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SUMMARY:The making of international law using participatory action
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DESCRIPTION:International human rights law should protect and promote ever
 y individual’s human rights. But the reality is that international coven
 ants on human rights appear remote and unattainable for the vast majority 
 of ordinary people. This perception is supported by the structure of inter
 national human rights law\, which is based on agreements between States an
 d on the expectation that States will be true to their obligations in rela
 tion to the human rights of their own citizens.\n\nJoin panelists Sandra F
 redman\, Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United 
 States\, University of Oxford\, Rawletta Barrow\, DPhil in Law\, Universit
 y of Oxford\, Lynette Okengo\, Executive Director\, The African Early Chil
 dhood Network\, and Alan Stein\, Director of the Children and Climate Init
 iative\, Blavatnik School of Government\, as they discuss how internationa
 l law can be shaped through participatory action and collaborative advocac
 y.\n\nTheir work has demonstrated that international human rights can beco
 me a collaborative project\, with individuals and civil society working fr
 om the grassroots upwards and from the international sphere downwards to d
 evelop and enforce human rights obligations on States.\n\nThe subject matt
 er of this journey is one of central importance: the care and education of
  the youngest amongst us. Our panellists have been a part of a process of 
 advocating for and advancing the protection of early childhood education a
 s a human right through collaborative ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ a
 pproaches. They will share their experience of shaping human rights law in
 terpretation and enforcement through practical advocacy\, particularly on 
 the right to ECCE.\n\nThe discussion draws on collaborative work between t
 he Oxford Human Rights Hub\, the African Early Childhood Development Netwo
 rk\, the Right to Education Initiative\, UNESCO\, and the Children and Cli
 mate Initiative.\n\nThe event will be followed by a drinks reception.
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LOCATION:Blavatnik School of Government\, Blavatnik School of Government R
 adcliffe Observatory Quarter  Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6GG United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Sandra Fredman (Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth 
 and the United States\, University of Oxford)\, Rawletta Barrow (DPhil in 
 Law\, University of Oxford)\, Lynette Okengo (Executive Director\, The Afr
 ican Early Childhood Network)\, Professor Alan Stein (Director\, Children 
 and Climate Initiative\, BSG)
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