Upcoming Human Rights Events and Opportunities - Nov. 14, 2011
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Leitner Center events:
1) Brown Bag Lunch Series: Organizing Law Students for Refugee Rights
November 15, 2011 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Room 302, Fordham Law School, 140 W. 62nd St. New York, NY 10023
Contact: Aya Fujimura-Fanselow | afujimur...@law.fordham.edu
Becca Heller, Director of the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, and a visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, will talk about her experience founding a refugee rights project in law school, and the necessity of increased procedural protections in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
Free Kosher Pizza will be served.
This event counts towards the five required Leitner Center events to qualify for application for summer internship funding.
2) China Town Hall
November 16, 2011 6:45 PM - 9:00 pm
Location: McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62 Street New York, NY 10023
Contact: Fordham Asia Law Society | als.f...@gmail.com
Register online at http://cthnyc.eventbrite.com.
**Registered guests must arrive by 6:30 P.M. to be guaranteed a seat.
The live webcast with Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski will begin promptly at 7:00 P.M.**
To view the event poster, click here.
CHINA Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 50 cities throughout the United States.
LIVE WEBCAST
“Issues in U.S.‐China Relations”
Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
Former National Security Advisor; Current counselor & trustee, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Moderated by:
Stephen A. Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.‐China Relations
LOCAL GUEST SPEAKER
“Internet Censorship in China”
Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Moderated by:
Carl Minzner
Professor, Fordham University School of Law
SCHEDULE:
6:45 Welcome
7:00 Webcast featuring Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
7:45 Presentation by Rebecca MacKinnon
8:30 Q & A
9:00 Adjourn
Presented by: Fordham Asia Law Society; Leitner Center for International Law and Justice; National Committee on United States-China Relations
Co-Sponsors:
Fordham International Law Journal
Fordham Law Federalist Society
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
Center on Law and Information Policy at Fordham Law School
Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs
at Fordham University School of Law
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 6:45 P.M.
Location: Fordham University School of Law – McNally Auditorium
140 West 62nd St. (near Columbus Ave.), New York, N.Y. 10023
This program is free of charge and open to the public, however space is limited and RSVP is required.
For more information, please contact the Fordham Asia Law Society at als.f...@gmail.com.
Other Opportunities:
Upcoming Events
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Call for papers
CHRGJ's Transitional Justice Brown Bag series--in collaboration with the International Center for Transitional Justice--presents: "Transitional Justice in the Western Balkans: Is a Regional Truth Commission Possible?"
(November 15, 2011)
Furman Hall, room 210 (245 Sullivan Street), NYU School of Law
12:00pm-1:30pm
In the wake of war crimes trials conducted in the ICTY and national jurisdictions, the countries of the Western Balkans are taking significant steps toward judicial accountability, and their political integration in Europe. At the same time, extremist sectors still see trials as selective scapegoating and deny the worst atrocities committed during the wars of the former Yugoslavia. From a different perspective, victims and survivors, while embracing justice, demand the public opportunity to be acknowledged in forms that a court of law can hardly do.
Responding to victims' demands, an innovative movement across the region has emerged to propose that the countries succeeding the former Yugoslavia join efforts and establish one multi-country truth commission (Regional Commission - RECOM), capable to obtain effective cooperation in all the region, fighting chauvinistic denial and recognizing the dignity of all victims.
A delegation of leaders of the RECOM project will be at NYU School of Law on November 15th to share their experiences with campaigning for truth in the Western Balkans. They will present the draft mandate submitted to the seven presidents of the region, and discuss a successful public campaign that has gathered some 700,000 signatures in the region to push for the commission.
As more transitional justice scenarios deal with situations that involved more than one country, the unprecedented RECOM initiative offers a unique standpoint to discuss the potentials of future regional truth commissions. Join us, as a distinguished group of West Balkans activists share their experiences with us.
Panelists:
Moderator: Paul Van Zyl, Transitional Justice Program Director, CHRGJ; Adjunct Professor, Transitional Justice, NYU School of Law
Vesna Teršelic: Documenta, Croatia
Daliborka Uljarevic: Center for Civic Education, Montenegro Igor Mekina - Civic Line, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Maja Micic:Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia
Nataša Kandic: Humanitarian Law Center - Serbia
Dino Mustafic: Director, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Avni Melenica: Association of Families of Victims, Kosovo
Mario Mažic: Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Croatia
Please RSVP to Audrey Watne at wat...@exchange.law.nyu.edu
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Law, Justice and Development (LJD) Week 2011 will be a forum to explore how legal innovation and empowerment can contribute to development.
For the first time, LJD Week will be a Bank Group event co-organized by the World Bank’s Legal Vice Presidency, IFC and MIGA Legal Departments, and ICSID.
LJD Week 2011 intends to focus on three key issues: (a) Global issues, such as challenges relating to international financial regulation, the use of intellectual property rights in development settings, legal challenges/solutions in fragile and conflict states, public-private partnerships, stolen asset recovery, and others; (b) Regional challenges, which will include the role of law in supporting economic and social stability in the Middle East and North Africa region, and legal harmonization as a tool for regional integration; (c) Country cases, which will look at examples of how legal innovation and empowerment have contributed to a rise in global economic power (China), supported state-building (South Sudan), and helped manage emergencies and catastrophic risks (Haiti).
LJD Week is scheduled for November 14 - 17, 2011, at World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., and will include: a three-day International Forum on November 14 - 16 with an opening session, followed by parallel sessions and a plenary round table of General Counsel; and a training day on November 17.
We expect to have a special consultation of partners of the new global knowledge initiative “Global Forum on Law, Justice, and Development”.
In addition to Bank Group staff, LJD Week will bring together senior officials from IFIs, international development practitioners, government officials, lawyers and judges, scholars and academics, and representatives from civil society.
Registration is available at: http://go.worldbank.org/J8G22X2KQ0
CTITF and UNODC Cordially Invites You to the
Publication Launch of
“The Criminal Justice Response to Support
Victims of Acts of Terrorism”
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
ECOSOC Chamber (NLB), UN Headquarters, NY
Featuring:
- Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Robert Orr, Chair, United Nations Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force
- Mira Sorvino, Academy Award Winning Actress and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
And Esteemed Representatives of Colombia, Indonesia and Spain (invited)
“[Terrorism] can affect anyone, anywhere...It attacks humanity itself. And it is for the sake of humanity that we must …listen to you, the victims. You humble the world by your strength and courage. You deserve support and solidarity. You deserve social recognition, respect and dignity. You deserve to have your needs addressed.. You deserve to have your human rights defended. And you deserve justice.”
--Ban Ki--moon, UN Secretary-General
Open to outside participants with advance registration.
To attend email: unodc...@un.org or call Mr. Bernal at 212-963-5698.
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The London International Human Rights Congress 2011
"Immigration & Integration in an Age of Austerity: Challenges and Opportunities"
(London, November 22nd - 25th, 2011)
The London International Human Rights Congress is an international Conference held annually by the ICD and other leading organizations in a different global capital city. The aim of the conference this year is to reflect on the operation and application of Human Rights with particular focus on Immigration and Integration. The program will consist of lectures, seminars, debates and panel discussions that will feature leading figures from international politics & diplomacy, academia, civil society, and the private sector.
Since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the dignity and respect afforded to the protection of Human Rights across the Globe has faced an unprecedented amount of challenges. In our Globalised and Multicultural world rights relating to Immigration and Integration are those which are both most important in terms of International Relations, and those most at risk. It is during times like these that the International Human Rights framework is tested in a way like never before. Raising new questions such as how far should National Financial or Economic failings be allowed to influence the Universality of access to fundamental rights? The London International Human Rights Congress will discuss the challenges and opportunities which arise in the quest to protect Human Rights in the 21st Century.
Conference Participants »
The conference is open to applications from diplomatic and political representatives, civil society practitioners, young professionals, students and scholars, private sector figures, journalists, and other interested stakeholders in international relations from across the world.
To apply please visit:
http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/gphr/index.php?en_bihrc-2011_application-form
The Foreign Policy Initiative is now accepting applications for
the Spring 2012 Internship Program.
The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) Internship Program seeks college seniors and graduate students of the highest caliber with interest in the fields of, but not limited to, international studies, defense, national security, democracy and human rights, political science, and foreign affairs. FPI interns are given substantial work in current events research, policy communication, and think tank operations. Interns are encouraged to attend stimulating discussions around the local D.C. area and to interact closely with FPI's in-house experts. Though the FPI internship program is unpaid, participants gain marketable skills, a broader understanding of the policy world, invaluable experience, and networking opportunities.
The Spring 2012 Internship Program will run from January until May.
Applications for the spring 2012 semester must be submitted by Wednesday, December 21st.
Click here to apply.
Requirements:
· College senior or graduate student
· Understanding of FPI's mission
· Foreign policy interests
· Strong written communication skills
· Excellent academic and current events research skills
· Proven work ethic and willingness to take initiative
· Professional demeanor
· Ability to take instructions and work with minimal supervision
· Reliable and able to commit 20 to 40 hours a week
· International experience is a plus
· Second language is a plus
To apply:
· Visit the application page on our website
· Submit your resume with GPA
· Submit a one-page cover letter explaining your passion for foreign policy and how you meet our requirements
· Submit a writing sample of approximately 800-1000 words that demonstrates your writing, analytical, and research skills
For further questions, please e-mail int...@foreignpolicyi.org.
About the Foreign Policy Initiative
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FPI is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. FPI seeks to promote an active U.S. foreign policy committed to robust support for democratic allies, human rights, a strong American military equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and strengthening America's global economic competitiveness. The organization was founded in 2009 and is led by Executive Director Jamie Fly. FPI’s Board of Directors consists of Eric Edelman, Robert Kagan, William Kristol, and Dan Senor. Visit our website at www.foreignpolicyi.org for more information.
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Legal Internship, Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation & Philanthropy, New York, N.Y.
Title: Legal Intern (Unpaid, Spring)
Organization: Virtue Foundation
Location: New York, N.Y.
Duration: Spring Semester, approximately 15 hrs. per week
Date Posted: November 2011
About the Virtue Foundation:
The Virtue Foundation’s mission is to increase awareness, inspire action, and render assistance through healthcare, education, justice, and empowerment initiatives. Virtue’s innovative model of sustainable development includes five guiding principles:
1. Invest in local women leaders, especially women judges, as agents of change to sponsor sustainable development projects.
2. Create collaborative models among local and international organizations to maximize efficiency and impact.
3. Collaborate with local leaders, NGOs, and other global partners to map specific evidence-based interventions through interdisciplinary research and analysis.
4. Build capacity and train local professionals in and through evidence-based, high-impact service delivery.
5. Facilitate public-private partnerships to create and implement appropriate and sustainable solutions for development.
Legal Internship Position:
Legal interns will work under the supervision of the Virtue Foundation’s Vice President and Program Director and will provide research and project implementation assistance to Virtue
Foundation volunteers, core members, and directors on all rule of law, empowerment and justice-related projects.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Drafting legal and other background research memoranda to assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring model problem solving courts in collaboration with foreign judiciaries.
• Analyzing findings and drafting, revising, and editing summary documents of Foundation surveys.
• Assisting to develop training materials, legal memoranda, and other background research in preparation for international judicial and legal training programs.
• Drafting concept notes and research memoranda toward planning and implementing multi-disciplinary, high-level world conferences.
• Assisting with preparation and attending any Foundation or other related events, including forums, meetings, presentations and conferences.
• Drafting press releases, project descriptions, project updates, and other content for Virtue Foundation press materials, website pages, reports, newsletters, and funding requests/grant applications.
• Other administrative and programmatic tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
Applicants are expected to have strong analytical skills, and excellent legal research and writing skills. Experience or a demonstrated interest in gender or women’s empowerment, health, education, and/or sustainable development is a plus. Applicants should be able to work independently, effectively and efficiently, take initiative, prioritize, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously while paying close attention to detail. Students with prior knowledge of international public law, global governance and international systems, international comparative law, and/or Spanish language skills are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants must have:
• Completed at least their first semester of law school. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated interested in development, human rights or related field.
• Familiarity with international, regional and local institutions working in the fields of health, education, justice and empowerment;
• Effective writing and communication skills in English.
Ideal Applicants will also have:
• Knowledge of the local development contexts, including the public, private and nonprofit sectors working in the field in the countries in which the Foundation works.
• An advanced degree or previous work experience in management, business, medicine, international public health, public administration, development or related field.
How to Apply:
Send (1) cover letter, (2) resume/CV, and (3) contact information of three professional references to: res...@virtuefoundation.org.
Please note “Application: Virtue Foundation Legal Internship” in the subject line and please send all documents as attachments.
The deadline for submitting applications is December 1, 2011.
The Virtue Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.
Law Student Externship Opportunity -- Promoting International LGBTQ Rights
Great opportunity to be involved with an international human rights clinic start-up, helping shape its direction and making a difference in the lives of LGBTQ persons, fighting the spread of AIDS, fighting stigma and discriminatory practices in Medical care, Education, Employment, and the impunity of hate crimes.
The Project: The leading LGBTQ human rights group---Asociación Entre Amigos (‘AEA’) is requesting two 3rd year law students, or law school graduates for their new legal services office in San Salvador to assist in implementation of a new law and to provide a full-spectrum of basic legal services to their low-income clients.
Asociación Entre Amigos is a well-established NGO working for the human rights of HIV/LGBTQ in El Salvador. It works with the most vulnerable of the LGBT community including transgender persons who are grossly marginalized and oppressed. They are initiating the ‘first ever’ pro bono legal services clinic program for their clients. The new Legal Clinic in El Salvador will make justice accessible by working with the LGBTQ community as partners & supporting their priorities in a holistic, multifaceted legal services & legal education program and capacity building.
Background: El Salvador is currently undergoing an exciting transformation after many years of conservation Right Wing politics. Currently, under the democratically elected FMLN liberal party, the country has real opportunities for strengthening the rule of law through the development of a strong proactive approach to asserting and defending the rights of LGBTQ. AEA seeks to bring about historic change for LGBTQ in El Salvador’s legal justice system through the work of this new legal services clinic.
Duties & Responsibilities: The law students/graduates, along with other Salvadoran lawyers and AEA will assist in the Legal Empowerment Program disseminating & implementing a new reform act entitled ‘Presidential Decree 56,’ signed by President Mauricio Funes of the FMLN party in 2009. The Decree is a major step forward in the human rights of LGBTQ persons. It prohibits discrimination by public officials and public employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, it has not yet been widely disseminated among the public or the stake holders, and no one has been trained to ensure its implementation. Significant gaps in the law and in enforcement remain. The law interns with be instrumental in the law’s success and achievement.
The law interns will also oversee civil rights cases in their entirety, interview clients, draft motions, make administrative court appearances; conduct outreach and presentations about the new legal clinic’s services program to the Salvadoran judiciary & branches of law enforcement; train educators, health care providers and police on non-discrimination, informed consent, confidentiality; participate in meetings with government officials, other NGOs involved in the rule of law movement, and human rights organizations such as women’s groups, labor organizations and others.
2 positions are available on a rolling basis, and structured to fit the academic needs of the law students or law graduates. Qualifications:
• Passion for LGBT rights
• Sensitive to cultural differences, comfortable working with low-income, HIV/ LGBTQ clients including transgender sex workers
• Self- starter, able to work effectively with minimal supervision
• Skilled communicator; proficient Spanish language is required
• Strong management and presentation skills
• Have a high level of energy and initiative, strong interpersonal skills, and relevant legal expertise
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
The Externship is unpaid and self-funded. We are happy to work with successful candidates to arrange for school credit, and financial aid. Housing will be provided. The successful law students or law graduates associated with the LGBT Legal Clinic in El Salvador are encouraged to view their legal work as a dynamic factor in their ‘agent of change’ activities on a Global Lawyering perspective.
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Ana Montano, Esq., Program Advisor at: a...@alrp.org with the Subject Line ‘Externship Opportunity’. Please describe your international experience and your preferred dates of travel.
Fellowships
Leitner Center: 2012 Crowley Fellowship in International Human Rights
The Crowley Program in International Human Rights is dedicated to promoting human rights scholarship and advocacy at Fordham Law School and around the world. The Program’s core elements include an annual two-week fact-finding project in another country, a human rights lecture and brown bag series, a summer internship program, and student research projects involving various human rights issues. The students involved in the project participate in course work, independent research, planning and conducting the project, and related follow-up work. The Program has successfully conducted projects in Turkey (1998), Hong Kong (1999), Mexico (2000), Ghana (2001), Malaysia (2002), Bolivia (2003), Kenya (2004), Romania (2005), South Africa (2006), Malawi (2007), New Zealand (2008), Nepal (2009), Tanzania (2010), and Cambodia (2011).
The Crowley Program is administered by a fellow who is a law school graduate. As a member of the adjunct faculty of Fordham Law School, the Fellow will teach a seminar in human rights in preparation for the annual fact-finding project during the spring semester. The additional responsibilities of the fellow are substantial: planning all substantive and logistical aspects of the fact-finding project, participating in the project, writing and publishing a post-project report, and day-to-day administration of the program, including running a year-round lecture series, advising students seeking international human rights internships and post-graduation employment, and coordination with the human rights community.
The fellowship is a 16-month position, totaling a commitment of three semesters. The fellowship begins in mid-August 2012. The Fellow’s annual salary is $55,000 for the first year and $60,000 for the final semester, and includes benefits.
Applicants should send a statement of interest (including detailed description of your international human rights experience, teaching/mentoring/advising experience, language skills, and how the fellowship will advance your professional goals), a résumé/CV, an official law school transcript, and at least two letters of recommendation by January 30, 2012 in one complete application package to:
“2012 Crowley Fellowship”
Crowley Program in International Human Rights
Fordham University School of Law
33 West 60th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10023
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Leitner Center: 2012 Asia Law and Justice Fellowship
The deadline for applications is January 30, 2012. Applications postmarked after this date will not be considered.
The Asia Law and Justice (ALJ) Program, part of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School, studies and promotes the rule of law and adherence to basic human rights throughout Asia. The Program does this through research and advocacy projects; conferences, symposia, and panels; capacity-building initiatives, such as exchanges of lawyers, judges, and scholars; and partnerships with NGOs based in the U.S. and Asia. The program’s primary focus has been on rule of law and justice initiatives in China, including the independence of criminal defense lawyers, women’s rights, and the legal status of North Korean refugees in East Asia.
The ALJ Program is administered by a Fellow who is a law school graduate. The Fellow will conduct research and advocacy for the Program; identify new areas for research; work with the Program’s partners; advise students seeking relevant internships and post-graduate employment; coordinate the work of the Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers, an initiative housed in the Program; and manage day-to-day administration, including arranging events and lectures. The Fellow may also teach a seminar at the Law School as a member of the adjunct faculty.
Candidates should hold a J.D. or equivalent, and have a demonstrated interest in international human rights and Asia. The ideal candidate will have some familiarity with Chinese law or legal developments in other parts of Asia; experience in international human rights advocacy as exhibited by past internships, clinical experience in law school, and/or post-graduate human rights experience; and proficiency or fluency in Mandarin Chinese or another regional language.
The Fellowship begins in mid-August 2012, and is a 12-month position with the possibility of an extension for an additional year. The Fellow’s salary is $55,000 and includes benefits.
Applicants should send a statement of interest (including detailed description of your international human rights experience, teaching/mentoring/advising experience, language skills, and how the fellowship will advance your professional goals), a résumé/CV, an official law school transcript, and at least two letters of recommendation in one complete application package by January 30, 2012. The complete application package should be sent to:
“2012 ALJ Fellowship”
Leitner Center for International Law and Justice
Fordham University School of Law
33 West 60th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10023
The Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program (WLPPFP) offers Fellowships for public interest lawyers from the United States who are committed to advancing women's rights throughout their careers. Throughout the Fellowship year, participants gain invaluable experience by working on women's issues in Washington, D.C. with a public interest organization or governmental agency and by participating in educational and professional development opportunities organized by WLPPFP.
The Fellowships are determined each year based upon several factors, including the interests of the top Fellowship candidates, the potential placement organizations and the donors supporting the Fellowships. Since the establishment of the Program, WLPPFP has been fortunate to be able to place a Women's Law Fellow each year with the Georgetown University Law Center Domestic Violence Clinic, the National Partnership for Women and Families, and the National Women's Law Center - three preeminent women's rights entities in Washington, DC.
The Program periodically offers specially designated Fellowships, such as the Rita Charmatz Davidson Fellowship addressing the rights of low-income women; the Harriet B. Burg Fellowship addressing the rights of women with disabilities; Ford Foundation Fellowships focusing on issues concerning women and HIV/AIDS; etc.
The following are potential work placements for the 2012-2013 Fellowship year:
- Two-year Fellowship at Georgetown Law as a Domestic Violence Teaching Fellow
- **PLEASE NOTE: The Domestic Violence Clinical Teaching Fellowship position for the 2012-2013 Fellowship year has been filled by a deferred applicant from last year. Please consider applying for the Domestic Violence Teaching Fellowship next year.**
- Two-year Fellowship at Georgetown Law as an International Women’s Human Rights Clinic (IWHRC) Teaching Fellow
- One-year Fellowship at the National Partnership for Women and Families
- One-year Fellowship at the National Women’s Law Center
- Two, one-year Fellowships at organizations working on Gender Rights and HIV/AIDS
All Fellowships provide an incomparable opportunity to work with leaders in the women's legal community, to gain tremendous experience promoting women's rights, and to sharpen leadership and advocacy skills through in-depth training sessions provided by the Program. Applicants should indicate whether or not they wish to be considered for Fellowships focusing on specific issues. Indicating interest in more than one issue will not jeopardize a candidate's consideration; on the contrary, doing so may facilitate the Program's ability to match the candidate with a Fellowship.
Applicants must either be a law school graduate or in their final year of law school, and must show a demonstrated commitment to advancing women's rights throughout their careers. Applications must be postmarked by the deadline, and early applications are encouraged. Fellowship selection will be conducted throughout the spring and summer. Depending on the availability of funds, approximately six applicants will be awarded Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowships, which will carry a stipend of about $39,000. The placement organizations employ the Fellows and provide standard fringe benefits.
Questions?
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page to find the answers to your WLPPFP application questions. If you are unable to find the answers to your questions on our website, please email us at wlp...@law.georgetown.edu. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to notify applicants who are not awarded a Fellowship position.
Questions specifically about the Domestic Violence Clinical Fellowship may be directed to the Domestic Violence Clinic at 202-662-9640.
Questions specifically about the International Women’s Human Rights Clinical Fellowship (IWHRC) may be directed to the IWHRC at IW...@law.georgetown.edu.
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FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics), in collaboration with The Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is now accepting applications for a fellowship designed to challenge law students to consider contemporary ethical issues using the conduct of their historical peers in Nazi Germany as a framework. Fellowships include an all-expense paid trip from New York to Berlin, Krakow, and Oświęcim (Auschwitz) where students will work with leading faculty to explore both history and the ethical issues facing their profession today. All program costs, including international and European travel, lodging, and food, are covered.
The tentative program dates for FASPE Law are May 21 – June 1, 2012.
Completed applications must be received by January 6, 2012. Candidates of all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
To apply or to learn more about FASPE, please visit: http://www.mjhnyc.org/FASPE/
If you have any questions, please contact Thorin R. Tritter, Managing Director of FASPE, at ttri...@mjhnyc.org or 646-437-4307.
Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) seeking Legal Officer, Dublin
Application deadline: 14 November 2011
PILA is a project of the Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC). FLAC is an independent human rights organisation dedicated to the realisation of equal access to justice for all. To this end it campaigns on a range of legal issues but also offers some basic, free legal services to the public.
Key deliverables of the position include a register of lawyers available to engage in pro bono work and significant capacity building in NGOs working for social justice/human rights for marginalised and disadvantaged people.
The Legal Officer position will be a fixed term contract for 12 months and salary will be commensurate with experience.
The job description and the application form can be downloaded at http://www.pila.ie/about/vacancies.html.
Applications to include a completed application form and CV should be forwarded by e-mail to recru...@flac.ie on or before Monday, 14th November, at 5 PM.
All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence. FLAC is an equal opportunities employer.
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Justice Advisor-Afghanistan
The Department of State, INL Bureau is seeking 2-3 Justice Advisors to develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge of the Afghan legal system, with a particular focus on criminal justice, human rights standards, humanitarian law, national security, gender initiatives, and legal education. All qualified applicants can review the full description at www.pro-telligent.com. Refer to requisition #1185. This is a 1 year minimum contract position. Additional questions can be directed to Gwendolyn Fofana at fof...@pro-telligent.com.
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Call for Papers
International Journal of Business and Social Science
ISSN 2219-1933 (Print), 2219- 6021 (Online)
International Journal of Business and Social Science (IJBSS) is a monthly peer reviewed journal published by Centre for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA. It covers the areas of business and social science such as management, marketing, finance, economics, banking, accounting, human resources management, international business, hotel and tourism, entrepreneurship development, business ethics, international relations, law, development studies, population studies, history, journalism and mass communication, corporate governance, cross-cultural studies, public administration, psychology, sociology, women studies, social welfare, anthropology, linguistics, education and so on.
IJBSS publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews.
IJBSS is indexed with and included in Cabell, DOAJ, EBSCO, Ulrich’s , ProQuest, IndexCopernicus International, Gale and Journalseek.net . Moreover the journal is under the indexing process with ISI, ERIC, Scopus, and Econlit.
IJBSS is inviting papers for Vol. 2 No. 22 which is scheduled to be published on November 22, 2011.
Send your manuscript to the editor at edi...@ijbssnet.com, or editor...@hotmail.com
For more information, visit the official website of the journal www.ijbssnet.com
With thanks,
Dr. Nozar Hashemzadeh
Editor, International Journal of Business and Social Science (IJBSS)
&
Professor, Department of Economics, Radford University, USA
Contact: edi...@ijbssnet.com
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The New England Journal of International & Comparative Law
CALL FOR PAPERS
Topic: International Criminal Court (ICC)
Calling all authors:
The New England Journal of International and Comparative Law is currently accepting
articles relating to the International Criminal Court to mark the 10th anniversary of the entry
into force of the Rome Statute in July 2012. We are reaching out to those with experience in
this area. We would greatly appreciate if you have an article you would care to submit to the
New England Journal of International and Comparative Law relating to the ICC.
The Journal is currently looking for preferably articles ranging from 10-15 pages in length,
5,000 to 7,500 words. Issues we would want to address in the journal include (i) Has the ICC
met the interests of the Victims, in particular in terms of representation; (ii) The perspective
of defense counsel; (iii) the true extent of Prosecutorial discretion; (iv) the success and
failings of the first cases; and (v) State cooperation. We are also interested in papers
analyzing the role of the UN Security Council in enabling the work of the ICC over the past
decade and the challenge posed by the stance of the United States. We would be willing to
discuss other topic ideas that an author may have.
The articles from this call for submission will be published by the Spring or Summer of
2012. We request that any articles be completed and submitted to the New England Journal
of International and Comparative Law by February 1, 2012. Additionally, we may invite
authors to come to speak at the New England School of Law located in Boston in March of
2012 to discuss their articles. All submissions and questions should be directed to the
Journal' s email account at nejicl@gmail. com.
Warmest regards,
Alicia Kimi
Lead Articles Editor 2011-2012
New England Journal of Intemational and Comparative Law
New England School of Law, Juris Doctor Candidate2012
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Texas Tech University Center for Biodefense, Law &Public Policy along with the Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety, and Biodefense Law Announce the First Annual Writing Competition.
Topic: A current event within the biodefense community and its potential impact on the laws and regulations governing biodefense.
Prizes: First Place: $700 award, the winning article will be published in the Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety, and Biodefense Law, as well as the option to present at the Biodefense Center Symposium. Second Place: $200 award. Third Place: $100 award. Additionally, all submissions have the potential of being read and judged by leading authorities in the Biodefense field.
Deadline: April 1, 2012. Winners will be announced May 2012
For additional information see attachments, visit our website at www.ttu.edu/biodefense/<http://www.ttu.edu/biodefense/>, or email us at biodefe...@ttu.edu<mailto:biodefe...@ttu.edu>
Global Journal Of Political Science and International Relations
http://www.globalresearchjournals.org/?a=journal&id=gjpsir
Introducing ‘‘Global Journal Of Political Science and International Relations”
Dear Colleague,
The Global Journal Of Political Science and International Relations (GJPSIR) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that will be published monthly by Global Research Journals (www.globalresearchjournals.org/?a=journal&id=gjpsir). GJPSIR is dedicated to increasing the depth of the subject across disciplines with the ultimate aim of expanding knowledge of the subject.
Editors and reviewers
GJPSIR is seeking energetic, qualified and high profile researchers to join its editorial team as editors, subeditors or reviewers. Kindly send your resume to: gjpsir...@globalresearchjournals.org.
Call for Research Articles
GJPSIR will cover all areas of the subject. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish:
Original articles in basic and applied research
Case studies
Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays
We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to gjpsir...@globalresearchjournals.org for publication. Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Guide to authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.globalresearchjournals.org/?a=journal&id=gjpsir&menu=guidelines.
GJPSIR is an Open Access Journal
One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. Open access gives a worldwide audience larger than that of any subscription-based journal and thus increases the visibility and impact of published works. It also enhances indexing, retrieval power and eliminates the need for permissions to reproduce and distribute content. GJPSIR is fully committed to the Open Access Initiative and will provide free access to all articles as soon as they are published.
Best regards,
Felix Zachariah
Editorial Assistant
Global Journal Of Political Science and International Relations (GJPSIR)