Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM)
Summer 2014 Legal Internship in Geneva and Tel Aviv

ORAM is the leading international non-profit organization dedicated to helping refugees who have been forced to flee their home countries due to persecution based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. An official partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), ORAM works to carry out its worldwide mission on multiple fronts, from direct client assistance and global advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex refugees and asylum seekers, to logistical support and training for refugee protection professionals, adjudicators and other stakeholders worldwide.

ORAM is seeking highly qualified and dedicated interns to to assist with research and writing, publicity and outreach, development, and translation. Intern duties could include legal research and writing on critical issues for LGBTI refugee protection, research on conditions in refugees’ countries of origin and transit, and client intake. No compensation is available from ORAM, but we will work with law school funding or schools offering credit.

Human Rights Watch, Brussels Office
Internship International Justice Program
Deadline for application: 15 April 2014

The International Justice (IJ) Program of Human Rights Watch (HRW) advises and operationalizes HRW’s activities on a range of issues relating to accountability in international criminal fora, devises strategies to obtain justice, and produces written materials to implement those strategies.

The IJ Program intern will primarily focus on monitoring international criminal law developments in targeted country situations and carrying out research on issues of international justice. Ideally, the intern would start in mid-June and commit a minimum of four months, although six months is preferable.

University College London Institute of the Americas (UCL-IA)
Network Facilitator
Deadline for application: 25 April 2014 (provisional)

The UCL Institute of the Americas (UCL-IA) is a leading multidisciplinary specialist institution for the study of Latin America, the United States, the Caribbean and Canada. In the UK it acts as a focal point for students and researchers seeking to develop in-depth regional and continental knowledge of the Americas.

As part of its mission to promote specialist regional and comparative knowledge of the Americas, the Institute complements its teaching and research programmes by creating, supporting and coordinating national and international scholarly networks. It actively participates in knowledge exchange/public engagement, and organises its own programme of public lectures, seminars and specialist symposia serving the scholarly, diplomatic and public policy communities.

The Institute is currently employing a Network Facilitator.

National University of Ireland, Galway
6th International Disability Law Summer School: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Access to Justice and Political Participation
16 - 20 June 2014, Aras Moyola, NUI Galway

About the School

The purpose of this five-day International Disability Summer School is to equip participants with the insights and skills necessary to translate the generalities of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into tangible reform for persons with disabilities.

The core focus is on Access to Justice and Political Participation.

The participants will include persons with disabilities, their families, civil society groups of persons with disabilities as well as advocates for disability law reform, lawyers, policy makers, policy analysts and others.

The faculty includes senior academics, practitioners, advocates and policy makers from around the world. Most of the speakers have been directly and actively engaged in drafting and implementing the Convention. Others are advocates for change and reform.

This is the 6th International Summer School on disability law & policy offered by the Centre for Disability Law & Policy. In 2013, the Summer School attracted over 100 participants from 39 different countries.

Registration is now open.

Middlesex University London
Confidence Crisis in Human Rights: Implications for the UK
30 June 2014 - 4 July 2014

This intensive course on the challenges faced by the international human rights regime is part of the 2014 Summer School at the Middlesex University London.

The objective of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the legal basis underpinning the creation of human rights standards and organs through the prism of topics considered a priority on the international human rights agenda. By the end of the course participants will be able to analyse the impact of international and national politics on the structures and functions of human rights mechanisms, be able to critically evaluate the existing system, and identify current and potential strategies for effective functioning within it.

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London
Short Course on 'Public International Law in Practice'
29 - 30 April 2014
Deadline for application: 4 April 2014

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law is an independent legal research institute that continues a mission first begun in 1895: to advance the understanding of international and comparative law; to promote the rule of law in international affairs; and to promote their application through research, publications and events.

'Public International Law in Practice' is a dynamic course of applied public international law. The course is a two day programme focused on current developments in public international law and their application in national and international litigation, in governmental and international policy-making and in international legal and diplomatic practice.

The course provides a concise introduction to key issues across a broad range of areas of public international law - from the nature of international law to international resolution of disputes, from human rights to international investment law.

Poznań Human Rights Center and Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Summer Course on International Protection of Human Rights - Resolution of Conflicts Concerning Minorities
1 - 10 September 2014, Poznań
Deadline for application: 31 May 2014

Poznań Human Rights Center and Adam Mickiewicz University are pleased to announce the 23rd edition of the Summer Course on International Protection of Human Rights. The Summer Course has been organized since 1992. Meanwhile, it has become one of the most recognized human rights short-term courses held in Central and Eastern Europe. Until present, the Course has educate more than 500 graduates acting actively in the domain of human rights.

World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), Brussels Office
Human Rights Officer
Deadline for application: 21 March 2014

The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) is the principal international coalition of non-governmental organizations fighting against torture, summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

OMCT is seeking to recruit a Human Rights Officer to support its Brussels Office (OMCT Europe). The post is intended as a full time position but part time arrangements are possible. Starting date of the post is 1 April 2014.

Human Rights Law Centre, The University of Nottingham, UK
Summer School 2014 - Rights of the Child
23 - 27 June 2014

The Human Rights Law Centre Summer School on the Rights of the Child will consider issues concerning the rights of the child that are a matter of current legal, political and societal debate, both internationally and comparatively. These include violence against children, child participation, child poverty, and child rights monitoring and advocacy.

The Summer School will devote sessions to international and regional child rights law, including the work of the international courts and treaty monitoring bodies mandated to consider violations of the rights of the child.

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
50th Session of the International Law Seminar (ILS)
7 - 25 July 2014, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Deadline for application: 14 March 2014

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) organized the very first International Law Seminar (ILS) in 1965, in connection with the annual session of the International Law Commission (ILC), for a duration of three weeks. The Seminar takes place on an annual basis.

Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe (Odysseus Network), Brussels
Certificate in European Law on Immigration and Asylum
5 September 2014 - 12 July 2015, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Deadline for application: 8 August 2014

The Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe (Odysseus Network) brings together experts from each of the Member States of the European Union. The network aims to provide expertise on the internal law of the Member States of the European Union and the European, and on the European Union law in the areas of immigration and asylum. The aim is to provide academics, policy makers, practitioners and NGOs, with a quality legal training from a European perspective. The results of the work is addressed to European institutions in order to contribute to legislative work they must perform on the basis of the new provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam. The working languages ​​are French and English.

 

The aim of the Certifciate in European Law on Immigration and Asylum is to provide an in-depth understanding of the legal rules on immigration and asylum adopted by the European Union. The courses will also have a comparative dimension and cover the internal laws of the Member States, in particular the way they transpose EU directives.

Centre for the Study of Human Rights, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Intensive two-day course on 'Understanding Women's Human Rights'
19 - 20 June 2014
Deadline for application: 12 May 2014 (applications for a subsidized place), 31 March 2014 (for a 10% discount)

This two-day course will examine the international human rights law framework that guarantees the rights of women and critically evaluate its potential to challenge core obstacles undermining the effective protection of women’s rights in the world today.

International Insitute of Highers Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), Siracusa, Italy
14th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law on 'Assessing the Effectiveness of International Criminal Law in the Prevention and Control of Transnational and International Crimes'
18 - 28 May 2014, Siracusa, Italy
Deadline for application: 20 March 2014

The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC) is an Italian not-for-profit foundation dedicated to education, training and research in the fields of international and comparative criminal justice and human rights. For 40 years, ISISC has been a major contributor to the development of more effective criminal justice systems worldwide, and in the strengthening of respect for human rights and the Rule of Law.

ISISC will organize the 14th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists on ‘Assessing the Effectiveness of International Criminal Law in the Prevention and Control of Transnational and International Crimes’.

Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe (Odysseus Network), Brussels
Summer School - European Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum
30 June 2014 - 11 July 2014, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Deadline for application: 13 June 2014

The Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum in Europe (Odysseus Network) was established in 1998 with the financial support program of the European Commission, on the initiative of Philippe De Bruycker, professor and researcher at the Centre of Public Law and the Institute for European Studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles. It brings together experts from each of the Member States of the European Union. The network aims to provide expertise on the internal law of the Member States of the European Union and the European, and on the  European Union law in the areas of immigration and asylum. The aim is to provide academics, policy makers, practitioners and NGOs, with a quality legal training from a European perspective. The results of the work is addressed to European institutions in order to contribute to legislative work they must perform on the basis of the new provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam. The working languages ​​are French and English.

The aim of the Summer School is to provide its participants with an comprehensive understanding of the immigration and asylum policy of the European Union from a legal point of view.

Centre for the Study of Human Rights, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Course on 'Understanding Children's Human Rights'
10 - 11 April 2014
Deadline for application: 6 March 2014 (applications for a subsidized place), 8 March 2014 (for a 10% discount)

This practically-focussed two day course places in perspective international human rights law as it affects children. At the end of the two days participants will have comprehensive information on the international framework to guarantee the rights of the child.

Academy of European Law (ERA)
Annual Conference on EU Migration Law 2014: Focus on the Long-Term Resident Directive
19 – 20 May 2014, Trier
Deadline for application: 19 April 2014 (early-bird registration)

The Academy of European Law (ERA) is a non-profit public foundation that provides training in European law to legal practitioners. Its patrons include most EU member states and it is supported by the EU. ERA organises conferences and seminars around Europe, has an e-learning platform and publishes a legal journal ERA Forum.

Its Annual Conference on EU Migration Law will focus this year on the challenges related to individuals with Long-Term Resident (LTR) status.

The event will also provide participants with an update on recent European legislation as well as the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights in areas such as returns, family reunification, seasonal workers and intra-corporate transfers.