Upcoming Human Rights Events and Opportunities (Week of Oct. 18, 2011)
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Leitner Center events:
1) International Law Weekend 2011
October 20, 2011 6:30 PM - October 22
Location: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Fordham University School of Law
Contact: Prof. Martin S. Flaherty | mflah...@yahoo.com
NEW: To view the official schedule for the conference, click here.
On October 20-22, 2011, the American Branch of the International Law Association and the International Law Students Association will present its annual International Law Weekend in New York, in conjunction with the 90th annual meeting of the American Branch.
ILW 2011 will bring together hundreds of practitioners, professors, members of the governmental and non-governmental sectors and students. It will feature numerous panels, distinguished speakers, receptions, and the Branch's annual meeting. ILW 2011 will take place at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York on October 20, 2011, and at Fordham University School of Law on October 21 and 22. The overall theme of ILW 2011 is "International Law and National Politics."
This year's three-day conference will explore the intersection of international rules and norms and domestic politics and policymaking. To what extent do international standards influence the application and interpretation of national law including complementary or countervailing policies sought by domestic policymakers, non-governmental actors and/or civil society? Expert panels and discussion sessions will examine these and other issues with regard to such diverse areas as human rights and humanitarian intervention, national security, immigration, trade, labor, health care and the environment.
The Co-Chairs of ILW 2011 are Professor Martin S. Flaherty (mflah...@yahoo.com), Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University School of Law, Sahra Diament of the United Nations - Office of Legal Affairs (dia...@un.org), and Jill Schmieder Hereau (jshe...@ilsa.org), Program Coordinator at the International Law Students Association.
For more information regarding registration, accomodations, and official sponsors, feel free to visit the International Law Students Association page and the American Branch of the International Law Association page.
2) Conference: Constitutionalism in the Global South
October 29, 2011 8:30 AM - 4:30 pm
Location: McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School 140 West 62 Street New York City
Contact: Helen Herman, Director of Public Programming & CLE | hhe...@law.fordham.edu
The conference is free and open to the public but registration is required.
To register, please click on the 'Register' icon on this page.
Three high national courts -- those in Colombia, India, and South Africa -- have been among the most important and creative courts in the southern hemisphere. Both attacked and admired for their attempts at structural transformation of the public and private spheres of their respective countries, they are said to have begun to develop a jurisprudence using original legal theories and political strategies designed to deal with challenges that are unique to the Global South.
This conference will evaluate critically the idea that the Colombian Constitutional Court, the Indian Supreme Court, and the Constitutional Court of South Africa are developing a constitutionalism of the Global South.
The conference will revolve around three panels, each featuring a distinguished speaker from Colombia, India, and South Africa. The topics to be addressed are Access to Justice, Cultural Diversity, and Social and Economic Rights.
The Leitner Center is a cosponsor of this event.
Concluding remarks will be made by Professor Néstor P. Sagüés.
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Fordham Law School
140 West 62 Street
New York City
3) Film Screening: 'You Don't Like the Truth - 4 Days Inside Guantanamo' Film Screening
November 2, 2011 4:00 PM - 5:50 pm
Location: Room 204, Fordham Law School, 140 W. 62nd St. New York, NY 10023
Contact: Aya Fujimura-Fanselow | afujimur...@law.fordham.edu
The Leitner Center presents 'Selections from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.'
“You Don’t Like the Truth – 4 Days Inside Guantanamo is a shocking documentary based on security camera footage from an encounter in Guantanamo Bay between a team of Canadian intelligence agents and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, then a 16-year-old detainee. Based on seven hours of video footage recently declassified by the Canadian courts, this documentary delves into the unfolding high-stakes game of cat and mouse between captor and captive over a four-day period. Maintaining a surveillance-camera style, the film analyses the political, legal, and psychological aspects of the interrogation through interviews with Khadr’s lawyers, a psychiatrist, an investigative journalist, former Guantanamo detainees, and a former US interrogator. This unique depiction of Omar Khadr’s interrogation offers an unusual insight into a world where “the truth” itself is often negotiated.” (Special Jury Award, IDFA 2010) (HRW)
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The Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution, and Human Rights is pleased to announce three major lectures to be held during the last week of October 2011 on:
War, Genocide, and Prevention
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
2:30-4:00pm
HON. MAX CLELAND
Former Senator from Georgia (1997-2003)
Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission
War, Remembrance, and Return
Paul Robeson Gallery
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
12:35-2:30pm
ANDREW CAYLEY
International Co-Prosecutor, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Prosecuting Mass Atrocities Thirty Years On:
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Justice Robert N. Wilentz Courtroom
Center for Law and Justice, Room 122
Rutgers University, Newark
Monday, October 31, 2011
11:30am-1:30pm
Senior Vice-President and Chief Program Office, Salzburg Global Seminar
Director of Communications to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Using the Past to Influence the Future:
Holocaust Education and Genocide Prevention
Paul Robeson Gallery
***For directions please see: http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/maps/***
***For more information on the Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution, and Human Rights and its initiatives, please visit: http://cghr.newark.rutgers.edu/***
***This event is held as part of CGHR’s Cambodian Genocide Memory Project, Genocide Prevention Project, and Project on War, Remembrance, and Return ***
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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
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:
Women’s Earth Alliance and Indigenous Environmental Network Present:
Women’s Earth Alliance Advocacy Training
Event Date: November 4-6, 2011
Registration: To learn more and apply, contact North America Program Director Caitlin
Sislin, cai...@womensearthalliance.org.
The Training is designed for attorneys, policy advocates, green business leaders, or those otherwise interested in advocacy for Indigenous environmental justice and human rights. Men, women, young people and seasoned advocates, from all across the U.S. are welcome. The WEA team can help with local lodging, and breakfast and lunch will be provided at the Training. Some scholarships are available. Capacity for the Advocacy Training is limited to 75 participants – 25 positions are already filled! Please return the attached application as soon as possible in order to enjoy the lowest end of the registration fee scale (this fee will increase after July 1, 2011)! This is a unique opportunity to collectively develop a new agenda for protecting sacred land and culture.
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Wednesday and Thursday, November 9-10, 2011
John Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NYC
The Center for Public Scholarship presents the 25th conference from the Social Research journal at The New School. Join us as experts and scholars discuss human rights as a mediating language for discussions about social justice and the global economy. How does a wealthy nation determine what they can do to alleviate global poverty? What are the ethical obligations and how can such assistance be mutually beneficial? What are the human rights responsibilities and obligations of international financial institutions and corporations? Where are the opportunities in economic policies and institutions to strengthen human rights policies around the world and improve social justice?
Full program and registration:
http://newschool.edu/cps/human-rights-global-economy/
Featuring:
Philip Alston, Christian Barry, Nehal Bhuta, Jackie Dugard, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Des Gasper, Siri Gloppen, Kathryn Hochstetler, Robert Howse, Chris Jochnick, Andrew Lang, Asunción Lera St. Clair, Chris London, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Sanjay Reddy, Margot Salomon, Galit A. Sarfaty, Meaghen Simms, Ruti Teitel and Miriam Ticktin.
Keynote on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 6:00 pm:
Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, will discuss the role of human rights in shaping international regimes
Tickets:
Full conference: $30; single session $10
Nonprofit Members and Staff: $15; single sessions $5
Free for all students and all New School faculty, staff, and alumni (with valid ID)
Contact: c...@newschool.edu or 917-534-9330
The conference is made possible with generous support from the Climate Change Narratives, Rights and the Poor project at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway.
Please share this announcement with any friends or colleagues who might be interested in attending.
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.
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Internship Opportunities - Climate Change, African Affairs and International Law
Independent Diplomat: Apply at: http://www.independentdiplomat.org/about-us/employment
New York, NY
Last Date To Apply
Oct-23-2011
New York Office, Winter 2012
Independent Diplomat is seeking three interns to work in its New York office from early January 2012.
Applications close on 23 October 2011.
Independent Diplomat (ID) is a unique non‐profit venture in the world of international relations, diplomacy and conflict prevention. Staffed by former diplomats, international lawyers and other experts in international relations, ID offers independent and confidential advice and assistance on diplomatic technique and strategy to governments, international institutions, non‐governmental organizations and political groups. Independent Diplomat currently has offices in New York, London, Brussels and Juba.
ID internships provide an excellent opportunity to be closely involved in a fast‐paced international team working at the cutting edge of international affairs and diplomacy.
Internship Details
ID’s Winter 2012 internships begin in New York in early January 2012 for a mutually agreed duration of four to six months. ID prefers that its interns are available to work full-time during regular office hours.
ID operates as a dynamic team. Interns are expected to contribute across the broad spectrum of ID’s client work and geographical areas of focus. Interns’ work typically involves background research, media monitoring, preparation of official visits and assistance with drafting of meeting reports, policy recommendations and diplomatic communications. Interns should also be prepared to assist with the smooth functioning of the ID office, including thorough contributions to general office administration and event organization.
Internships are voluntary and unpaid, but home‐to‐office travel expenses will be reimbursed. Independent Diplomat is not in a position to provide immigration support or visa sponsorship.
Qualifications
Required skills and experience
The successful candidates will be well organized, professional, and able to quickly digest and analyze complex information from a variety of sources. They will have strong knowledge of, and demonstrated interest in, international affairs and diplomatic relations, especially the United Nations and other international organizations. Above all, candidates should exhibit an enthusiasm for international diplomacy, conflict prevention and dispute resolution, as well as the mission of Independent Diplomat more broadly.
Previous office experience (either paid work or internships) is essential, as is the willingness and flexibility to fit in with a small and busy team. Fluency in English, excellent writing skills, and strong
IT and internet research skills are essential; fluency in other official UN languages, specifically Spanish and French, would be an advantage. Experience with website design/editing, HTML, graphic design or video editing would be valued.
Focus areas
Given ID’s current operational priorities, successful candidates will likely possess one or more of the following skill sets:
1. Background and experience on climate change, including:
· A bachelor’s degree, with strong preference for a master’s degree (completed or in progress) in a related field;
· Understanding of the international policy framework on climate change, in particular negotiations under the UNFCCC;
· Familiarity with the workings of the UN, particularly in the field of sustainable development;
· Understanding of major policy priorities for countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change;
· Background in international legal and/or economic studies.
2. Background and experience on Africa including:
· A bachelor’s degree, with strong preference for a master’s degree (completed or in progress) in a related field;
· Knowledge of peace and security issues in Africa, specifically Sudan, the Horn of Africa (Somalia) and/or the Maghreb;
· Familiarity with the United Nations, in particular the structure and functions of the UN Security Council, and the African Union;
· Field experience in these regions would be a distinct advantage.
3. Background and experience in international law, including:
· A law degree, either in common or civil law. Experience in both systems of law would be valued;
· Professional legal experience strongly preferred;
· An academic background in public international law, so as to assist in the development of the legal dimension of the diplomatic advice ID provides to its clients, and to advance ID’s clients’ positions under
international law;
· General legal skills so as to assist with ID’s institutional obligations, including in co‐ operation with ID’s network of pro bono lawyers.
Contact Details
Telephone:
212 594 8295
Email:
in...@independentdiplomat.org
Application Instructions
Please send a CV or résumé (maximum two pages), including the names and contact details of two potential referees, and separate covering letter (maximum one page) pasted into the body of the email to in...@independentdiplomat.org. Please include your name as well as the words ‘New York Climate Internship – Winter 2012,’ ‘New York Legal Internship – Winter 2012,’ or ‘New York Africa Internship – Winter 2012,’ in the email subject line, as applicable. Applications close on 23 October 2011.
The covering letter should:
· Explain the reasons for your interest in an internship position with ID;
· Demonstrate your suitability for the role, including skills in one or more of the above ‘areas of focus’;
· Indicate your preferred length of internship (no less than 4 months) and your work status.
The CV or résumé should include the names and contact details of two referees, ideally an academic reference and a current or recent employer.
Due to the large number of applicants, we regret that we are unable to confirm receipt of applications, provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates, or pay travel expenses for interviews conducted in person in New York.
For further information about Independent Diplomat, please visit our website at: www.independentdiplomat.org.
http://www.independentdiplomat.org/about-us/employment
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
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**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.**
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- 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.
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>
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)
E-mail: gjpsir...@globalresearchjournals.org