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The American University in Cairo
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies

SUMMER SHORT COURSE:  Refugee and Human Rights Law.

The course will be led by Sharryn Aiken, Legal
Specialist, Centre for Refugee Studies, York
University, Toronto.

When: 16-19 July 2001, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and 21 July, 9
a.m.-5 p.m.

Where:  AUC Main Campus, Hill House, 6th floor lounge.
 Entrance at Mohammed Mahmoud Gate.

Topics covered include:

a.. application of refugee and human rights law in
determining refugee status;
b.. inclusion, exclusion, and cessation clauses;
c.. interviewing methods;
d.. credibility assessment; and
e.. the psychological dimensions of the refugee
experience.
Costs:  LE 150 administrative fee, plus the cost of
resource materials.

(Unemployed refugees are eligible for scholarships.)

Places are limited.  Send letter of application with
curriculum vitae to:

Omar Tarek , [log in to unmask]
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies,
The American University in Cairo
113 Kasr El Aini St.
P.O.Box 2511
Cairo 11511, Egypt
Fax (202) 795-9190

Telephone (2-02) 797-6921 or (2-02) 797-6626.

Deadline for applications:  31 May 2001.


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