Programme highlights
This is a 26-day residential summer school offered by the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights and George Washington University Law School, based at the University of Oxford Faculty of Law. It offers participants the opportunity to follow an intensive programme of university-level study in international human rights law within the beautiful surroundings of New College, Oxford.
The programme offers courses focusing on the theory and practice of human rights law, including an introductory course in the fundamentals of international human rights law, an advanced course in human rights lawyering and electives that address important contemporary issues in the field.
Courses are taught by an internationally recognised and distinguished faculty combining both academic and practical experience.
Students also have the opportunity to experience life in an Oxford college.
*New for 2025: Bonavero Institute of Human Rights Summer School Scholarships
Three scholarships of £6500 each are available to applicants for the 2025 Summer School to cover tuition costs. The scholarships aim to support talented individuals who already have an established connection to the human rights field (whether paid or voluntary) and who have the potential to make change. Priority for these awards will be given to those who are ordinarily resident in low income or lower middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank) and who would be unable to afford the full course fees without assistance. For information on when and how to apply, see Fees and funding.
