Leitner Center - Upcoming Human Rights Events and Opportunities (Feb 10, 2012)
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Leitner Center events:
Brown Bag Lunch Series: Post-Conflict Justice
February 14, 2012 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
Roberta Baldini, Chief of Investigative Operations in the Office of Internal Oversight Services at UN headquarters, will discuss the prosecution of genocide and sexual violence in post-conflict societies, drawing on her experience at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
Free Kosher Pizza will be provided.
Attendance at this event counts towards the 5 required Leitner events to apply for summer funding.
Other Opportunities:
Upcoming Events
Internships
Fellowships
Positions (none)
Call for papers
John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series
“A Pillar of Democracy: the Role of South Africa’s Constitutional Court”
Lecture by Kate O’Regan, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Monday, February 13, 2012
6:00 PM Lecture; 7:00 PM Reception
James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre
Fordham Law School | 140 West 62nd Street
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The International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy & the UN
“Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power in an Interdependent World: The Opportunities of Global Governance”
(New York & Washington D.C., February 21st – 24th, 2012)
www.un-culturaldiplomacy-conference.org
(For the complete ICD Calendar 2012 click here)
The Berlin International Freedom of Expression Forum (Berlin, February 28th – March 2nd, 2012) www.berlin-forum.org
The Berlin International Economics Congress 2012 (Berlin, March 7th – 10th, 2012) www.biec.de
The Power of Africa (Paris, March 13th – 16th, 2012) www.the-power-of-africa.org
The Arts Diplomacy Festival 2012 (Berlin, March 22nd – 25th, 2012) www.icd-languageofartandmusic.org
The Ankara Conference on Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution (April 17th - 19th, 2012) www.ankara-conference.org
The ICD Young Leaders Forums 2012 www.ylf-conference.org
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Internships
Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
Cape Palmas Diocese
Accepting Interns for Summer 2012
The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission is accepting applications for its internship in the summer of 2012. Applicants must be law students or graduate students with experience in gender-based violence, governance, social work, alternative dispute resolution, management, or other related fields. Recent interns have come from the United States and Great Britain. The internship is unfunded, so interns are responsible for funding travel and other costs themselves.
Interested applicants may apply by submitting a resume and cover letter to jpccapepalmas [at] yahoo [dot] com, jeffreylarkinaustin [at] yahoo [dot] com, and pfchap [at] gmail [dot] com.
For more information, please visit: http://jpccapepalmas.com
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INTERNSHIP, UNITED NATIONS PROJECT, INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PROTECTION PROGRAMME
Date: 18.01.2012
Type: ICJ Intern
Location: Geneva
The International Commission of Jurists is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the legal promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law.
The ICJ is seeking an intern for a period of 4 months to work in its United Nations Project, to assist in research and drafting for ICJ interventions at United Nations institutions, and supporting various aspects of the work of the ICJ’s Representative to the UN. The intern’s duties will include:
• Legal research on human rights, including on issues of remedies and reparations, combating impunity, and integrity rights;
• Drafting of briefing notes on human rights issues related to ICJ advocacy messages at the United Nations, including advocacy to Permanent Missions at Geneva and the negotiation of resolutions of the Human Rights Council;
• Monitoring of news and developments, and meetings at the UN Office at Geneva, related to human rights at the United Nations;
• Assistance in organisation of ICJ workshops and events;
• Assistance with ongoing administrative tasks of the UN Project.
The post is based in Geneva and is only available on a full-time basis. The person selected must be available to begin work on Wednesday 6 June 2012.
Nationals of non-EU countries are strongly encouraged to apply.The successful candidate will have:
• A degree in law, including the study of international law and international human rights law (apostgraduate degree is highly desirable);
• Excellent knowledge of public international law, including international human rights law and human rights protection mechanisms at the United Nations;
• Fluency in English (knowledge of French or Spanish would be an asset);
• Excellent research and drafting skils;
• High motivation and a demonstrated interest in human rights.
Conditions:
Unfortunately the ICJ is not in a position to offer any financial remuneration to interns. All interns are responsible for all expenses and costs incurred in undertaking an internship with the ICJ. On a discretionary basis the ICJ may offer a lunch allowance. The starting date of the internship is dependent on the delivery of a work permit from the Swiss authorities.
Applications:
Please send a cover letter, CV and the names and contact details of at least two referees by email to: alex....@icj.org or by post to: Ref: UN Internship, International Commission of Jurists, P.O. Box 91, CH-1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland or by fax at + 41 22 979 38 01.
Applications close on 10 February 2011.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Contact: alex....@icj.org
For more info: http://www.icj.org/getJobDetails.asp?jobID=40
Fellowships
British Red Cross Research Fellow
Reference No.: UKO46734
Interest Area: UK Office (London)
Location: Flexible
Division: International
Position Type: Fixed Term Contract
Specialism: International Law
Closing date for applications: 27 February 2012
Location: Cambridge
Salary: Between £25,000 - £27,000 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2013
Hours: Full Time (35hrs per wk)
Closing Date: Midnight 27 February 2012
Overview
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies.
This British Red Cross (BRC) is a part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement). As such, we work to disseminate knowledge of and to encourage respect for international humanitarian law. We co-operate closely with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in these areas.
In January 1995, the Intergovernmental Group of Experts for the Protection of War Victims met in Geneva and adopted a series of recommendations aimed at enhancing respect for international humanitarian law, in particular by means of preventive measures that would ensure better knowledge and more effective implementation of the law.
Recommendation II of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts proposed that:
The ICRC be invited to prepare, with the assistance of experts in IHL [international humanitarian law] representing various geographical regions and different legal systems, and in consultation with experts from governments and international organisations, a report on customary rules of IHL applicable in international and non-international armed conflicts, and to circulate the report to States and competent international bodies.
In December 1995, the 26th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent endorsed this recommendation and officially mandated the ICRC to prepare a report on customary rules of international humanitarian law applicable in international and non-international armed conflicts. The outcome of the research carried out pursuant to this mandate was published in 2005 and consists of two volumes. Volume I contains a list of 161 rules deemed to be part of customary law, and commentary thereto, while Volume II contains the supporting material.
Since 2005, Volume I has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Turkish. Translations of Volume I into Japanese and Portuguese are expected to be published soon. Although there are no current plans to update Volume I, work has been continuing since 2007 to update Volume II. This work is being conducted through a joint project of the ICRC and BRC, based at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge.
The purpose of updating Volume II is for government and military lawyers, legal practitioners, judges, legal personnel of international organisations and non-governmental organisations, legal officers of the Movement and academics to have easy access to accurate, extensive and geographically diverse information on practice in the field of international humanitarian law. It will also facilitate a possible future update of Volume I.
Since August 2010, both Volume I and Volume II have been freely available online through the ICRC’s Customary IHL Database.
Scope
The post holder will be part of a three-person research team based at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge. The work is co-ordinated and overseen on a day-to-day basis by a team leader. The researchers are employed by the BRC and for these purposes, report to the Head of International Law of the BRC.
The substantive work of the researchers is carried out under the direct supervision of the head of project, i.e. the ICRC legal adviser in charge of the project on customary international humanitarian law. The head of project will be in regular communication with the team from Geneva via telephone and email and, from time to time, will travel to Cambridge to meet with the team and evaluate progress.
Overall Purpose of the Post
To up-date the collection of practice supporting the ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law.
For more information, please visit: http://gs11.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_redcross01.asp?s=PyAxDIfSqHTyVvHqn&jobid=37566,5612761533&key=38204226&c=623348628736&pagestamp=sekhxpmdojbwbtyjgq
Positions
Call for Papers
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>