Egypt: Palestinian Refugees issue (June 5 - 9, 2016)

Course Description

The Palestinian refugee problem is perhaps the most sensitive issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and one of the most vexing continuing challenges to international refugee policy. This inter-disciplinary course will be an opportunity for students to engage directly with the major practical and theoretical issues connected with Palestinian refugees, critically assessing the historical, political, legal and ideological forces that have shaped their turbulent circumstances. The course will consider perspectives from both Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints, including fields of history, law, and the social sciences, and will analyze a number of primary texts.

About the Instructor:Ardi Imseis, Department of Politics and International Studies, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge (PhD Candidate). Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Law, American University of Cairo (2015-2016). Between 2002 and 2014, Ardi served in senior policy and legal capacities with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (HQ Gaza, 2002-2007; West Bank Field Office, 2007-2014). Ardi’s principal areas of practice and research interest are in public international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law. His scholarship has appeared in leading journals, including the American Journal of International Law, the Harvard International Law Journal, and the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. Ardi is former Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Human Rights Fellow, Columbia Law School, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellow. He is admitted to the practice of law in Canada (Ontario 2001; Alberta 2010) and has served as Senior Legal Counsel to the Chief Justice of Alberta. He holds an LL.M. (Columbia), an LL.B. (Dalhousie), and a B.A. (Hons.) (Toronto).

1.Eligibility for all courses:

Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9 am till 5pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in order to have enough time to obtain their visa.

2.Dates and Location: CMRS courses will take place between Sunday 22^nd of May and 9^th of June at the AUC Tahrir Campus in Downtown Cairo. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Ms. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. 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.