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Registration for the Refugee Law Initiative's 2012-2013 courses is now open. 1. Short Course: European Union Asylum Law and Policy Where: School of Advanced Study, University of London When: Eight week evening course (18.00-20.30 on Mondays), February-March 2013 The Refugee Law Initiative is pleased to announce its short course on European Union Asylum Law and Policy, to be held in London in early 2013. It will focus on both procedural and substantive aspects of the common asylum regime and provide attendants with an in-depth look at the complex relation between the universal and European systems of refugee protection. The programme has been designed to cover all major areas of interest in EU asylum law, with each seminar delivered by leading academic experts and practitioners, with the purpose of providing a comprehensive view at the current status of refugee law in the EU. It is aimed at lawyers, policy-makers, NGO workers, international agency staff, post-graduate students, and others working in the field or interested in European Union asylum law and policy. Course attendance will be formally certified by the School of Advanced Study and CPD Points can also be accredited to participating barristers and solicitors. Each session is delivered by an expert in this specialized field. Sessions: 4 Feb 2013 Week 1: Introduction / EU institutional framework and sources of law Professor Steve Peers, University of Essex 11 Feb 2013 Week 2: European human rights protection and asylum - the European Convention on Human Rights and Strasbourg jurisprudence Dr Cathryn Costello, University of Oxford 18 Feb 2013 Week 3: The scope of EU protection - qualification and status under EU Law Dr Maria-Teresa Gil-Bazo, Newcastle University (tbc) 25 Feb 2013 Week 4: Reception of asylum-seekers and asylum procedures in the EU Mr Kris Pollet, European Council of Refugees and Exiles 4 Mar 2013 Week 5: The externalization of protection - resettlement, offshore processing and regional protection programmes Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax, University of Liverpool 11 Mar 2013 Week 6: Responsibility-sharing and solidarity in the Common European Asylum System Mr Michele Cavinato, UNHCR Bureau for Europe 18 Mar 2013 Week 7: Recent jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice and its implications for the Dublin system Mr Mark Symes, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers 25 Mar 2013 Week 8: International and European systems - the influence of European asylum law on international refugee protection Professor Hélène Lambert, University of Westminster 2. The International Protection of Refugees and Other Displaced Persons Where: School of Advanced Study, University of London When: Eight week evening course (18.00-20.30) Wednesdays, February-March 2013 The upcoming short course is a core project of the Refugee Law Initiative that serves to disseminate a strong grounding in the protection of refugees and other displaced persons under international law among lawyers, policy-makers, NGO workers, international agency staff, post-graduate students, and others working with refugees or interested in refugee issues. It consists of eight once-weekly evening sessions that will be delivered to participants by leading academic experts and practitioners in international refugee law. Course attendance will be formally certified by the School of Advanced Study and CPD points can also be accredited to participating solicitors and barristers. Participants have the opportunity to join the Refugee Law Initiative network based at the School of Advanced Study, and will be encouraged to engage with other activities run by the Refugee Law Initiative. Sessions: 6 Feb 2013 Week 1: Introduction - concepts and history of refugee protection Dr Paresh Kathrani, University of Westminster 13 Feb 2013 Week 2: Refugee status in the Refugee Convention and regional instruments Professor Dallal Stevens, Warwick School of Law 20 Feb 2013 Week 3: Exclusion from refugee and complementary protection statuses Professor Satvinder Juss, King’s College London 27 Feb 2013 Week 4: The international rights of refugees - focus on non-refoulement Professor Hélène Lambert, University of Westminster 6 Mar 2013 Week 5: International responses to refugees - States and UNHCR Mr Jean-François Durieux, University of Oxford 13 Mar 2013 Week 6: Refugees in the UK/European Union - an implementation case study Mr Mark Symes, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers 20 Mar 2013 Week 7: Refugees and displaced persons in situations of armed conflict Dr David James Cantor, University of London 27 Mar 2013 Week 8: Contemporary challenges in refugee protection Dr Jeff Crisp, Head of UNHCR Policy Development and Evaluation Service APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications for these courses must be returned to: Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, Room 230, Senate House, South Block, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU; or by email to [log in to unmask] by 17.00 on Wednesday **19 December 2012.** Please find the relevant forms at http://rli.sas.ac.uk/events-courses-and-training/short-courses/ A limited number of subsidised places are also available. 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