Section outline

  • WEEK 1: July 30-August 5, 2014

    Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

    In this session I will introduce some of the basic concepts that link and differentiate the activities of the fields of human rights, conflict resolution, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). I will also provide a brief overview of the role of addressing human rights throughout different conflict stages: conflict prevention, conflict management, and conflict resolution.

    To complete this session please follow these steps by August 5th:

    1. Post your introductions on the Getting to Know Each Other Forum
    2. Read the week’s assigned readings in order
    3. Attend the live webinar or watch the recording. The date and time of the webinar will be communicated approximately one week in advance via email (please calculate the time in your region).The recording will be made available in this space, after the webinar
    4. Post your answer to the forum question below in the Assignments area by August 5th

    * The best way to make this course an interactive conversation, is to always respond to the Course Forum questions under each question; and that we "Add a new discussion topic" only if we're starting a new topic. If you have any questions about this, please email Olga Izquierdo at oizquierdo@upeace.org for any technical support - I'm sure she'll explain any questions you may have!

    Webinar:

    The first webinar will take place on 4th August, 2014 at 1800 GMT/UTC. Please check the time in your local time zone. To join the webinar:

    1. Go to the webinar 1 recording here.

    2. Follow the prompts to enter the webinar session. Although the webinar will begin at 1800 GMT/UTC, you can join the webinar up to 20 minutes in advance to familiarise yourself with the WizIq platform and to test your audio settings. It is recommended that you join the session at least 10 minutes in advance.The webinar session will be recorded and available to watch again.

    3. It is also recommended that you download the WizIq desktop app, which is available at http://www.wiziq.com/desktop/. WizIq has advised that this will help avoid any configuration issues that you may encounter.