Center for Migration and Refugee Studies
Winter Short Courses January 2010

The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies CMRS at the American 
University in Cairo AUC is offering the following two winter short 
courses on refugee law:

1.    Introduction to Refugee Law (January 10-14, 2010): 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 which governs the protection of refugees. 
  Through lectures, case studies and  small group sessions, course 
participants will learn about the basic features of international 
refugee law including the components of the international refugee 
protection regime; the elements of the definition(s) of \"refugee\" 
contained in international instruments; the ethical and professional 
obligations of those representing refugees; the basic elements of the 
process by which refugee status is determined; and, the rights of 
refugees under international law.  A background in law is useful but not 
required.  The course will include a simulated refugee hearing in which 
course participants will be assigned roles to carry out in mock refugee 
status determination proceedings.

2.    Advanced Refugee Law (January 17- 21, 2010): Course Description: 
The course will provide post-graduate students, international agency 
staff, NGO workers, lawyers and others working with refugees with 
further training on new developments and current debates regarding the 
international legal framework which governs the protection of refugees. 
Through lectures, case studies and  small group sessions, course 
participants will discuss and debate the sources and governance of 
international refugee law; the minimum requirements  of and best 
practices in refugee status determination; the nature of the \"nexus\" 
requirement; the nature of \"persecution\" (including the circumstances 
under which socio-economic disadvantage may qualify as persecution); how 
to distinguish between \"persecution\" and \"prosecution\"; the 
definition of refugee contained in the Convention Governing the Specific 
Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa; the ethical and professional 
dilemmas encountered in legal representation of and advocacy on behalf 
of refugees; and, the obligations to refugees arising from other areas 
of international law.  The course will be taught using examples from 
past and current refugee policy and jurisprudence from different 
jurisdictions.  Successful completion of an introductory course in 
refugee law or equivalent experience with refugee law is required.  The 
course will include a multi-party negotiation exercise based upon a 
simulated refugee crisis in which course participants will be assigned 
the roles of affected states, UNHCR and civil society and be required to 
negotiate a solution.

Information about the Instructor:
Martin Jones is a lecturer in international human rights law at the 
Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York. He previously 
taught and served as a visiting researcher at Osgoode Hall Law School 
(Canada), Queen's University (Canada), the Centre for Refugee Studies 
(Canada), the University of East London (UK), Georgetown University 
(USA), the University of Michigan (USA), the American University in 
Cairo (Egypt) and, most recently, the University of Melbourne 
(Australia). Martin is a member of the executive committee of the 
International Association for the Study of Forced Migration and past 
chair of its 11th biennial conference in Cairo. He is managing editor of 
the journal Refuge.

Martin is a founding and active member of the Southern Refugee Legal Aid 
Network, its voluntary director of research and training and a 
consultant to refugee legal aid organizations in Cyprus, Egypt, Hong 
Kong, Jordan, Malaysia and Turkey..  Before his returning to academia in 
2002, he practiced as a refugee lawyer in Canada where he n 2008, he 
co-founded the Egyptian Foundation for Refugee Rights which provides 
legal aid to refugees and migrants in Egypt. He serves as the chair of 
the Legal Aid Working Group of the Asia Pacific Network for Refugee 
Rights, a regional coalition of over 100 NGOs, and sits on its steering 
committee.

He has co-authored a textbook on refugee law in Canada and has published 
on various topics, including the interpretation of the definition of 
refugee, refugee status determination and the prohibition on refoulement 
to torture. His research interests include the reform of the governance 
of the international refugee protection regime, the interaction between 
international and national refugee law, and refugee law in Asia. He is 
currently working on a project funded by the US Institute for Peace to 
develop in partnership with local legal aid NGOs networks of pro bono 
lawyers to assist refugees in securing protection in eight jurisdictions 
in Asia.

Application procedure:
To apply for one or both courses, please fill in the application form
http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/rc/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx
and send an updated copy of your CV to Sara Sadek: [log in to unmask]
The deadline for receiving course applications is October 8th, 2009.

Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by e-mail.
Venue of the courses The courses will take place in the Falaki Building, 
at the downtown campus of the American University in Cairo

Course fees:
The tuition fee for each course is $ 500 for non-Egyptians and an 
equivalent to $ 150 for Egyptians. CMRS provides 5 competitive 
scholarships restricted to registered refugees in Cairo

Participants are expected to pay a 30% of the total fees as a deposit 
before November 15th, 2009. More information on payment method will be 
provided to accepted participants.
Tuition fees will cover course material and 2 coffee breaks per course day.

Accommodation and any other expenses are not included. Please check the 
link for some nearby recommended accommodation venues in Cairo.
http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/rc/cmrs/Documents/Recommendations%20for%20nearby%20hotels.pdf


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