# European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation

The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) is an interdisciplinary centre covering the area of human rights education and research formed by 41 universities from all European Union member states. The EIUC's activities include interdisciplinary education of students worldwide; developing training for senior officials of international organisations, field personnel, and other human rights professionals; identifying means of transferring academic expertise to the public, such as using visual arts and mass media; creating an environment for research cooperation; representing a network of graduates of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation. The centre is housed in the Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido which has been made available to the EIUC by the Municipality of Venice, Italy.

## Administration

* Prof. Dr. Horst Fischer, EIUC President (since 2002).
* Prof. Florence Benoît-Rohmer, EIUC Secretary General (since 2009).
* Prof. Ria Wolleswinkel, E.MA Chairperson (since 2013).

### E.MA Programme Directors

* Dr Anja Mihr (2006-2008).
* Dr. Pietro Sullo (starting 2013).
* Dr Andraž Zidar (starting 2015).
* Prof. George Ulrich (from 2001- 2004 and from 2016-).

## Consortium

| University | Country | Academics Past & Present |
| University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | Prof. Jeff Kenner |
| Queen's University Belfast | United Kingdom | Prof. Brice Dickson |
| Maastricht University | The Netherlands | Dr. Ria Wolleswinkel; Prof. Fons Coomans |
| Utrecht University | The Netherlands | Prof. Dr. Anja Mihr; Prof. Antoine Buyse; Dr. Marjolein van den Brink; Katherine Fortin; Prof. Jenny Goldschmidt; Dr. Brianne McGonigle; Dr. Alexandra Timmer; Dr. Tom Zwart. |
| Lund University | Sweden | Prof. Karol Nowak; Dr. Gregor Noll; Dr. Göran Melander; Dr. Mats Tjernberg; Dr. Ulrika Andersson; Dr. Alejandro Fuentes; Dr. Radu Mares; Dr. Ulf Maunsbach; Dr. Christoffer Wong; Dr. Maria Green. |
| Uppsala University | Sweden | Dr. Anna-Sara Lind; Dr. Rebecca Stern; Dr. Lotta Lerwall; Prof. Jane Reichel. |
| University of Seville | Spain | Prof. Carmen Márquez Carrasco; Dr. Pablo Antonio Fernández-Sánchez; Prof. Pablo Gutiérrez Vega; Dr. Luis Rodríguez-Piñero; Ms. Beatriz Fernandez. |
| University of Deusto | Spain | Prof. Felipe Gómez; Dr. Kevin Villanueva; Prof. Cristina Churruca; Dr. Dolores Morondo; Dr. Joana Abrisketa Uriarte; Dr. Jaime Oraá; Dr. Eduardo Ruiz Vietez; Dr. Trinidad L. Vicente Torrado; Dr. Cristina de la Cruz. |
| University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | Prof. Petra Roter |
| Comenius University in Bratislava | Slovakia | Prof. JUDr. Mária Patakyová; Doc. Tomáš Gábriš; Doc. Erik Láštic; PhD. Branislav Fábry; PhD. Marián Giba, PhD. Lýdia Tobiášová. |
| University of Bucharest | Romania | Prof. Iulia MOTOC; Prof. Radu CARP; PhD Margareta MATACHE; PhD Liana IONITA |
| University of Coimbra | Portugal | Prof. José Manuel Pureza; Prof. Vital Moreira; Prof. Jónatas Machado; Prof. Benedita Urbano; Carla Marcelino Gomes; Ana Filipa Neves; Catarina Gomes |
| New University of Lisbon | Portugal | Prof. Maria Teresa Pizarro Beleza; Prof. Helena Pereira de Melo; Prof. Nuno Piçarra |
| Adam Mickiewicz University | Poland | Prof. Zdisław Kędzia; Dr. Agata Hauser; Prof. Roman Wieruszewski; Ms. Beata Zieba. |
| University of Malta | Malta | |
| University of Strasbourg | France | Prof. Jean-Paul Jacqué; Dr. Florence Benoît-Rohmer; Prof. J.B. Marie; Prof. Yvan Boëv. |
| University of Montpellier | France | Prof. Fédéric Sudre; Prof. Christophe Maubernard; Prof. Gérard Gonzalez; Prof. Claire Vial; Prof. Katarzyna Blay-Grabarczyk. |
| Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Greece | Prof. Dimitra Papadopoulou; Dr Baka, Aphrodite; Dr Figgou Evangelia; Prof. Georgopoulos Alexandros; Prof. Hadjiconstantinou Costas; Dr Kalokairinou Eleni; Dr Kesidou Anastasia; Dr Matthaioudakis Marina; Prof. Mavroskoufis Dimitrios; Dr Nika-Sampson Evanthia; Dr Nikolakakis Dimitrios. |
| Panteion University | Greece | Prof. Maria Daniella Marouda; Prof. Emeritus Stelios Perrakis; Prof. Grigoris Tsaltas |
| Ruhr-University Bochum | Germany | Prof. Hans-Joachim Heintze; Prof. Pierre Thielbörger; Dr. Markus Moke; Prof. Adelheid Puttler; Charlotte Lülf; Katharina Behmer; Dr. Johannes Richert |
| University of Hamburg | Germany | Prof. Hans Giessmann; Dr. Patricia Schneider; Dr. Götz Neuneck; Dr. Michael Brzoska. |
| University of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Prof. Jean-Paul Lehners; Dr. Jörg Gerkrath; Dr. Robert Harmsen; Dr. Herwig Hofmann; Dr. Harlan Koff; Dr. René Leboutte; Dr. Lukas Sosoe. |
| University of Vilnius | Lithuania | Prof. Dainius Žalimas; Dr. Vygantė Milašiūtė; Dr. Indrė Isokaitė. |
| University of Latvia | Latvia | Dr. Arturs Kucs; Dr. Anita Rodiņa; Dr. Annija Kārkliņa; Dr. Kristine Dupate; Dr. Arnis Buka; Dr. Christoph Schewe; Dr. Edmunds Broks; Dr. Māris Burbergs. |
| University of Padua | Italy | Dr. Angela Melchiorre; Prof. Paolo de Stefani; Léonce Bekemans; Paola Degani; Pietro De Perini; Giuseppe Giordan; Costanza Margiotta; Marco Mascia; Lorenzo Mechi; Vincenzo Pace; Antonio Papisca; Paolo Piva; Claudia Pividori. |
| Ca' Foscari University of Venice | Italy | Dr. Sara De Vido; Prof. Adalberto Perulli; Prof. Fabrizio Marrella; Prof. Vania Brino; Prof. Lauso Zagato. |
| University College Dublin | Ireland | Dr. Graham Finlay; Dr. Vincent Durac; Dr. Andy Storey; Dr. Alexa Zellentin |
| National University of Ireland, Dublin | Ireland | Dr. Liam Thornton |
| National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland | Prof. Michael O'Flaherty; Dr. John Reynolds; Prof. Ray Murphy; Dr. Shane Darcy; Dr. Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko; Mr. Peter Fitzmaurice; Dr.Ciara Smyth; Dr. Kathleen Cavanaugh; Prof. Michael A. Newton; Mr. Rick Lines; Dr. Aoife Duffy; Dr. Anita Ferrara |
| Eötvös Loránd University | Hungary | Prof. Gabor Halmai; Dr. Tamás Hoffmann; Dr. Csilla Lehoczky Kollonay; Dr. Zsolt Körtvélyesi; Dr. Kriszta Kovács; Dr. Balázs Majtényi; Dr. Júlia Mink; Dr. Orsolya Salát |
| University of Helsinki | Finland | Prof. Jan Klabbers; Dr. Jarna Petman; Dr. Rotem Giladi. |
| Åbo Akademi University | Finland | Prof. Elina Pirjatanniemi; Mrs. Catarina Krause, Dr. Viljam Engström. |
| Tartu University | Estonia | Prof. Lauri Mälksoo; Prof. William B. Simons; Researcher Merilin Kiviorg; Prof.René Värk. |
| University of Southern Denmark | Denmark | Prof. Tim Jensen |
| Danish Institute for Human Rights | Denmark | Dr. Eva Maria Lassen; Prof. Tim Jensen; Prof. Lars Binderup. |
| University of Vienna | Austria | Prof. Manfred Nowak; Dr. Christina Binder; Dr. Ursula Kriebaum; Dr. René Kuppe; Dr. Walter Schicho; Dr. Hannes Tretter. |
| University of Graz | Austria | Prof. Wolfgang Benedek; Dr. Gerd Oberleitner; Dr. Christian Pippan; Prof. DDr. Renate Kicker |
| KU Leuven | Belgium | Prof. Koen Lemmens; Prof. René Foqué; Dr. Pietro Sullo; Dr. Stephan Parmentier; Prof. Marie-Claire Foblets, Prof. Paul Lemmens; Prof. Frank Verbruggen; Prof. Jan Wouters. |
| Université libre de Bruxelles | Belgium | Prof. Guy Haarscher |
| Sofia University | Bulgaria | Prof. Nikolay Natov; Dr. Plamen Pantev; Dr. Mariana Karagyozova; Dr. Radostin Belenski; Dr. Martin Belov; Dr. Vihur Kiskinov. |
| University of Zagreb | Croatia | Prof. Josip Kregar |
| University of Cyprus | Cyprus | Prof. Kalliope Agapiou-Josephides; Constandinides Aristotle; Demetriou Kyriakos; Hadjipavlou Maria; Hadjimichael Nikitas; Katsikides Savvas; Loizides Antis; Panagakou Stamatoula; Paraskevas Costas; Tombazos Stavros |
| Masaryk University | Czech Republic | Prof. Jan Holzer; Mgr. Hubert Smekal |

## Non-Consortium Experts

The following are experts involved in the E.MA, having helped with teaching or thesis supervising from other institutions:
| University | Country | Academics Past & Present |
| Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte | Germany | MSc Anna Müller-Funk; Mag. Julia Planitzer. |
| Pantheon-Sorbonne University | France | Prof. Dominique Carreau. |
| University of Greenwich | England | Prof. Olga Martín-Ortega. |
| University of Antwerp | Belgium | Prof. Wouter Vanderhole. |
| Paris Nanterre University | France | Prof. Antoine Lyon-Caen. |
| University of Philippines | Philippines | Dr. Kevin Villanueva. |
| Venice International University | Italy | MSc Prof. Ignazio Musu. |
| University of Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Prof. Ram Manikkalingam. |
| Imperial College London | England | Ms. Živa Cotič. |
| University of Pretoria | South Africa | Prof. Frans Viljoen; Dr. Stuart Casey-Maslen. |
| University of Lisbon (ISEG) | Portugal | Prof. Sara Falcão Casaca. |
| University of Bonn | Germany | Dr. Hans-Dieter Heumann. |
| European Court of Human Rights | France | Róbert Ragnar Spanó. |
| University of Jaén | Spain | Prof. Víctor Gutiérrez. |
| National University of General San Martín | Argentina | Prof. Verónica Gómez. |
| Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action | Spain | Dr. Jesús Núñez. |
| Washington College of Law | United States | Dr. Christian Courtis (OHCHR). |
| Middlesex University | England | Dr. David Keane. |
| University of Trento | Italy | Ms. Samira Nuhanovic. |
| Griffith College Dublin | Ireland | Dr. Tanya Ní Mhuirthile. |
| Oxfam | Italy | Mr. Francesco Rigamonti. |
| Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance | Germany | Prof. Gesine Schwan. |
| University of Copenhagen | Denmark | Prof. Inger Sjørslev. |
| Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law | Sweden | Experts from offices in Europe (Lund, Stockholm, Belarus and Turkey), Asia (Jakarta, Beijing, and Cambodia), Sub-Saharan Africa (Nairobi) and in Middle East and North Africa (Amman). |
| European External Action Service | European Union | Ms. Ingrid Wetterqvist; Ms. Fridericke Tschampa; Ms. Delphine Skowron. |
| Peoples' Friendship University of Russia | Russia | Prof. Ekaterina Alisievich. |
| Lusa News Agency | Portugal | Ms. Sofia Branco. |
| University of Belgrade - Institute of Comparative Law Belgrade | Serbia | Ms. Milica Matijević. |

## E.MA Kosovo Field Trip

Every year this field trip is a pivotal element of the E.MA and has been organized since the Programme's inception, first in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1998-2003) and then in Kosovo since 2004. This part of the course aims at providing deeper insights into the practical tasks, difficulties, and expectations with which human rights officers in the field are faced, and to get a better understanding of the real situation in a post-conflict country. Students usually go to Kosovo in January. The training comprises visits to international organisations and institutions as well as local and regional non-governmental organisations working on the most essential human rights issues, such as property claims, torture related questions, legal advice, women's rights, democratic elections, free media and children's rights. The field trip also consists of short excursions to Priština. Students usually stay with host families and are required to participate in all activities and events organised by the E.MA academic staff, external facilitators from the EU and other experts. The trip has long been coordinated by Marijana Grandits from the University of Vienna and the local representatives at the University of Pristina (Albanian: Universiteti i Prishtinës) whose Faculty of Philology is usually the main meeting point.

## Extracurricular

EIUC organises The Venice School of Human Rights for postgraduate students from all academic backgrounds, The Venice Academy of Human Rights for advanced students and worldwide distinguished experts, and a series of advanced training courses dedicated to helping officials of international organisations, field personnel, and E.MA graduates transfer academic and institutional expertise into the public sphere.

## Venue

The venue is the Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido, situated on the lagoon side of the Lido di Venezia, conceded by the City of Venice in 1998 and became the seat of E.MA in 2002 with the establishment of the EIUC. The monastery was founded in the 11th century and transformed into a Renaissance cloister in the 16th century. After the suppression of the Benedictine order in 1770, the monastery was re-opened by Franciscan monks for educational purposes.

## International Research Projects

The EIUC participates in different international research projects (such as FRAME), it regularly organises high level conferences, seminars and workshops on the latest scientific and academic developments, and it is a member of the Association of Human Rights Institutions (AHRI). In March 2007, EIUC launched a series entitled "EIUC Studies on Human Rights and Democratisation" published by Cambridge University Press.