ASIL’s Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict annually recognizes a paper that significantly enhances the understanding and implementation of the law of war. The prize is given for exceptional writing in English by an active member of the regular or reserve armed forces, regardless of nationality. For details, click here.
May 12-14, 2014
Washington, DC, USA
*Organizers*
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum
International Tracing Service, Bad Arolsen, Germany
*Call for Papers*
The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum and the International Tracing Service invite applications for an
international conference designed to illustrate the broad academic research
potential of the ITS collections. The conference will be held May 12-14,
2014 in Washington, D.C., at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Participants will present their papers in sessions open to the public and
will also have the opportunity for discussion among the presenters on their
experiences using the ITS archives. Continue reading
Contact: info@hrdp.essex.ac.uk.
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy is currently seeking submissions for the third edition of its Journal Human Rights and Drugs. The Journal is the first and only international peer reviewed law journal focusing exclusively on human rights and drug policy issues.
For more info, see here.
Guest editors: Diane M. Nelson and Elizabeth Oglesby
Deadline: December 15, 2013 for proposals, submissions due June 1, 2014.
Contact: Please send proposals of approximately 300 words (paying particular attention to the originality or and source for the research) and a short c.v. to dmnelson@duke.edu and eoglesby@email.arizona.edu.
For more details, see here.
Series on Transitional Justice, Intersentia Publishers
Please contact stephan.parmentier@law.kuleuven.be if you are interested in submitting or proposing a monograph or edited volume for publication.
Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Istanbul
16 – 18 June 2014
A joint conference organized by:
Human Rights Section, International Studies Association
Human Rights Section, American Political Science Association
Human Rights Research Committee, International Political Science Association
Standing Group on Human Rights and Transition, European Consortium for Political Research
In association with:
Kadir Has Üniversitesi
Academic Council on the United Nations System
The human rights sections of the American Political Science Association, the European Consortium for Political Research, the International Political Science Association, and the International Studies Association, are pleased to announce the third joint international conference on human rights, on the theme “Human Rights and Change” to take place 16-18 June 2014 at Kadir Has Üniversitesi in Istanbul. The conference will take place immediately before the annual meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (19 – 21 June), also in Istanbul (http://acuns.org/am2014/). Continue reading
The International Review of the Red Cross recently launched a new book reviews section. Short reviews of 1,500-2,000 words on new/recent books on the laws of war, humanitarian action, international justice, or related topics are sought. Those interested in reviewing a particular book or authors interested in having their book reviewed should contact Jamie Williamson jwilliamson@icrc.org.
For the moment pirate attacks are down, but piracy continues to present a major threat to world shipping. Even with greatly expanded patrolling by international navies and increased use of private security forces, there have been 48 pirate attacks, 448 seamen were held hostage by pirates, and global economic losses due to piracy topped 5 billion dollars in the last twelve months. Meanwhile, renewed political turmoil in Somalia and Yemen is sowing the seeds for a fresh generation of pirates with increasingly deadly tactics. This conference brings together two-dozen of the world’s foremost counter-piracy experts to analyze the novel legal challenges and options related to this new phase in the fight against piracy.
Date: 6 September 2013
Location: Law School, Case Western Reserve University, USA
For more information, see the conference website.
Division/Department: Rwanda Branch Office
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Travel to Aegis Headquarters and branch offices as required.
Job title: Head of Research, Policy, and Advocacy
Programme: Genocide Research and Reconciliation Programme
This programme will strengthen the Rwandan community’s resilience against any possible return to genocide and persecutory violence in the future in Rwanda by strengthening social cohesion and reconciliation processes.
Reports to: GRR Programmes Director (Rwanda), Chief Executive
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Tenure: Fixed term to 30th June 2016 Continue reading
3rd International Conference of the Transatlantic Research Group in collaboration with the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center and Women and Gender Studies Program, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
23-24 April 2014
Social and legal discourses around same-sex marriage, gay and transgender rights have seen vigorous debates globally in recent times. These issues are being debated in European societies including France where the Supreme Court is considering two cases that may have significant social implications. Some states in the United State and the District of Columbia have now legalized same-sex marriage. On the other hand, some counties in Africa and most recently, Russia, have passed legislations limiting gay rights. African churches in particular have taken a more conservative stance than their Western counterparts in these debates as public policy, religious, ethnic, and sexual minorities are often pitted against one another. Continue reading