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Date:          Tue, 08 Dec 1998 15:06:51 -0500
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Organization:  York University
Subject:       For moderation - Course on Refugee issues
From:          Florence Ocen <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Colleague,

Please note and pass on the following information regarding a summer course on refugee issues.

Yours sincerely,
Florence Ocen
Assistant to Summer Course Director
Centre for Refugee Studies


CENTRE FOR REFUGEE STUDIES SUMMER COURSE ON REFUGEE ISSUES
TORONTO, JUNE 6-13, 1999

The Centre for Refugee Studies' Summer Course offers postgraduate training in refugee issues for up to fifty practitioners inside and outside government who work on some aspect of refugee protection
or assistance. The course includes panel discussions, case studies, a simulation exercise and lectures from international experts. A York University / Centre for Refugee Studies Certificate is award
d upon successful completion of the seven day program. 

Module 1: Comprehensive Overview (Five days - Monday to Friday)
- World Refugee Movements: Root Causes and Consequences
- Role of the UNHCR and Non-Governmental Organizations
- Law and Refugee Status
- Exclusion and Interdiction
- International Humanitarian Law
- Refugee Women and Children
- Human Rights Documentation and the Internet
- Impunity and the International Criminal Court
- Current Issues in Refugee Policy: Northern and Southern Perspectives

Module 2: Special Topics (Two days - Saturday and Sunday)
- Managing Refugee Camps
- Anthropology and the Trauma of Exile
- Remedies for Refused Refugee Claimants: International and Regional Human      Rights Petition Systems


Fees for Full Course:	$700;	Late registration after March 31, 1999:	$800
Fees for Module 1:	$500;	Late registration after March 31, 1999:	$550
Fees for Module 2:	$250;	Late registration after March 31, 1999:	$300

Fees include materials. Food and accommodation are extra. Reasonably priced accommodation and food are available on campus. Partial subsidies are available for low-income participants. A limited num
er of internships, including full course subsidy, are available for York University students. Deadline for subsidy and internship applications is March 1, 1999.

For further information and registration, please contact:
Sharryn Aiken, Summer Course Director
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Suite 339, York Lanes, 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario Canada M3J 1P3 
Tel.:(416) 736- 2100 ext. 55423
Fax: (416) 736-5837
Email: [log in to unmask]


Sharon Westlake
Refugee Studies Programme
Queen Elizabeth House
21 St Giles
Oxford, OX1 3LA, UK

T: 44 (0)1865 270722
F: 44 (0)1865 270721


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