspectives. The day’s opening lecture was given by Mrs. Angkhana Neelaphaijit, Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Thailand, on “The Human Rights Situation in the South of Thailand”. Then, Dr. Al Khanif, Faculty of Law, University of Jember, Indonesia, gave a presentation on “Human Rights in Indonesia”. He was followed by Mr. Kai Shing Wong, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok, who spoke on “Human Rights in China”. The afternoon session started with Mr. Kingsley Abbott, Senior International Legal Adviser for Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific Programme, International Commission afternoon session, Dr. Duc Quang Ly, CPG, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, spoke about “Human Rights – Alternative Concepts and Critique from a Chinese Perspective”.
The second day dealt with the topic of “Minorities and Vulnerabilities”. The day started with a panel discussion on “LGBTI Rights: Protection and Education”. The panel consisted of Mr. Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, of Jurists (ICJ), and his presentation on “Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Cambodia”. Mr. Saman Zia-Zarifi, Regional Director, Asia Pacific Programme, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), gave the day’s final lecture on the topic of “Human Rights in Pakistan: Historical and Current Perspectives”.
The topic of the Academy’s fourth day on Monday, 10 October 2016, was “Human Rights Defenders”. Mr. Livio Sarandrea, Programme Specialist Rule of Law, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Regional Hub, gave the opening lecture on “International Institutions in Defense of Human Rights”. He was followed by Prof. Dr. Andreas Føllesdal, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo, and his lecture on “Regional Human Rights Courts: Protecting Human Rights or Respecting State Sovereignty – or both? The Margin of Appreciation Doctrine of the European Court of Human Rights as a Model”. In the afternoon, Mrs. Nareeluc Pairchaiyapoom, Department of Rights and Liberties Protection, Ministry of Justice of Thailand, gave a presentation on “National Institutions in Defense of Human Rights”. After that, Ms. Sirikan Charoensiri, Lawyer/Legal and Documentation Specialist, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, and Ms. Pranom Somwong, Protection International Thailand, took part in a panel on “NGOs and Lawyers in Defense of Human Rights”.
The topic for Tuesday, 11 October 2016, was “Human Rights in Global Perspectives”. The day started with panel presentations on “Human Rights and Global Governance”. Panelists were Prof. Dr. Roland Dannreuther, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster, and Prof. Dr. Arie M. Kacowicz, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They were followed by Prof. Dr. Prasit Aekaputra, Dean of the School of Law, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), who gave a lecture on “Human Rights Law in the ASEAN Community: Which way to go?”.
The afternoon session was opened by Assoc. Prof. Gothom Arya, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, Bangkok, and Ms. Emma Potchapornkul, Peace Resource Collaborative, who took part in a panel on “Human Rights and Peace”. After that, Prof. Dr. Niels Petersen, Faculty of Law, Münster University, gave a lecture on “Political Rights”. Then, Dr. Archie A. Alexander, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, closed the day with his lecture on “Globalization: Human Rights, Global Health Governance and Legal Challenges”.
The final half day of the Academy focused on “Constitutionalization as Rightization”. It was opened by Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h. c. Dirk Ehlers, Faculty of Law, Münster University, and his lecture on “The European Convention on Human Rights”. Prof. em. Dr. Ingwer Ebsen, Faculty of Law, Frankfurt University, followed with a lecture on “The Limitations of Rights in the German Constitutional System”. Finally, the last item on the Academy’s agenda was a debate on “Human Dignity in German Constitutional Law”. The debaters were Mr. Georg Schlüter, Legal Consultant, Bangkok, and Dr. Lasse Schuldt, CPG, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University.
At the end of the Academy, all participants received a certificate testifying the successful participation in the “CPG Academy on Human Rights 2016”.
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