East West Center
2009 Summer Institute
Website: www.eastwestcenter.org
Deadline: 1 February 2009
New Deadline: 6 March 2009
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The workshop to be held on June 22- July 3, 2009 in Bali, Indonesia, is a joint effort between the East-West Center, the University of California Berkeley’s War Crimes Studies Center, and the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia, Komnas HAM.
The theme for the 2009 Summer Institute is ‘Transitional Justice and and Post-Conflict Human Rights.’ The course aims to provide participants with an in-depth look at the key mechanisms being utilized to deal with violations of international humanitarian law and human rights committed throughout the Asia-Pacific region today, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. Some of the mechanisms considered during the course include:
* Transitional justice mechanisms
* Post conflict trials
* Methods of inquiry and investigation
* Legal framework to post conflict situations
* Human rights monitoring and reporting
* Peace-building initiatives
The 2009 course material will focus particular attention on national human rights commissions and their role in human rights investigation, documentation and reporting.
WHO MAY APPLY
The two-week workshop is designed for participants working across a broad range of fields and disciplines related to international humanitarian law and human rights. The workshop is best suited to people working within the Asia Pacific region or with an Asia Pacific focus. Past workshop participants have included journalists, non-governmental organization workers, investigators, monitors, government agency workers, as well as lawyers and advanced law students from across Asia and other continents
SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
Limited funds are available for partial and full funding.
REQUIREMENTS
Application forms are available at http://www.eastwestcenter.org/research/
APPLICATION DEADLINE
1 February 2009
New deadline: 6 March 2009
CONTACT INFORMATION
Penelope Van Tuyl (Coordinator) at
summerinstitute@eastwestcenter.org.
