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Message from Malcolm concerning the take-home exam

Please note that the take-home exam requires answering Question 1 and one question from Question 2. The "guidelines" for how to structure a take-home exam (which are contained in the document "Information about the take home exam") are more relevant for answering one of the questions in Question 2 rather than Question 1.

Please note also that in Question 2(a), the 'State of Elan' should read 'State of Nadroj'.

Program Tuesday 30 November, NCHR Seminar Room

12:00-12:45 Impact of Human Rights (guest lecture)

http://www.chr.up.ac.za/index.php/prof-frans-viljoen.html

13:15-13:45 Exam Discussion and Evaluation

Result on the mid-term essay

All candidates have passed the mid-term essay, comments on the assignment will be published in Fronter Wedensday 1 December.

Re take-home exam 6- 10 December

We hereby confirm that the period of the take-home exam is 6 December 10.00- 10 December 10.00. The exam question will be announced in Fronter on 6. December.

re timetable

The "timetable" is unfortunately still out of order, please see the information regarding location posted 18.october on this message board.

Re Teaching-time and place- timetable

Please note the timetable have been withdrawn from "Teaching -time and place" on the website due to technical problems- I hope it will be in order again tommorrow. The next lecture will be held as planned October 26. 12.15-14.00 in the meeting rom at NCHR as described below. We regret any inconvenience.

Re location

Room information regarding the last lectures:

• 19 October, 12.15-14.00: The Meetingroom at NCHR
• 26 October, 12.15- 14.00: The meeting room at NCHR
• 2 November, 12.15- 14.00: room 365 in Domus Nova
• 9 November, 12.15-14.00: The Meeting room at NCHR
• 16 November,12.15-14.00: The Meeting room at NCHR
• 23 November,12.15-14.00: The Meeting room at NCHR

Re assigment and submittance

The deadline for submitting the first assigment is 1 November before 10.00, in Fronter.

Remember to put your candidate number on the first page, not your name. You will find your candidate number in studentweb, please check under "registration for examinations"- the same candidate number should be used for both exams in this course.

New room 2 November

Please note that the lecture of November 2 will take place in room 365, Domus Nova.

New time for the lecture cancelled 21 Sept.

Tuesday 19 October 2010, 12:15-14:00, Seminar Room, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Seminar:International Criminal Law Seminar

Presenter:Christian Rannheim

Reading: There are no additional cases prescribed for this seminar beyond those contained in the official reading list for this seminar. Note that the two central cases, Tadic and Akayesu, are contained in the prescribed materials. Although not required, students with a specific interest in the subject may find the ICC Decision to open an investigation in Kenya illuminating: http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/422F24A9-5A0F-4FD0-BC3E-9FFB24EC7436.htm":http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/422F24A9-5A0F-4FD0-BC3E-9FFB24EC7436.htm

room October 5

Please note that the lecture of october 5 will take place in room 365, DN (and not at the Centre for Human Rights)

Guidelines for references

Please find an instruction regarding guidelines on quotations, references and bibliographies posted under the link "assignment" on the opposite page.

Fronter

In this course the Communication between students and teachers is made via Fronter, the virtual classroom at University of Oslo. Keep in mind that e-mails sent in Fronter will be directed only to the student e-mail accounts (..jus.uio.no) and not to your private email adresses.

Fronter login: https://fronter.com/uio/Then choose "English" as language, "choose room", "display all rooms"- click then on HUMR4140-Fellesrom- høst 2010

When you are in Fronter you will find different folders. Both assigments in this course must be submitted in Fronter. In order to login to Fronter you must have payed the semester fee and have registred the course in Studentweb.

In addition, you should also check the course page regularly for other information (f.ex time and place, syllabus), not only Fronter.

Re assignment

The exam question is published under the link "Assignment" on the opposite page and in Fronter.

Cancellation of lecture

The lecture of September 21 is cancelled, new time and place for a new lecture will be announced as soon as possible.

Compendiums have arrived

The compendiums have now arrived in the Gnist Akademika bookstore (Domus Nova building), as follows:

• HUMR4140- Volume I
• HUMR4140- volume II part 1 of 3
• HUMR4140- volume II part 2 of 3
• HUMR4140- Volume II part 3 of 3

The cost is approx. NOK 1.600 (total)

Assigments due 1 November and 6 December

Please find information about the assignment( 40%) and the take-home exam (60%) on opposite page. Both assignments should be submitted in Fronter ( more information will be given). Please note the information about plagiarism, and read the web sites regarding this carefully.

Orientation meeting (9 Sept) about answering exams is cancelled

The meeting will be postponed to October 6, 10.15- 12.00, Aud. 4, DA. ( Due to illness). We regret any inconvenience caused.

Assignment for Sept. 14th:

Please read SC Resolution 1379, the HRC Case, the CESCR concluding observations, and the UPR report- Analyze the thematic scope of the document-is it focused or broad? What is its purpose? Are there concrete proposals, or is the language vague? Are the goals capable of achievement- Is this capable of implementation, or primarily symbolic? Who are the principal actors in terms of accountability? How would you enforce this document? Are there legitimacy problems with respect to the recommendations?

Regarding Lecture 2, August 31

On the group presentations for this Tuesday, we will need two members of each of the five groups to present. One to present the case and decision and the other to present the views of the group on whether the decision was right or not. The group presentation by the presenters should last a total of 5-7 minutes (i.e., 3 minutes each approximately) to allow for questions and comments from the class. Students who don't present Tuesday will be asked to present next time around.

For students who will come for the first time on Tuesday, you are free to listen and then join a study group for the remainder of the course.

Rescheduling

Please note that the 2 lecture in this course will take place 31 August, 12.15- 14.00, room 365, and not 2 September as previous announced.

Rescheduling of location 24 August

Please note that the lecture of 24 August will take place at Blindern, and not in room 365- The new address is: Georg Sverdrups hus, Moltke Moes vei 39, undervisningsrom 2.