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For all those following this blog that are interested in doing a PhD please note the open positions at the university of Amsterdam, Maastricht, and the Asser Institute: 1. University of Amsterdam: 10 PhD positions reserved to topics within the Faculty of Law’s research focal points, which include public international law and international criminal justice [...]
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On 23 October I had the opportunity to participate in a symposium on ‘Current Issues relating to International Humanitarian Law’ organized by the ICRC and the Chinese Society of International Law and hosted by the Chinese University of Foreign Affairs in Beijing. The symposium was opened by Mr. Li Shishi, President of the Chinese Society [...]
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There have been a few interesting posts on our blog and elsewhere on two distinct, but related issues. That is the importance of international law and its place in the university curricula. First I just wanted to expand a little on what my fellow co-blogger Ole W. Pedersen wrote in the last post on 18 [...]
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First off, many thanks to Ole and everyone here at International Law Observer for the kind invitation to post a little bit about my research on cultural heritage law. I’d like to begin by thinking about how and why we choose what to teach and study. I was interested to read the recent discussion of [...]
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On Opinio Juris and the Volokh Conpircay an interesting debate has taken place over the last few days with regard to whether first year US law students ought to choose international law as a subject (Kenneth Anderson lists the latest inputs here). In short, Eric Posner argues that unless you plan to work for an [...]
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The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg offers a doctoral research position within the area of international law starting from 1 May 2008 or later. The doctoral position is part of the interdisciplinary programme of the new ‘Max Planck Research School on Retaliation, Mediation, Punishment (IMPRS-REMEP)’. Applicants should hold [...]
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For all those who are interested in attending a summer school this summer, the Leiden Journal of International Law has collected a list of schools that might be of interest. Here’s a link.
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Thanks to Fergal McGoldrick for drawing my attention to the first Summer School on Transitional Justice taking place this summer at the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Here is a brief description of the School: The School will take place from 9th-13th June 2008 at the University of Ulster’s [...]
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The Program in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and The Department of Political Science at Yeshiva University invite to a new and interesting conference on THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT: A Framework For Confronting Identity-based Atrocities (for more information see the conference program). According to the organizers (my thanks to [...]
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The Law Section of the Organising Committee of College of Arts & Social Sciences Postgraduate Conference, at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland invites graduate students undertaking legal research to submit abstracts for consideration. The Conference will take place over two days (11-12 June) in the beautiful surroundings of King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. The aim of [...]
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