The Project: The Use of Force Project is part of the Frontline Policing program of research within CEPS. The project aims to enhance our knowledge of police use of force policies and practices in Australia. The project, which commenced in late 2010, will gather data on policies, laws and practices in Australia (and overseas jurisdictions) governing use of force, It will conduct a longitudinal study of police attitudes to use of force in Australia, as well as examine the findings from significant inquiries, disciplinary hearings and inquests. The project will contribute to the existing body of knowledge in the field but also inform police training, national policies and guidelines. The project provides extensive opportunities for researchers to engage with industry partners (such as Queensland Police Service) who will provide data and other assistance. The research team in CEPS working on this project has a broad disciplinary background spanning criminology, sociology, psychology and law. The research team consists of Professors Simon Bronitt, Geoff Alpert and Phillip Stenning, and Senior Research Fellow, Dr Louise Porter and Research Assistant, Linzie Jones. Continue reading →

The Griffith Postdoctoral and Research Fellowship Scheme has been
established as an initiative to assist the University in achieving its
objective of strengthening its research profile and capacity. Early
career researchers are invited to apply for Postdoctoral Fellowships and
experienced researchers may apply for Research Fellowships under the
Scheme. The University may award up to 10 Fellowships for the 2012 Round
of the Scheme. Information for applicants can be found in the
Guidelines.

Next call for applications: NOW OPEN

Closing date for scheme: Monday, 16 April 2012

For Guidelines, Application Form, and Referee Report form, please see the bottom the Griffith Uni Internal Grants page.

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Law (RWI) is an independent academic institution
established in 1984. The mission of the Institute is to promote
universal respect for human rights and humanitarian law by means of
research, academic education, and institutional development. The vision
of the Institute is to be a centre of excellence meeting the highest
international standards in all its fields of operation, contributing to
the development of societies based on a human rights culture. In
addition to research and academic education programmes, RWI has since
1990 been implementing a wide range of human rights capacity
development programmes for institutions in developing countries, mainly
with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency (Sida). The Department of International Programmes manages and
coordinates RWI’s human rights capacity development programmes and
projects. The Department consists of three units, whereof one deals
with thematic work and the two other have geographic areas of
responsibilities covering Asia, and Europe and the Middle East and
North Africa, respectively. RWI’s thematic unit largely focuses on
programmes and projects with National Human Rights Institutions.

Summary: RWI is currently seeking candidates immediately for a position as Programme Officer, based
in Lund, Sweden, working with the component on support to academic
institutions forming part of the Institute’s regional human rights
capacity development programme in Asia. The position is temporary for
one year covering the current programme officer’s maternity leave, and
is expected to start in mid-March.

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Intern – National Human Rights Institutions
The objective of the Internship Programme of the Department for International Programmes is to give university students and recent graduates with a special interest in human rights issues the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the practical human rights work conducted by RWI in order to complement academic studies in the field and to gain practical work experience.
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Unit: RWI is a leading actor in the field of support to NHRIs, with over a decade of experience working to establish and strengthen NHRIs around the world. RWI’s NHRIs programmes are designed to strengthen the capacities of NHRIs to fulfil their mandates to promote, monitor, and protect human rights. Continue reading →

The Faculty of Law of the University of Ghent
(Belgium) has a vacancy for a full time (100%) tenure track professor in
the department of Criminal Law and Criminology charged with academic
teaching (mostly in Dutch), scientific research and carrying out
scientific duties in the fields of criminology and sociology of law. The
appointment will be made in the rank of lecturer, starting from 1
October 2012.

This full-time position is a tenure-track
temporary appointment for a period of five years, at the end of which a
tenure decision will be taken as full-time Professor in the rank of
Senior Lecturer (hoofddocent), depending on an overall positive
evaluation of the candidate.

Applications must be sent in duplicate by
registered mail to the rector of Ghent University, Rectorate building,
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, using the specific
application form Autonomous Academic Staff (ZAP), including the
necessary attestations of competence (copies of degrees), the 31st of
January 2012 at the latest.

Further information about this vacancy and the application procedure can be found on the University of Ghent website.

Date: 10 January 2012
Time: 17.00-19.30
Organizer: JASON Institute, Peace Palace Library  
Venue: Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, The Hague 

Fighting and Prosecuting Pirates: An Evening about Piracy Plus Book Launch of “Internationaal Publiekrecht als Wereldrecht” by Prof. Nico Schrijver 

The meeting’s central theme is the international community’s efforts in combating and prosecuting pirates.

Commodore Michiel Hijmans will discuss the operational aspects of military operations to combat piracy, focusing on NATO’s counter-piracy operations. He was Commanding Officer of the Standing NATO Maritime Group, leading the operations `Ocean Shield´ (counter piracy) and `Operation Active Endeavour´ (counter terrorism).

Marten Zwanenburg will discuss the legal aspects of counter-piracy operations. He is Senior Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands, and has a doctorate in international law from the University of Leiden.

Henny Baan will discuss the prosecution of arrested pirates. When prosecuting Somali pirates in the Netherlands, the Dutch criminal system is confronted with various novel questions of domestic and international criminal law. Henny Baan is a Dutch Public Prosecutor to the Rotterdam District Court, responsible for the first prosecution in Europe in modern times for the ancient crime of attempted "sea robbery.”

On the same evening, “Internationaal Publiekrecht als Wereldrecht” (published by Boom) will be offered to Dr. Bernard Bot, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador. Nico Schrijver, the author of the book, is Professor at Leiden University, Senator in the Dutch House of Parliament and President of the International Law Association. 

The Peace Palace Library Lecture Series consists of approximately four lectures a year about issues of international public law. Each lecture will start with a reception, followed by the lecture. The Lecture Series are open to everyone and are especially interesting for researchers and students, as well as diplomats, international civil servants, journalists and other professionals working in the field of international public law. 

Please register by sending an email to Otto Spijkers at o.spijkers@ppl.nl.