Guest lecture: The Role of the European Parliament in Human Rights Promotion

The IRD Department was pleased to announce a guest lecture by Mr Geoffrey Harris - Head of Human Rights Unit, European Parliament - on "The Role of the European Parliament in Human Rights Promotion and the Mainstreaming of Human Rights in the EU's External relations" on Friday, 13 November.

It was open to all students.

Background materials:
- European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, Beyond Activism - The impact of the resolutions and other activities of the European Parliament in the field of human rights outside the European Union, October 2006

- European Parliament, Directorate-General for External Policies, Policy Department, Human Rights Mainstreaming in EU's External Relations, September 2009

- European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, DROI Newsletter, October 2009, issue 1

- Geoffrey Harris, The Role of the European Parliament in Human Rights Protection, in Benedek, B., Karl, W., Mihr, A. and M. Nowak (eds), European Yearbook on Human Rights 09, pp. 109-119