Upcoming Human Rights Events and Opportunities (March 23, 2012)
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Leitner Center events:
Brown Bag Lunch Series: China's Rule of Law Mirage
March 27, 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
Elizabeth Lynch, an attorney focusing on legal development and reform in China, will talk about how China's Lawyer's Law in 2007 has been used to crack down on public interest lawyers. Based on her recent publication titled China's Rule of Law Mirage, Elizabeth will discuss how China is passing more laws that make the oppression of dissent legal.
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
Call for papers
Public Voices: Steven Pinker and Robert Jay Lifton
Friday, March 23
6:00–7:30 p.m.
John Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street
A conversation between two distinguished social researchers and commentators, Steven Pinker and Robert Jay Lifton, about whether our time is more or less violent than past times. Pinker's most recent book is The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined and Lifton is author of, most recently, Witness to an Extreme Century: A Memoir. This discussion follows from an exchange between Pinker and Lifton published recently in the New York Times, "Sunday Dialogue: Do We Live in a Less Deadly Time, or Not?". The event will close with audience Q&A.
RSVP is required. Email c...@newschool.edu to reserve a seat.
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The Permanent Representatives of
Ireland, Morocco, Poland, Republic of Korea and Switzerland
with the participation of the New York Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, and in collaboration with the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre
have the honour to invite you
to an Informational Event on
The Dublin Outcome Document on the Strengthening of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body System of November 2011
followed by a Q & A session
Date: Wednesday 28 March 2012, 13:15-14:45
Venue: United Nations, North Lawn Building, Room 7
Panel:
Prof. Michael O'Flaherty (convener of the Dublin meetings, Vice Chair of the Human Rights Committee),
Ms. Florence Simbiri-Jaoko (Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights)
Dr. Zonke Zanele Majodina (Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee)
Dr. Ibrahim Salama, Director of the OHCHR Human Rights Treaties Division
Light refreshments will be served
RSVP: Ms. Agnes Flues Tel.: +44 1158468506
E-mail: agnes...@nottingham.ac.uk
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The Origins of Deconstruction: A New History, a conversation with Edward Baring on THURSDAY, MARCH 29 from 5-7 p.m. in the East Gallery, Buell Hall.
Historian Edward Baring (Drew University) discusses his new book, The Young Derrida and French Philosophy, 1945-1968 (Cambridge University Press, 2011), in conversation with Warren Breckman (University of Pennsylvania), Taylor Carman (Columbia), Ethan Kleinberg (Wesleyan), and Gayatri Spivak (Columbia).
Co-sponsored by the Consortium for Intellectual and Cultural History at Columbia
Internships
Yale Law School: Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic
WORKER & IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCACY
Mike Wishnie and Muneer Ahmad
Students in the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) represent immigrants, low-wage workers, and their organizations in labor, immigration, criminal justice, civil rights, and other matters. The clinic docket includes cases at all stages of legal proceedings in Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. District Court, the Second Circuit, and before Connecticut state agencies and courts. Its non-litigation work includes the representation of grassroots organizations, labor unions, and other groups in regulatory and legislative reform efforts, media advocacy, strategic planning, and other matters. All students handle at least one litigation and one non-litigation matter, and have the opportunity to explore multiple practice areas. The WIRAC seminar meets weekly and is centered on a practice-oriented examination of advocacy on behalf of workers, immigrants, and social movements, and an extended analysis of community and social justice lawyering.
Among the matters that WIRAC has handled:
- Representation of the “Danbury 11,” a group of day laborers arrested in an illegal undercover sting operation in Danbury, Connecticut, in their pending removal proceedings and a federal civil rights suit, and representation of community groups in related Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation.
- Representation of 30 persons arrested in 2007 immigration raids in New Haven, in their pending removal proceedings and in the development of federal civil rights litigation, and representation of community groups in related federal and state FOIA suits.
- Development and implementation of know-your-rights presentations to community organizations and to immigration detainees confined in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
- Successfully challenging a mandatory no-bond provision of federal immigration law as applied in the case of a legal permanent resident (LPR) from Haiti with a single possessory drug conviction, and winning client’s release on a writ of habeas corpus.
- Supporting worker organizing initiatives, including the United Automobile Workers (UAW) in its campaign to organize gaming employees at the Foxwoods Casino and the Connecticut Center for a New Economy (CCNE) in developing and advocating for progressive reforms to the Hartford and New Haven living wage ordinances.
- Representing the Hartford Immigrant Rights Coalition (HIRC) in a successful effort to persuade the Hartford Common Council and Mayor to enact the nation’s strongest confidentiality ordinance regarding immigration status information and to prohibit local police from enforcing federal immigration laws.
- Successfully representing 12 Guatemalan H-2B workers trafficked to Connecticut and forced to labor in a commercial nursery outside Hartford.
- Cooperating with farm worker advocates to map agricultural employment in Connecticut and develop programs for outreach and advocacy on behalf of immigrant workers in tobacco, nursery, dairy, and other agricultural sectors
- Representation in pending federal wage-and-hour cases against three restaurants where employers subjected workers to unlawful coercion and workplace and living conditions, and paid substandard wages.
Summer student interns work closely with clinical faculty and instructors to provide continuity of representation to our clients throughout the summer months. They do a lot of the same work that students do during the academic year, under our supervision. Past interns have found the experience to be very rewarding. These are full-time positions, and we pay--$13.75/hr.
Interested students should send a cover letter with clinic preferences, resume and writing sample to:
Kathy Jannke
P.O. Box 209090
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
Tel: 203-432-4815
kathryn...@yale.edu
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ICRC: Internships in the Legal Division
The ICRC's Legal Division is offering six paid internships for a period of one year at its headquarters in Geneva. The start dates vary, with four of the selected interns scheduled to begin in September/October 2012, and the other two in January 2013.
Applications should be submitted between the 3rd and the 30th of April 2012. Any applications submitted outside of this period will not be considered. From April 3rd, an e-mail address will be posted online, to which all applications should be submitted. The selection process will take place between May and June 2012.
Your application file should include the following elements:
- A fully completed traineeship form (attached below)
- A cover letter, not exceeding 800 words
- A CV, not exceeding two pages, which indicates in particular:
- The number of hours of international humanitarian law (IHL) courses followed
- Any academic writings and/or other research work carried out in IHL
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Trainees at the Legal Division undertake a variety of assignments, including carrying out research and writing project briefs on specific legal questions primarily related to IHL, both in French and in English. They also review legal documents, contribute to the preparation of meetings, prepare draft reports or minutes of meetings and give presentations on IHL to groups visiting the ICRC.
Profile required:
- A university degree in law or international relations, as well as a Master degree in international law (or an equivalent post-graduate training);
- Excellent knowledge of IHL (shortlisted candidates will be tested in IHL during the course of the interviews). Good knowledge of international human rights law is an asset;
- Fluency in either French or English, and a very good understanding of the other;
- Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc);
- Applicants should be between 25 and 30 years old at the beginning of the internship.
Given that there are normally a very large number of applications for these internships, the legal division is unable to provide additional information.
For more information: http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/job/current-vacancies/internships-legal-divison-2012-01-16.htm
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The Egyptian American Rule of Law Association
1629 K Street, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
Law Clerk Position
The Egyptian-American Rule of Law Association (EARLA) seeks a second or third year law student to serve as a pro bono law clerk for ten weeks. EARLA is a non-profit organization that provides technical legal assistance to promote the rule of law in Egypt. Law clerks work virtually from home or in EARLA’s Washington, DC office on various substantive projects, including but not limited to, drafting policy papers on various aspects of Egyptian law, analyzing ongoing changes in Egypt’s legal system and politics, raising public awareness about rule of law in Egypt through social media, assisting in fundraising, attending conferences on behalf of EARLA, and preparing for and attending high profile public policy panels at leading think tanks.
EARLA will consider the following criteria when making its hiring decision:
- Strong interest in rule of law, international law, and the Middle East
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
- Excellent legal writing skills
- Strong legal research skills
- Ability to multi-task under short deadlines
- Willingness to perform administrative tasks
- Fluency in Arabic speaking or reading is preferred but not required
- Ability to commit a minimum of 10 hours per week during the semester and 15 hours per week during the summers
- Possesses a positive, can-do attitude
Interested law students should send a cover letter expressing why you are interested in the position, resume and a writing sample via email to EARLA...@gmail.com
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International Anti-Homophobia Legal Clinic---El Salvador
Seeking Legal Advocates
Great opportunity to be involved with a new start-up international human rights clinic, helping shape its direction, fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS, fighting discriminatory practices in Education, Employment, Medical care and the impunity of gender and hate crimes. This is a self-funded, volunteer position for attorneys, law school graduates, law students and others who have a passion for LGBT rights.
The Project: The leading LGBTQ human rights group---Asociación Entre Amigos ('AEA') has requested legal advocates for new legal services NGO in San Salvador. AEA works with the most vulnerable including transgender persons and those living with HIV/AIDS who are grossly marginalized, oppressed and persecuted. The legal clinic in El Salvador will, for the first time, make justice accessible to the LGBTQ community.
Background: Post conflict El Salvador is undergoing an exciting transformation after years of conservative Right Wing politics. Through the new democratically elected FMLN liberal party, the country has real opportunities for strengthening the rule of law by asserting and defending the rights of LGBTQ. AEA seeks pro bono advocates to bring about historic change for the LGBTQ community in El Salvador's legal justice system through the work of this new legal services clinic.
Duties & Responsibilities: As a Legal Advocate you will assist in implementing a new reform act entitled 'Presidential Decree 56,' signed by President Mauricio Funes of the FMLN party. 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 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 its enforcement remain. As a Legal Advocate you will be instrumental in the law's success. Advocates will interview clients, make administrative court appearances; conduct legal audits and propose law reform programs as regards human rights violations; conduct outreach and presentations about the legal services program to the Salvadoran judiciary & branches of law enforcement. You'll assist in training health care workers 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 health providers, schools, labor organizations and others. You will also work on other community outreach and legal 'Know Your Rights' efforts.
Your Qualifications:
- Able to work independently, and also as part of a team
- Competence with Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel & other applications
- Have a passion for LGBTQ rights
- Highly motivated with energy and ability to multitask
- Ethical and compassionate
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills
· Spanish language competency required
- Self-starter, able to work effectively with minimal supervision
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Sensitive to cultural differences, comfortable working with low income clients- Skilled communicator with effective oral, presentation and written communication skills
- Willing to travel and live in El Salvador for the duration of 12 weeks minimum
- Willing to work with people living with HIV/AIDS, including sex workers and those who may be terminally ill and who suffer severe discrimination, prejudice and stigma.
- Economically self-sufficient, as this is a non-paid volunteer position.
The Clinic is scheduled to open in April 2012; positions are available on a rolling basis. Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Ana Montano, Esq. Program Director -- a...@alrp.org with the Subject Line 'Legal Advocate for El Salvador'. Please describe your international experience, Spanish language proficiency and preferred dates of travel. -Over-
All legal advocates with the Anti-Homophobia Legal Clinic-El Salvador are encouraged to view their legal work as a dynamic factor in their agent-of-change activities through global human rights lawyering. We will help locate housing and there is the opportunity to attend an intense Spanish Language program.
* The Mission of the Legal Clinic for HIV/LBGTQ in El Salvador is to fight the spread of AIDS and promote the health, safety, dignity, civil rights and legal empowerment of HIV/LBGTQ, including children abandoned & orphaned because of their HIV status.
Intersection of Health & Human Rights: The International AIDS Conference in Vienna 2010 focused on legal and human rights issues faced by the 'vulnerable and most at risk' i.e., LGBTQ persons. It recognized the need of securing human rights to achieve medical access goals.
Challenges: The AIDS Conference found that LGBT persons often have the poorest access to HIV medical care because of stigmatization and marginalization. A panel 'Opposing Grave Human Rights Violations On The Basis Of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity' at UN headquarters, discussing arbitrary arrests, degrading treatment, torture and murder concluded that a major challenge in controlling the spread of AIDS in the Global South remains the social stigma and discrimination faced by these vulnerable, high risk groups.
Popular Perceptions in Salvadoran Society that Contribute to Discrimination &
Stigmatizationo
81% believe that employers have the right to request HIV tests as a requirement to employment,o 65% believe that children with HIV should be educated at separate institutions,
o 54% believe that God has punished prostitutes and homosexuals with HIV/AIDS due to their lifestyles,
o 51% state that people with HIV/AIDS should not be able to use public places.
Hate Crimes against LGBTQ & Lack of Legal Protection -Although the need for legal services is immense, there is no legal organization asserting the civil rights of LBGTQ in El Salvador. By most accounts there have been more than 47 murders of gay men, transsexuals & transvestites. In all these murders, no one has been brought to trial! Many other LGBTQ are regularly assaulted, battered, threatened and shunned. (See report ´La Alianza por la Diversidad Sexual LGBT de El Salvador 'a report on the aggression suffered by the PLWHA and LGBT community in El Salvador between Jan--Sept 2009)
Discrimination in Education, Employment and Medical care was identified by the World Bank's Human Development Network ['Reducing HIV/AIDS Vulnerability in Central America El Salvador: HIV/AIDS Situation'] that HIV/LGTBQ are 'doubly' marginalized and persecuted. Pervasive biases within the civil and criminal justice systems effectively preclude HIV/LBGTQ from seeking redress and compelling the government to enforce their civil rights and provide protection.
Advocacy & Policy We advocate for changes in law and policy thus improving the HIV/LGBTQ community's access to their civil and human rights. Working with branches of the Salvadoran government and other NGOs we develop resolutions to human rights violations.
Legal Empowerment We train members of the LGBTQ community as Legal Advisors/Promotores, so they are empowered to provide basic legal advice and facilitate civic engagement within the community. We also conduct Street Law-Know Your Rights education with the HIV/LGBTQ community and other social actors and services providers.
Legal Aid Our legal interns, Promoters, and pro bono attorneys provide legal counsel and representation to persecuted HIV/LGBTQ. We help the community navigate the legal process to access education, healthcare and employment rights and demand equal protection of police & courts.
Social Movement Building We are advancing LGBTQ human rights agenda and planning to launch new legal services offices in other Central American countries.
Strategic Litigation The LGBTQ legal clinic is setting legal precedents for human rights, through test cases in regional courts. Our policy advocacy program is supported by strategic litigation as advised by the local LGBTQ community.
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NGO/DPI Executive Committee: Delegate Summary
NGO/DPI Executive Committee seeks to match high-achieving university students with United Nations certified Non-Governmental Organizations abroad seeking local (NYC) representation. In this capacity, the students serve as fully-accredited representatives on behalf of the NGO.
Delegate Position Description:
As an NGO Delegate, you can expect to:
· Take on extensive reading to familiarize yourself with the NGO
· Establish regular communication with the NGO (via email, Skype, etc., as needed)
· Serve as a lobbyist for the NGO’s particular area of concern
· Attend one or more meetings per month at the UN
· Write briefings, reporting to the NGO on the meetings attended
· Meet with ambassadors and other UN representatives that would be applicable to your NGO cause
· Attend monthly meetings with the NGO/DPI Executive Committee Board
· Network with other youth UN/NGO delegates attending briefings/meetings
*Some previous Delegates have earned credit for the experience, typically as an independent study
You can expect your NGO to:
· Complete all the necessary UN paperwork to list you as a delegate
· Provide you with the educational tools and information necessary to represent the NGO
Qualifications
- 3.2 GPA or above
- Available at least 4 sessions (Thursdays) per month [all day]
- Fluency in another language [helpful but not recommended]
- A keen interest in international activities and proven ability to work independently
- Must be available to serve for the entire 2011/2012 Academic Year
- Between 18-24 years of age
Application Details:
Essay
Attach an explanation [no longer than one page] stating why you are interested in and qualified to represent one of the NGOs listed on page 2.
Resume Attach a current resume
Recommendations Names of two Faculty/Staff members who would, if asked, speak on your behalf. No written recommendation required.
NGO/DPI Executive Committee UN Non-Governmental Organization Delegate Application
Name ___________________________
Email address ________________________ Class Status [year] _______________
GPA ________
Major ________________________
Languages and level of proficiency ____________________________________________
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If you have a preference for an NGO from a certain region please check off below:
____Nigeria: Widow Development Organization, for more info: http://www.widoafrica.org/
_____Germany: NatureTec, more info: http://www.naturetec-institute.eu/NTI_euD/engl.html
Due to the volume of applicants, delegates will be contacted only if they are chosen.
Fellowships
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (“HLAB”) is the nation’s oldest student-run legal services organization, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the campus of Harvard Law School. HLAB works with hundreds of low-income clients to solve their legal problems in the areas of housing, domestic relations, government benefits, and fair wage law. As a student-run legal clinic at Harvard, HLAB has a strong history of dedication to allowing students to handle their own cases and litigate in court under the supervision of clinical instructors.
During the summer, HLAB selects approximately 16 law students to serve as Summer Fellows, who will interact directly with clients, opposing parties, witnesses, and government agencies; engage in extensive factual and legal investigation; hone their research and writing abilities; and develop their litigation skills. Most Summer Fellows working at HLAB do so full-time, although we are willing to discuss alternative arrangements with students facing extenuating circumstances. Due to funding restrictions, HLAB is unable to pay its Summer Fellows.
HLAB Summer Fellows serve as the primary casehandlers on every matter assigned to them and manage client contact, drafting of pleadings and motions, communication with opposing counsel, and advocating in courtroom and administrative hearing settings. Their work is supervised by HLAB’s Clinical Instructors, practicing attorneys with years of trial and supervision experience, and students will be trained in all the relevant areas of the law.
HLAB Summer Fellows generally experience a broad range of litigation and legal experience in as many as four primary practice areas. In the Family Law practice, HLAB represents victims of domestic violence in restraining order hearings, divorces, paternity, visitation, child support, and custody disputes. In the Housing Law practice, HLAB represents individual clients who are being evicted from public, subsidized, and private housing, as well as works with tenant unions and other progressive organizations to ensure the availability of affordable housing in the Greater Boston area. In the Government Benefits practice, HLAB represents clients at hearings to obtain or retain their Social Security and Social Security Disability benefits, unemployment benefits, and welfare benefits. Finally, in the Fair Wage practice, HLAB allows students to work on affirmative lawsuits addressing violations of state and federal labor laws. We ask student to choose a primary concentration in the area of housing or family law. For more information, visit our website at: www.harvardlegalaid.org .
Application Instructions (accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled): Please send (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) a writing sample, (4) a law school transcript, and (5) two references to:
Joshua Rovenger, Executive Director
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
23 Everett Street, First Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
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LESS THAN 1 WEEK TO APPLY for the 2012 PILnet International Fellowship! Deadline: 26 MARCH
The International Fellowship is seeking candidates from China, the Middle East and North Africa region, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, and Southeast Asia
For the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region, applications will be accepted from candidates in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia NOTE: Palestine is a new addition
For Southeast Asia, special consideration will be given to candidates from Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam
DEADLINE: MARCH 26, 2012
PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law is pleased to invite applications for the PILnet International Fellowship for 2012-13. PILnet will select lawyers from China, the MENA region (specifically Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia), Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, and Southeast Asia (especially Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam) for ten months of study and practical experience in New York and Budapest, Hungary. The program, now in its fifteenth year, targets future leaders in various fields of public interest advocacy.
PILnet International Fellows will join other public interest lawyers from around the world. They will reside a total of eight months in the U.S. and two months in Europe, during which time they will develop a project designed to further the rule of law in their home countries. The Fellowship begins with a semester of study at Columbia University School of Law and a series of professional development trainings. In the spring, the International Fellows will participate in three-month internships at New York-based public interest law organizations and a study visit based out of PILnet's Budapest office. Fellows return to their home countries after the Fellowship with the aim of implementing the project they developed during the Fellowship.
PILnet will cover the cost of a round-trip coach airfare to the U.S. and Europe, housing in New York and Europe, a monthly stipend, and emergency medical insurance. Selected candidates for the Fellowship are required to sign an agreement to the terms of the program, stating that they will complete it in full.
Application Instructions
Applicants MUST submit the following documents (all non-English materials must be accompanied by an English translation):
. A completed program application form, which is attached to this call.
. A curriculum vitae or resume;
. A nominating letter from the organization where they are employed, supporting their application to the program and indicating how the PILnet Fellowship would benefit the organization/institution;
. Two recommendation letters (in addition to the nominating letter), at least one from an individual outside of the nominating organization (additional recommendations welcome);
. A description of a project that the applicant would like to work on during the first semester of the program, ideally with practical significance to their work upon returning home;*
. A copy of the applicant's law school transcript;
. A copy of the applicant's bar membership if available; and
. Information on the nominating organization/institution.
*The project description should be a two- to three-page outline of a project that the candidate would like to develop during the PILnet Fellowship period. This should include:
. A preliminary description of the project,
. Why it is important that this project be executed,
. How and why the project can succeed, and
. Who will be engaged in the home country, the U.S., and Europe, in order to improve the quality of the project.
Examples of public interest advocacy projects might include but are certainly not limited to:
. Promoting legal reform to reduce racial discrimination,
. Improving implementation and enforcement of children's rights law, and
. Establishing legal education clinics in universities.
Selection Criteria
Evaluation of Candidate:
. Public interest leadership potential in his or her country;
. The nature of the candidate's relationship with the nominating organization (minimum of two years working experience with the organization is required); and
. The candidate's ability to communicate in English.
Evaluation of Project:
. The quality of the proposed project and its potential for promoting public interest law and human rights in the candidate's home country; and
. The track record of the nominating organization in promoting public interest advocacy.
Submission of application materials via e-mail is strongly encouraged, though printed materials may also be submitted via regular mail to the address on the application.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
If an application is submitted without one of the required components, it will be disqualified unless the applicant can justify why he/she cannot obtain the required information.
The DEADLINE for receiving applications at PILnet has been extended to 26 March 2012.
For more information, please contact Erin Carll, Program Coordinator, at pilnetfe...@pilnet.org .
Please note that PILnet cannot provide any financial or logistical assistance for accompanying family members, including in securing suitable family housing. Moreover, Columbia University requires evidence of financial support for accompanying family members before it can issue official invitations required for visa applications. Providing proof of the financial support for accompanying family members will be the responsibility of the applicant.
Positions
Position Description
Clinical Fellowship, International Human Rights Clinic
Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a clinical fellow in the school’s new International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC). The IHRC provides a unique educational opportunity for students to gain first-hand, practical experience working on international human rights litigation and advocacy projects. It combines classroom education with supervised case and project management, providing students practical training in advocacy and lawyering skills.
Position Description: The clinical fellowship position is a nine-month academic appointment commencing on Aug. 1, 2012, with a possibility for supplemental summer employment. The position may be renewed for one additional term commencing on Aug. 1, 2013. The fellow will report to the Director of the International Human Rights Clinic and will supervise student work on clinic projects, participate in the planning and conduct of the clinic, assist with teaching a substantive law and legal skills seminar, and assess the development of new clinic projects. The clinical fellow will also be responsible for counseling and mentoring students, including advancing student job opportunities by arranging for students to work with partner organizations on clinic cases.
Essential qualifications:
1. JD degree or comparable degree from a law school outside the United States.
2. At least two years of experience as a practicing lawyer, including experience with international human rights litigation and/or advocacy.
3. Excellent organizational, communication, and writing skills.
4. Enthusiasm and demonstrated interest in student development.
5. English fluency is required. Fluency in a second language, particularly Spanish, is
desired.
6. Prior experience teaching in an international human rights clinic is desired.
Application Procedure:
Applicants should send a cover letter and a resume or CV to:
IHRC Clinical Fellowship Search Committee
c/o Ms. Elyse Amberg
Santa Clara University Law School
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Applications also may be sent via e-mail to Ms. Amberg at eam...@scu.edu. Applications must be received by Friday, March 30, 2012.
Inquiries: Inquiries may be addressed to Professor David Sloss, Director of the Center for Global Law and Policy, at dls...@scu.edu.
Santa Clara University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity and inclusion, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.
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The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (“PHRGE”) of Northeastern University School of Law (“NUSL”) seeks a dynamic, entrepreneurial and skilled Executive Director to lead the program in fulfilling its mission. The Executive Director is responsible for programmatic, financial and administrative management of PHRGE. In addition to overall responsibility for day to day operations, the Executive Director will be expected to play a strong, visible, and strategic role in building relationships with scholars of ESC rights, with non-governmental organizations working on ESC rights issues, with other institution-based human rights programs and with policy-makers interested ESC rights issues. Effective fundraising is an essential part of the job, as is development and management of a small staff, including student assistants.
PHRGE was founded in 2005 as a law school-based program to engage in the study, promotion, implementation and constructive critique of rights-based approaches to economic development and social transformation, with particular attention to economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights. PHRGE’s mission is threefold: (1) to encourage and deepen scholarship on economic, social and cultural rights and the global economy; (2) to work to implement human rights norms and sound economic development approaches worldwide; and (3) to train the human rights lawyers of the 21st century. To those ends, PHRGE sponsors an on-line ESC rights journal with an international circulation; develops human rights analyses, reports and briefs to support litigation and other advocacy efforts domestically and internationally; convenes scholars and activists engaged with ESC rights issues for discussion and exchanges; sponsors human rights programming at NUSL; and sponsors several funded human rights cooperative education placements for NUSL law students.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have a strong commitment to economic and social rights and to the mission of PHRGE.
Education & Knowledge:
• A J.D. or advanced degree in closely allied field is required;
• Knowledge of human rights, particularly ESC rights issues, is preferred.
Experience:
• At least five years of increasingly responsible experience in a professional environment, preferably in nonprofit or political work involving legal issues.
• Experience working closely with faculty in a higher education setting, preferably with law
school faculty.
• Proven track record in nonprofit fundraising.
• Proven track record of professional writing, evidenced by published writing or participation on
a law review or other professional or academic journal.
• Experience in hiring and/or supervising staff and volunteers.
• Experience in budgeting and financial management.
• Above average computer competency, including experience with databases and new media.
Desired Skills and Attributes:
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, including ability to participate at a high level in
preparing academic articles and ESC rights reports produced by PHRGE;
• Familiarity with ESC rights and human rights principles in international human rights law.
• Appetite for fundraising and developing organizational structures and support
• Familiarity with online publication and new media.
• Demonstrated leadership and coordination abilities.
• Very strong oral and interpersonal communications skills.
• Creative and strategic thinker.
• Ability to motivate and influence others.
• Success at keeping multiple projects organized.
• Flexibility to work occasional weekends/evenings.
• Ability to travel to selected national conferences and meetings as needed.
This is a full-time (40 hours per week), twenty-four-month position that is subject to renewal of grant funding.
To apply for this position, please submit resume and cover letter to https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/19087
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
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CECC Employment Announcement--Professional Staff Members
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China is a bipartisan commission created by Congress in 2000 to monitor and report on human rights and rule of law developments in China. The Commission consists of Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, and senior officials from the Administration. The Commission holds hearings, issues an Annual Report, and maintains a database of political prisoners in China, among other activities. For more information on the Commission, see www.cecc.gov.
The Commission is seeking professional staff members to assist in monitoring and reporting on substantive issues, including worker rights, criminal justice, freedom of residence and movement, access to justice, Xinjiang, ethnic minority rights, freedom of religion, civil society, North Korean Refugees in China, and property in China. The professional staff member will assist in assessing China's compliance or noncompliance with international human rights standards and Chinese domestic law. Successful candidates should have substantive background and/or an interest in one or more of these issue areas. Successful candidates should also possess the necessary Chinese language, English writing, and communication skills to effectively research, analyze, and explain such developments to U.S. policymakers and the broader public.
Main duties:
- Monitoring and researching Chinese and English language sources (media, government, NGO) for developments relating to their issue area.
- Identifying and analyzing key developments and reporting their significance orally and in writing, including through drafting sections of the Commission's Annual Reports, short analysis pieces, public statements, and press releases.
- Researching political prisoner cases and creating and maintaining case records in the CECC Political Prisoner Database.
- Assisting in organizing CECC public hearings and roundtables.
- Staff member also may be asked to travel to U.S. cities, China or other foreign locations on official business.
Qualifications:
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen.
- Very strong demonstrated ability to speak, read, write, and perform research in Chinese (Mandarin) is required.
- The successful candidate will likely have worked or studied in mainland China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.
- Candidates will preferably have a law degree or a Ph.D. or M.A. in political science, history, business, economics, or other social sciences. B.A. candidates with very strong credentials will also be considered.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, and the interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to work under tight deadlines and as part of a team.
Application Procedure:
- Please submit a brief cover letter, resume, short writing sample (10 pages or less), and the names and contact information for two references to Judy Wright, CECC Director of Administration, via e-mail at judy....@mail.house.gov or via FAX at 202-226-3804. PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, April 10, 2012 by 11:59 PM, EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
- The Congressional-Executive Commission on China is an equal opportunity employer.
Lawrence Liu, Deputy Staff Director
Congressional-Executive Commission on China
243 Ford House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
phone: (202) 226-3821
fax: (202) 226-3804
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Editor-In-Chief, Eyes on the ICC (2012-2013)
Description
Eyes on the ICC Seeks New Editor-in-Chief
The Board of Directors is accepting applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of Eyes on the ICC, CASIN's flagship academic journal on the International Criminal Court. Junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, PhD candidates, law school graduates, and advanced graduate students are especially encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is April 20, 2012.
Eyes on the ICC is the only peer-reviewed, scholarly journal devoted to the study of the International Criminal Court. It has been published since 2004 by the Council for American Students in International Negotiations, a non-profit, non-partisan organization composed of a network of students and young professionals from around the world.
Eyes on the ICC is an interdisciplinary journal that invites submissions from any field that addresses the International Criminal Court or international criminal law more generally. Past editors have come from the fields of international law, international relations, and sociology. To view current and previous volumes, please visit the journal's website: http://www.americanstudents.us/journals/eyesontheicc/.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Editor-in-Chief (EIC), with the assistance of the Managing Editor (ME) and 5-7 Assistant Editors (AEs), will be responsible for producing one volume per publication year, comprised of at least five articles, with a camera-ready manuscript due on December 1. Submissions are accessed via Expresso as well as through direct e-mail contact between authors and the EIC or the ME. The EIC reports to the Publications Committee of CASIN's Board of Directors.
Additional obligations will include:
- Assisting in managing submissions received via Expresso as well as through direct e-mail contact with ME or EIC;
- Managing the peer review process;
- Making article selection decisions based on reviews of Editorial Staff;
- Assisting with final editing of all accepted articles and assisting with intermittent contact with authors throughout selection process as necessary;
- Supervising the ME;
- Maintaining regular contact with ME (who manages most of administrative editorial process);
- Maintaining regular contact with Publications Committee of the Board, Peer Reviewers, and Editorial Advisory Board;
How to apply
Please note that this is a virtual position. Work is coordinated predominantly through e-mail and other forms of electronic communication. Please also note that this position is offered without compensation.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Demonstrated knowledge of the International Criminal Court and international criminal law;
- Editorial/publication experience in an academic setting;
- Experience supervising and managing others.
- Strong writing, research, and interpersonal skills;
- Comfort working closely with virtual staff and board;
- Strong communications skills and availability to respond promptly to e-mail communications;
- Strong commitment to international human rights, criminal law, and/or social justice;
- Reliable, organized, team-oriented, and able to meet deadlines.
- Master’s degree or equivalent in a related field;
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working directly with international criminal courts and/our tribunals;
- Contacts with academics and practitioners within the international criminal law field;
- Experience with the Chicago Manual of Style and The Bluebook system of citation;
Address all questions to public...@americanstudents.us. Only qualified applicants will be contacted by early May 2012.
How to Apply:
Submit a letter of interest, a resume/CV, 1 writing sample of approximately 15,000 words, and 3 references to public...@americanstudents.us by April 20th. In the subject line please include: Eyes EIC, [your last name].
Call for Papers
The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law is currently calling for articles and other submissions for its ninth (2011) edition and the formal call for submissions is attached. The Yearbook, launched in June 2004, is an annual, internationally refereed publication intended to stand as a reference point for legal materials and critical commentary on issues of public international law. The Yearbook serves as a valuable tool in the determination of trends, state practice and policies in the development of international law in New Zealand, the Pacific region, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica and to generate scholarship in those fields. In this regard the Yearbook contains an annual ‘Year-in-Review’ of developments in international law of particular interest to New Zealand as well as sections dedicated to the South Pacific and to Antarctica.
The Editors of the Yearbook are now calling for the submission of articles, commentaries and notes on any aspect of international law. The Editors are particularly keen to receive submissions on issues of especial relevance to New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. The closing date for submissions is 1 May 2012. Submissions should be sent to Karen...@canterbury.ac.nz.
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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>