Training courses for legal professionals on human rights, Qatar’s sports law

Published: 24 July 2024

Qatar News Agency
Doha

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ)’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies (CLJS) is organizing two training courses for a number of legal professionals from various government ministries and entities, from July 21 to July 25.

In a statement, the Ministry said that the courses will revolve around the protection of human rights in the State of Qatar and the legal regulation of sports in Qatar’s sports law.

The courses will equip participants with the fundamental legal skills and knowledge of the subject matter of the courses.

The course on the protection of human rights will cover human rights concepts, sources, classifications, and the local, regional, and international legislative mechanisms for human rights protection, as well as developing an understanding of the role of institutions in protecting and enhancing human rights in Qatar, and Qatari laws’ compatibility with international conventions on human rights.

As for the course on the legal regulation of sports in Qatar’s sports law, it will include topics such as the legal regulations governing sports clubs and associations in the country, the process of organizing sporting events, international standards and the Qatari sports law, in addition to the work of the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.

Director of CLJS Dr. Saleh Ali Al Fadala underscored the importance of these specialized training courses in enhancing the legal skills and knowledge of legal professionals, specialists, and researchers, thereby benefiting the government ministries and institutions in which they work, for whose needs these courses were tailored.