The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) is offering the following course
Course Description
The course will provide post-graduate students, international agency staff, NGO workers, lawyers and others working with refugees or interested in refugee issues with an introduction to the international legal framework and broader institutional regime which govern the protection of refugees. Through lectures, guest speakers drawn from around the region, group exercises, simulations and small group discussions, course participants will learn about the basic features of international refugee law through the lens of the legal and policy frameworks governing refugee protection in Egypt, looking at the elements of the definition(s) of refugee, who is excluded from the definition, the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the process by which refugee status is determined, the rights of refugees under international law, the ethical and professional obligations of those representing refugees, and other issues of refugee policy. A background in law is useful but not required.
About the Instructor
Martin Jones is a senior lecturer in international human rights law at the University of York, UK. He has previously taught international refugee law at the American University in Cairo. He practiced as a refugee lawyer in Canada and has been heavily involved in the development of legal aid programs for refugees in the Global South, including in Egypt. He has served as a consultant to UNHCR, OHCHR, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights and a number of national governments on human rights and refugee programming and policy. His research examines the role of the law (including the legal profession) in the protection of refugees on what has been described as ‘the frontier of the international refugee regime’, including in the MENA region and the effect of (and measures to counter) the shrinking of civic space for defenders of refugees and other people on the move.
How to register:
Requirements: The courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, researchers as well as practitioners working in migration related fields. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.
All courses are offered online through ZOOM platform. The link to each course will be sent to the accepted participants. All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. As such, applicants must have a strong command of the English language. Each course will run for 5 consecutive days from 10 am till 4 pm (Cairo Local Time) with an hour break.
Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the three courses.
Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course
Application Information:
To apply for the courses:
Fill out the application form. use online form at :https://documents.aucegypt.edu/Docs/GAPP/CMRS-%20Online%20Summer%20Short%20Course%20Application_2021.pdf
Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim
Applicants may apply to and be accepted in all courses. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.