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News & Notices
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►Global Detention Project, Program for the Study of Global Migration: News
New GDP Publications and Initiatives
Three new country profiles have been posted to the Global Detention Project website:
The project has initiated two new Resource web pages, a photo gallery page and a page devoted to collecting data on public opinion polls.
They can be viewed here: http://www.globaldetentionproject.org/resources.html
You are encouraged to contact the project if you have royalty-free images of detention sites or polling data that you would like to contribute to the site. Email: global.detention.project@gmail.com
GDP News
- On 7 May, Michael Flynn, the GDP's lead researcher, was invited to give a presentation of the GDP's work to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, more...
- The International Detention Coalition, an advocacy organization based in Australia with partners in several dozen countries across the globe, promoted the activation of the GDP's website in its May 2009 newsletter. The IDC's website can be accessed here.
- In early May, openDemocracy.net began promoting the GDP's website through banner ads posted on its various web pages.
- In April, the U.S.-based Detention Watch Network ran a notice from the Global Detention Project on its listserv announcing the unveiling of the project's website. The Detention Watch Network's website can be accessed here.
For more information, see the Global Detention Project website
Or send an email to global.detention.project@gmail.com
Program for the Study of Global Migration website
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►The Antonio Cassese Prize for International Criminal Law Studies
The Journal of International Criminal Justice (website), is pleased to announce the establishment of the Antonio Cassese Prize for International Criminal Law Studies.
- This biennial prize will award €10,000 to the author of the most original and innovative paper published in the Journal in the two years preceding the award. The aim is to enable the winner to undertake a research or publication project, or further studies in the field of international criminal law (including aspects relating to human rights, humanitarian law issues, as well as substantive and procedural law matters).
- To find out more about the prize and how to submit your paper, click here.
- Read the regulations.
- For further details, or to express your intention to be considered for this award, contact Urmila De, Editorial Assistant: journ.int.cj@virgilio.it
>This award does not replace the La Pira Prize, , which is awarded annually by Oxford University Press together with the Regional Government of Tuscany. Those who have received or will receive the La Pira Prize may also be considered for the Antonio Cassese Prize.
>Read the papers of previous winners of the La Pira Prize FREE online.
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►New Exchange Programme with UCLA School of Law
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies has signed an exchange programme agreement with UCLA School of Law. Two students for one semester or one student for one year will be able to participate in the programme as of 2009. The IHEID students must be in their second year of law studies and have sufficient English fluency.
For more information on admission procedures, and for more information on UCLA School of Law and on the IHEID Exchange Programmes.
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►New Exchange Programme with Boston University School of Law
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies has signed an exchange programme agreement with Boston University School of Law. Two students for one semester or one student for one year will be able to participate in the programme as of 2008. The IHEID students must be in their second year of law studies and have sufficient English fluency.
For more information on admission procedures and for more information on Boston University School of Law and IHEID Exchange Programmes.
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►United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law: Lecture Series
With the contribution of three Professors of the Graduate Institute, Prof. Vera Gowlland, Prof. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Prof. Georges Abi-Saab
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►Berkeley University's electronic press has as a service for legal scholars that alerts you to upcoming law review symposia topics in more than 50 US and other law schools, including the University of California, Berkeley, Harvard Law School, New York University Law School, and Yale Law School.
To see the current events click on this link: http://works.bepress.com/lawreview_symposia/subjectareas.html.
You can also ask to have your events added, or give them feedback on the site, by emailing: info@law.bepress.com.
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