Participate to the International Justice and Victims’ Rights Summer School!
The Canadian Partnership for International Justice organizes the International Justice and Victims’ Rights summer school, which will be held in Montreal from June 4 to June 9 2018. This event will bring together internationally renowned experts and human rights organizations in order to discuss and reflect on issues surrounding victims’ rights and international justice. In recent years, developments like the International Criminal Court, have catipolted victims’ rights into criminal justice. In order to ensure that as they evolve, victims’ rights remain linked to the reality of victims and not develop into empty legal concepts that are detached from victims’ needs, it is important to have an understanding of the impact of victimization, victims’ needs and the effects of the law.
This course serves to train and engage students and professionals in the areas of law, criminology, and related disciplines in key issues regarding the rights of victims of crime and abuse of power. Topics include reparation of victims of crimes against humanity, addressing the needs of victims of sexual violence in the courts, how courts handle victims who at the same time are perpetrators, as well as the place of victims in transitional justice.
This week long course consists of daily lectures by experts. Each day there are two lectures: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lectures are one hour and thirty minutes and are followed by a break and a discussion period. In addition, a visit to the Raoul Wallenberg Center and a meeting with a representative from the Canadian Center for International Justice are scheduled. Please note that the school is bilingual (French-English). Students are expected to be fluent in French or English and to have at least a passive understanding of the other language.
Three $ 2,000 scholarships (Masters and Ph.D. students)
The Canadian Partnership for International Justice is offering three $ 2,000 scholarships to graduate students from developing countries to attend the International Justice and Victims’ Rights Summer School, to be held at the Montreal Centre for International Studies, University of Montreal (CÉRIUM), June 4 to 9, 2018. This scholarship will be used to help pay students’ tuition, travel expenses, and lodging.
Application
Please send a file containing:
- A short CV (use this format), including the list of academic and professional achievements (e.g. education, scholarships, publications, presentations at conferences);
- A letter of motivation specifying your research interests and justifying the benefit of participating in the summer school for the advancement of your project;
- A copy of the grades obtained in your current program;
- A proof of current enrolment in a postsecondary institution.
Filing the application
Complete files must be sent by email to gabriela.manrique@umontreal.ca. The deadline to receive applications is Friday, March 30, 2018 at 5:00 PM. Files must be sent as a single file in PDF format. Only complete files will be considered.
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