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<div class="gmail_quote"><br>Center for Migration and Refugee Studies<br><br>Winter Short Courses January 2010<br><br>The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies CMRS at the American<br>University in Cairo AUC is offering the following two winter short<br>
courses on refugee law:<br><br>1. Introduction to Refugee Law (January 10-14, 2010):<br>Course Description:<br><br>The course will provide post-graduate students, international agency<br>staff, NGO workers, lawyers and others working with refugees or<br>
interested in refugee issues with an introduction to the international<br>legal framework which governs the protection of refugees. Through<br>lectures, case studies and small group sessions, course participants<br>will learn about the basic features of international refugee law<br>
including the components of the international refugee protection regime;<br>the elements of the definition(s) of \"refugee\" contained in<br>international instruments; the ethical and professional obligations of<br>
those representing refugees; the basic elements of the process by which<br>refugee status is determined; and, the rights of refugees under<br>international law. A background in law is useful but not required. The<br>course will include a simulated refugee hearing in which course<br>
participants will be assigned roles to carry out in mock refugee status<br>determination proceedings.<br><br>2. Advanced Refugee Law (January 17- 21, 2010):<br>Course Description:<br><br>The course will provide post-graduate students, international agency<br>
staff, NGO workers, lawyers and others working with refugees with<br>further training on new developments and current debates regarding the<br>international legal framework which governs the protection of refugees.<br>Through lectures, case studies and small group sessions, course<br>
participants will discuss and debate the sources and governance of<br>international refugee law; the minimum requirements of and best<br>practices in refugee status determination; the nature of the \"nexus\"<br>
requirement; the nature of \"persecution\" (including the circumstances<br>under which socio-economic disadvantage may qualify as persecution); how<br>to distinguish between \"persecution\" and \"prosecution\"; the<br>
definition of refugee contained in the Convention Governing the Specific<br>Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa; the ethical and professional<br>dilemmas encountered in legal representation of and advocacy on behalf<br>
of refugees; and, the obligations to refugees arising from other areas<br>of international law. The course will be taught using examples from<br>past and current refugee policy and jurisprudence from different<br>jurisdictions. Successful completion of an introductory course in<br>
refugee law or equivalent experience with refugee law is required. The<br>course will include a multi-party negotiation exercise based upon a<br>simulated refugee crisis in which course participants will be assigned<br>the roles of affected states, UNHCR and civil society and be required to<br>
negotiate a solution.<br><br>Information about the Instructor:<br>Martin Jones is a lecturer in international human rights law at the<br>Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York. He previously<br>taught and served as a visiting researcher at Osgoode Hall Law School<br>
(Canada), Queen\'s University (Canada), the Centre for Refugee Studies<br>(Canada), the University of East London (UK), Georgetown University<br>(USA), the University of Michigan (USA), the American University in<br>Cairo (Egypt) and, most recently, the University of Melbourne<br>
(Australia). Martin is a member of the executive committee of the<br>International Association for the Study of Forced Migration and past<br>chair of its 11th biennial conference in Cairo. He is managing editor of<br>the journal Refuge.<br>
<br>Martin is a founding and active member of the Southern Refugee Legal Aid<br>Network, its voluntary director of research and training and a<br>consultant to refugee legal aid organizations in Cyprus, Egypt, Hong<br>Kong, Jordan, Malaysia and Turkey.. Before his returning to academia in<br>
2002, he practiced as a refugee lawyer in Canada where he n 2008, he<br>co-founded the Egyptian Foundation for Refugee Rights which provides<br>legal aid to refugees and migrants in Egypt. He serves as the chair of<br>the Legal Aid Working Group of the Asia Pacific Network for Refugee<br>
Rights, a regional coalition of over 100 NGOs, and sits on its steering<br>committee.<br>He has co-authored a textbook on refugee law in Canada and has published<br>on various topics, including the interpretation of the definition of<br>
refugee, refugee status determination and the prohibition on refoulement<br>to torture.<br>His research interests include the reform of the governance of the<br>international refugee protection regime, the interaction between<br>
international and national refugee law, and refugee law in Asia. He is<br>currently working on a project funded by the US Institute for Peace to<br>develop in partnership with local legal aid NGOs networks of pro bono<br>
lawyers to assist refugees in securing protection in eight jurisdictions<br>in Asia.<br><br>Application procedure:<br><br>To apply for one or both courses, please fill in the application form<br><a href="http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/rc/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourse" target="_blank">http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/rc/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourse</a><br>
saspx and send an updated copy of your CV to Sara Sadek:<br><a href="mailto:ssadek@aucegypt.edu" target="_blank">ssadek@aucegypt.edu</a><br><br>The deadline for receiving course applications is October 8th, 2009.<br><br>Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by e-mail.<br>
<br>Venue of the courses<br>The courses will take place in the Falaki Building, at the downtown<br>campus<br>of the American University in Cairo<br><br>Course fees:<br><br>The tuition fee for each course is $ 500 for non-Egyptians and an<br>
equivalent to $ 150 for Egyptians. CMRS provides 5 competitive<br>scholarships restricted to registered refugees in Cairo<br><br>Participants are expected to pay a 30% of the total fees as a deposit<br>before November 15th, 2009. More information on payment method will be<br>
provided to accepted participants.<br><br>Tuition fees will cover course material and 2 coffee breaks per course<br>day.<br><br>Accommodation and any other expenses are not included. Please check the<br>link for some nearby recommended accommodation venues in Cairo.<br>
<a href="http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/rc/cmrs/Documents/Recommendations%%0A20for%20nearby%20hotels.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/rc/cmrs/Documents/Recommendations%<br>20for%20nearby%20hotels.pdf</a><br>
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