Upcoming Human Rights Events and Opportunities (April 13, 2012)
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Leitner Center events:
Brown Bag Lunch Series: July 2012 - Hope for a New Bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty
April 17, 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
Each year, thousands of people are killed, injured, raped, and forced to flee from their homes as a result of the unregulated global arms trade. In response, global civil society has created a campaign alliance calling for a comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty: a global, legally binding agreement that will ease the suffering caused by irresponsible transfers of conventional weapons and munitions. In 2009 the UN General Assembly launched a time frame for the negotiations including a preparatory meeting which occurred this past February and the final negotiating conference scheduled for July 2012.
Free Kosher Pizza will be provided.
Attendance at this event counts towards the 10 required Leitner events to apply for summer funding.
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Global Legal Profession Workshop at Fordham Law School
Legal Clinics in the Global North and South: Between Equality and Subordination?
April 27, 2012 | 12:30 p.m.
Location: Fordham Law School, Room 430 B&C, 140 W. 62nd St. New York, NY 10023
Contact: lbri...@law.fordham.edu
Fordham Law School’s Leitner Center for International Law and Justice and Stein Center for Law and Ethics announce the creation of a Global Legal Profession Workshop, a unique series discussing the emerging field of global legal professions. An increasing number of lawyers are developing practices that incorporate local, regional, national, and international clients and networks. Each semester, the Global Legal Profession Workshop will sponsor a program on the diverse ways these lawyers are engaging in transnational and international advocacy, education and research. The speakers will present their research followed by commentators and audience participation.
The initial co-directors of the Global Legal Profession Workshop are Paolo Galizzi, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School, Russell Pearce, Professor of Law, Edward & Marylin Bellet Chair in Legal Ethics, Morality and Religion, Co-Director, Stein Center for Law and Ethics, Fordham Law School, and Louise Trubek, Clinical Professor of Law Emerita University of Wisconsin Law School.
Register via email: lbri...@law.fordham.edu
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Upcoming Events
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An Open Discussion with Former Ambassador of Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry
Join Karl Eikenberry, the current Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and former Commander of Combined Forces in and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, this upcoming Monday at 5 pm in the Wein Hall Lounge for an open discussion on Afghanistan and related issues. From the state of U.S. relations to Afghanistan and the Afghan government to the potential for a regional oil pipeline deal that could bring peace and stability to the region, there are few more knowledgeable voices on policy in the area than former Ambassador Eikenberry. Do not miss this opportunity for a spirited discussion of one of the nation’s most pressing regional concerns.
Time: Monday, April 16, 2012, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Wein Hall Lounge
Sponsor: Columbia Political Union (CPU)
More information: Columbia Political Union (CPU)
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What: Panel discussion “Reflecting on Kony 2012: Lessons Learned for Global Activism”
Where: 245 Sullivan street (Furman Hall, NYU School of Law), Lester Pollack Room, 9th floor
When: Tuesday April 17, 2012, 6:00-7:30 pm, Reception from 7:30-8.30 pm
Valid ID and RSVP required for admission. Seating is limited, so please RSVP to Audrey Watne at wat...@exchange.law.nyu.edu. Event to be followed by a reception.
About the event:
The most viral video of all time, Invisible Children's Kony 2012, intentionally catapulted Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony into the western public's eye. It also provoked a rare public debate about the methods and effects of transnational activism. While supporters celebrated the campaign's viral success, critics questioned its call for a militarized response, its neglect of African voices, and the narratives employed to galvanize western viewers. On April 20th, Invisible Children will again enter the media spotlight as supporters "Cover the Night" in Kony 2012 posters. Please join the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (NYU) and WITNESS, as we host a forward-looking discussion about what can be learned from the campaign successes of Kony 2012 and the subsequent global debate. Speakers include Invisible Children, social media experts, human rights advocates, and critical theorists.
Panelists:
Amy Goodman (Moderator), Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 1,000 public television and radio stations in North America. Time Magazine named Democracy Now! its “Pick of the Podcasts,” along with NBC’s Meet the Press. Goodman is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' for “developing an innovative model of truly independent grassroots political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media.”
Professor Philip Alston is an international human rights law professor and Faculty Director and Co-chair of the CHRGJ at NYU School of Law. For six years, he was the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions. During his mandate, he carried out a UN fact-finding mission to the DRC, and investigated LRA atrocities. He will give a short framing introduction for the discussion.
Fabienne Hara is the Vice-President for Multilateral Affairs at International Crisis Group. In late 2011, the ICG published a report on the LRA and efforts to end their abuses. Hara will speak about the history of military and political efforts to stop the LRA, and how the Kony 2012 campaign fits into other ongoing advocacy and military strategies.
Chioke I'Anson is a philosopher who specializes in Africana philosophy, postcolonial theory, and humanitarianism. He will be discussing Kony 2012 in the context of postcolonial African agency, humanitarian work, and the history of colonization. He will offer critiques of the narratives employed in Kony 2012 to activate viewers, and will analyze what the reaction to Kony 2012 can teach us about the ethical dilemmas of transnational activism.
Chris Michael is a video advocacy trainer and human rights advocate at WITNESS, an organization that has supported over 300 groups in 80 countries in using video for change. He will analyze what made Kony 2012 so successful as a viral video campaign, and what other advocacy projects can learn from Invisible Children's methods and efforts to integrate video. He will discuss whether the elements that make a video so viral may also raise ethical human rights filmmaking concerns.
Victor Ochen is a survivor of the LRA war and Director of African Youth Initiative Network, which offers rehabilitation assistance to Ugandan youth affected by the war. After Kony 2012, he organized public screenings of the video in Northern Uganda. He will discuss the reaction to those screenings, and offer a war survivor's perspective about the campaign's goals.
Jolly Okot serves as the Country Director for Invisible Children, Uganda. In 2003, she brought the original three filmmakers to northern Uganda with hopes that her dream would one day come to fruition: thousands of Acholi children given the chance to succeed through education. Her guidance enabled the filmmakers to create the original Rough Cut documentary, and her leadership and passion helped develop IC’s grassroots initiatives in Uganda.
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American Bar Association Section of International Law
Thursday, April 19 2:30-4:00 P.M. at the Grand Hyatt (at Grand Central)
Rape: Impunity and Command Responsibility
Program Description:
Rape is the rule and not the exception in conflict situations. Between 250,000 and 500,000 women were violated, many with broken bottles, rifles and sticks, during the 100 day-Rwandan genocide. Forty-eight women an hour are raped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), deemed the rape capital of the world by the UN. Men and boys also suffer the pain and stigma of rape. This panel will explore avenues to prosecute perpetrators including mobile courts in the DRC and national courts that utilize universal jurisdiction. The speakers will focus on international law developed in supranational tribunals that have decided that rape is a crime against humanity and can be genocide. Cases will be discussed that hold superiors liable for rapes committed by their subordinates. The panel will also propose measures to dispel cultural norms that prevent victims from disclosing the horrors inflicted upon them and motivate them to initiate an action against their perpetrator.
Program Chair and Moderator:
Elizabeth Barad, Esq., L/O E. Barad, New York, New York, International Law and Gender Consultant, elizabe...@gmail.com
Speakers:
Tonderai Chikuhwa, United Nations, New York, NY, Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Senior Adviser, tond...@me.com
Alison Cole, Esq., Open Society Justice Initiative, New York, NY, Legal Officer, ac...@justiceinitiative.org
Eugenie Mukeshimana, Genocide Survivors Support Network, South Orange, New Jersey, Founder, euge...@me.com.
Dr. Roger Luhiriri, Spine Africa Project and former physician at the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rogerl...@yahoo.fr.
Primary Sponsor: Africa Committee Co-Sponsor 1: International Human Rights Committee; Co-Sponsor2: Women's Interest Network (WIN); Co-Sponsor 3: International Criminal Law Committee
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Screening of I Came to Testify (part of the Women, War, and Peace series) and Q&A with director Pamela Hogan
Screening of I Came to Testify (part of the Women, War, and Peace series) and Q&A with director Pamela Hogan, cosponsored event with the Center for Institutional and Social Change, the Human Rights Institute, the International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, the Center for the Study of Law and Culture, and the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies
Time: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 7:00pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall 701
Sponsor: The Columbia Law School Center for Gender & Sexuality Law
More information: The Columbia Law School Center for Gender & Sexuality Law
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The Lubanga Verdict: Its Impact on the International Criminal Court and US Relations with the ICC
US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Stephen J. Rapp on “The Lubanga Verdict: Its Impact on the International Criminal Court and US Relations with the ICC.” Following the conviction of the ICC’s first defendant, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, for the war crime of enlisting and using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the senior government officials dealing with international justice policy will discuss the verdict and what it means for the ICC and the evolving US relationship with the world’s first permanent international criminal tribunal. Ambassador Rapp, a former US Attorney and international prosecutor at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, won the first convictions in history for recruitment and use of child soldiers. Presented by Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights and its program, the American NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC).
Lunch will be provided. Following his speech, Ambassador Rapp will answer questions to be moderated by AMICC Convener John Washburn.
Time: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 12:10pm - 1:10pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102,
Sponsor: Institute for the Study of Human Rights; Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School; Columbia Society of International Law
More information: amicc.org
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The New York City Bar Committee on African Affairs cordially invites you to a panel on:
LGBT Rights as Human Rights: Recent Legal Developments in Africa
Monday, April 23, 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.
Event Location: 42 West 44th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Ave.)
Register Online at: LGBT Rights as Human Rights: Recent Legal Developments in Africa
There is no charge for this program.
This panel considers developments in LGBT rights in relation to recent anti-gay legislation in
Africa. These laws seek to criminalize any same-sex activity or organizing on behalf of LGBT people. Panelists will address the tension between these developments and the recent formal recognition of LGBT rights by the United Nations.
Speakers:
BRUCE KNOTTS, Executive Director, Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office
WADE McMULLEN, Donald M. Wilson Fellow, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and
Human Rights
PAM SPEES, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
MONICA TABENGWA, Human Rights Watch; LeGaBiBo (Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana)
DR. CHEIKH TRAORE, Sexual Diversity Team, United Nations Development Program
MALIKA ZOUHALI-WORALL, co-director of the award-winning documentary “Call Me
Kuchu” about David Kato, Ugandan LGBT rights activist who was murdered in 2011
Moderator:
JORDAN BACKMAN, Chair, Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
Sponsored by: Committee on African Affairs, Christina T. Holder, Chair; Committee on
Civil Rights, Brian J. Kreiswirth, Chair; Committee on International Human Rights,
Stephen L. Kass, Chair; Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights,
Jordan Backman, Chair; Committee on Sex and the Law, Pamela B. Zimmerman, Chair;
Council on International Affairs, Mark R. Schulman, Chair; Cyrus R. Vance Center for
International Justice, Alexander Papachristou, Executive Director.
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Internships
The United Nations Development Programme is currently seeking a full-time summer intern to work on the Commission for HIV/AIDS and the Law. Responsibilities include researching, writing press briefs, and logistics for the July launch of the report. Previous knowledge of issues related to HIV/AIDS and law would be beneficial but not necessary.
Please contact david...@undp.org for more information.
Fellowships
Positions
Legal Officer, Health
International Development Law Organization
Rome, Italy
ABOUT IDLO
IDLO is an intergovernmental organization that promotes legal, regulatory, and institutional reform to advance economic and social development in transitional and developing countries.
Founded in 1983 and one of the leaders in rule of law assistance, IDLO's comprehensive approach achieves enduring results by mobilizing stakeholders at all levels of society to drive institutional change. Because IDLO wields no political agenda and has deep expertise in all legal systems and emerging global issues, people and interest groups of differing ideologies trust IDLO. It has direct access to government leaders, institutions and multilateral organizations in developing countries, including lawyers, jurists, policymakers, regulators, advocates, academics and civil society representatives.
Since its establishment, IDLO has worked with more than 20,000 legal professionals in 175 countries. Its network of forty-seven independent national alumni associations, with membership drawn from legal, business, academic, and civil society communities, gives it a unique ability to create opportunity for those most in need.
IDLO is based in Rome, with program offices in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kenya, Somalia (based in Kenya) and South Sudan, and a permanent observer office at the United Nations in New York.
THE POSITION
IDLO is seeking a Legal Officer who will work under the general supervision of the Head, Social Development Programs. This staff function will be based in Rome and will be asked to perform the following duties:
-Undertake and document needs assessments in the fields of human rights, law and policy on global health and gender sensitive issues, utilizing functional tools such as SWOT Analysis, Problem/Objective Trees, Stakeholder Analysis, data collection, environmental scans and others;
-Develop compelling project proposals and mobilize resources to expand the health law program scope and reach;
-Contribute to IDLOs global role as a thought leader on law, health and development
-Design, research, draft and edit legal working papers, memos, briefs and other original materials in the field of sustainable development law and policy related to global health issues, and utilize these materials for development of relevant e-learning courses, training modules and presentations;
-Design and be responsible for implementation of country, regional and international programs for legal preparedness for health law. Utilize standardized program cycle management tools, such as logical models and frameworks, work plans, monitoring reports, and others;
-Contribute to the development of research and policy in cooperation with the IDLO Research and Policy function;
-Provide policy guidance and recommendations for improvement of various legal systems and institutions related to the global health law;
-Coordinate with other departments as necessary to achieve benchmarks at each stage of program delivery related to health law;
-Ensure the timely monitoring and evaluation of health law program and project activities, outputs, benchmarks, and other milestones; including planning and managing a program evaluation plan;
-Oversee preparation and dissemination of timely monitoring reports according to relevant monitoring templates;
-Perform a variety of assignments relating to administrative matters including, but not limited to, IDLO’s program development activities; and
-Provide input into institutional and project websites.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
IDLO seeks a Legal Officer, Health, who has an authentic interest and passion for the organization’s mission along with a special devotion to legal preparedness for health law, legal empowerment of the poor and sustainable development. The ideal candidate will bring strategic guidance and project management skills, and experience as project leader for the development and delivery of legal programs in health law and development in developing countries.
Since 2009, the IDLO Health Law Program has strengthened the rule of law in developing countries through an innovative initiative to strengthen and expand HIV-related legal services. In 2011 the global health law program expanded to include the legal aspects of the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases, and intellectual property law and access to medicines. The Legal Officer must thoroughly understand the global implications of these instruments as they are addressed by IDLO and others.
The selected candidate must have the intellectual capacity and flexibility to understand and re-focus on emerging priorities and the capability to adjust program needs accordingly. Additionally, this role requires a natural ability to cultivate synergies and cooperation amongst developing, developed and global partners on these issues.
IDLO seeks an action-orientated self starter who can balance ambitious thinking with practical approaches in legal aspects of health law challenges and benefits for development. The ideal candidate will be proactive and an excellent communicator, particularly in articulating IDLO’s story and successes to internal and external stakeholders. In instances where the Legal Officer acts as a representative of the Organization to external constituencies, she/he must be skilled in public speaking.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in international, regional, national and/or local public health law, policy and practice. A university degree in law is a requirement, as well as excellent spoken and written English. A demonstrated ability to develop and write successful project concept notes and proposals, and an understanding of gender analysis and programming, is also required.
The successful candidate will have a good understanding of current issues in global health and development. Postgraduate studies in public health, development, or a related field would be an advantage. The ability to work in French, and other UN official languages, would also be an asset.
As the candidate will be required to engage and work closely with people at various levels, the ability to create an environment of cooperation and foster relationships based on mutual respect and trust will be crucial. It is therefore essential that the candidate demonstrates well-developed interpersonal, communication, group facilitation and negotiation skills.
TO APPLY
IDLO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in all areas of its operations.
We welcome and encourage diverse applications.
To apply, please visit IDLO’s employment website at www.idlo.int/jobs.
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http://jobs.americanbar.org/jobs/4726709/counsel-for-legal-and-treaty-affairs
Counsel for Legal and Treaty Affairs POSTED: Apr 06
Salary: Open Location: Egypt
Employer: Multinational Force and Observers Type: Full Time - Experienced
Sector: Legal Service Categories: Attorney, Non-Profit Associations
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Employer Information
About Multinational Force and Observers
The Multinational Force and Observer is the independent international organization responsible for supervising the implementation of the security provisions of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
Job Description
The Multinational Force & Observers, the independent international organization responsible for supervising the implementation of the security provisions of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, is seeking an attorney to serve as Force Counsel for Legal and Treaty Affairs at the MFO's main installation in the Sinai, Egypt.
A two-year renewable accompanied (spouse only) contract, including housing, meals and excellent recreational facilities is offered. May be eligible for tax free status.
Send full curriculum vitae including salary history and past and present citizenship to:
Office of Personnel
FAX: 1139.065711444 (ROME, ITALY) Email: em...@mfo.org
For further information please review www.mfo.org The MFO regrets it cannot respond to all applicants.
NOTES: Employer will assist with relocation costs
Requirements
Requirements include: Law degree, admission to the bar and at least several years' experience in private practice or government or public service. Desirable experience includes foreign affairs, public international law and contracting. Experience with insurance, trial work, public international organization and peacekeeping law and practice, government agency management law, military justice or status of forces law would also be helpful. Fluent written and spoken English (5/5, mother tongue level of proficiency) is a necessity and other foreign languages desirable - particularly Spanish and/or Arabic.
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Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Human Rights Award Coordinator
Progressive human rights organization is accepting applications for an immediate opening for a Human Rights Award Coordinator, to carry out the annual nomination and selection process for the RFK Human Rights Award, in its Washington, D.C., office.
ORGANIZATION:
Founded in 1968, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), formerly Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, works to realize Robert Kennedy’s vision of social justice. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award was established in 1984 to honor courageous leaders and activists from around the world who dedicate their lives to overcoming serious human rights violations, often at great personal risk. Each year, after a thorough nomination process, a human rights defender is named the recipient of the RFK Human Rights Award. Through its RFK Partners for Human Rights, the RFK Center forges multi-year partnerships with RFK Human Rights Award recipients (Laureates) and joins their struggle, developing long-term strategies using cutting-edge human rights advocacy tools and sustained advocacy support to effect real change in their communities. RFK Partners for Human Rights provides programmatic, legal, and technical assistance; increases public awareness of Laureates’ work; and generates domestic and international political support for the growing ranks of Laureates. The RFK Center engages a Global Advocacy Team of pro-bono experts, professional human rights staff, and the Kennedy family and their networks to advocate for the change its Laureates seek; these include changing policies and actions of governments, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions (IFIs), and corporations. The RFK Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization established to carry forward RFK’s legacy of justice and tolerance.
DUTIES:
The Human Rights Award Coordinator will conduct extensive research and outreach for the annual RFK Human Rights Award nomination and selection process, develop and lead presentations to staff members, prepare comprehensive reports for the independent panel of judges to determine the recipient of the Award, and respond to inquiries regarding the process. Additionally, the Human Rights Award Coordinator will provide administrative and logistical support to the nomination and selection process as well as lead the Human Rights Award Ceremony. The Human Rights Award Coordinator will also provide additional support, as requested by the Director of the RFK Partners for Human Rights.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will have substantive knowledge of human rights law and frameworks and experience with domestic and international human rights mechanisms; strong familiarity with the U.S. Congressional legislative process; a working knowledge of the United Nations system, regional human rights systems and multi-lateral institutions; ability to maintain active contacts with key stakeholders in the aforementioned systems and their staff to support the goals and objectives of the RFK Human Rights Award; extensive research experience; previous event planning experience; extremely organized and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of experience in the human rights field and/or legislative arena is required. An advanced degree is a plus. Fluency in Arabic, French, or Spanish is also a plus. Salary commensurate with experience.
We are receiving applications on a rolling basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible. Start date: Immediately
If interested please e-mail a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and 3 references to: jo...@rfkcenter.org
Subject: Human Rights Award Coordinator
No calls please.
Call for Papers
The Journal of Korean Law invites the submission of original manuscripts on any subject related to Korean law for the June 2012 Issue (Vol. 11 No. 2).
The Journal of Korean Law is published twice annually, in June and December, by the Law Research Institute of Seoul National University. It is the first law journal to be published in English by a Korean law school and is the most prestigious of its kind. We are proud to announce that it has recently been the first and the only law journal in English to be nominated for the registration on the NRF(National Research Foundation of Korea) Journal list.
The Journal serves to introduce foreigners to current intellectual and practice-related trends in Korean law and to stimulate a comparative discourse with scholars and practitioners from all corners of the world. The Journal has a worldwide audience as all published articles are available on HeinOnline and Westlaw International, as well as our website.
The Journal requests that contributors kindly email their manuscripts to j...@snu.ac.kr by April 30th, 2012.
Before submitting your manuscript, please refer to the manuscript guidelines below for the basic formatting of an original manuscript and general information on the reviewing and editing process. Failure to meet these requirements may lead to a rejection of your submission. These guidelines can also be found at the Journal of Korean Law website (http://www.snujkl.org)
Further information on the Journal of Korean Law can be obtained on HeinOnline (http://heinonline.org) or the official website (http://www.snujkl.org).
Feel free to direct any questions regarding the submission of manuscripts or the Journal of Korean Law to the editors of the Journal by e-mail at j...@snu.ac.kr
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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.