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A Message from Fr. Ted Hesburgh

hesburgh_king.jpg “No other University of which I am aware makes this kind of investment in international human rights law on this scale. It is vital that Notre Dame have the resources needed to continue this expression of our mission of service to humanity. I urge you to support the Center for Civil and Human Rights as generously as you can.”
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CCHR News

LL.M. Application Deadline Extended to February 15, 2012

The deadline to apply for the LL.M. degree program in international human rights law has been extended until February 15, 2012. Full scholarships and living stipends for this one-year program are still available. If you are interested in joining our alumni network of over 300 human rights lawyers from over 80 countries, please consider applying today. Application materials are available here.

CCHR Funding for Summer Human Rights Internships

For the fourth year, the Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) will provide internship funding for up to three J.D. students who seek unpaid international internships in the field of human rights law.

Past recipients of CCHR funding have worked with domestic and international human rights NGOs, regional tribunals, legal aid clinics and academic centers in countries including China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uganda, Bolivia, and Costa Rica.

Applicants are required to secure their own internship; CCHR faculty and staff are available to assist in identifying possible host organizations. Preference will be given to those applicants who will directly use their legal education and skills.

Interested applicants should send the following to Sean O’Brien, CCHR Assistant Director, at sobrien2@nd.edu by March 1, 2012. > Read More

Events

cchr_tahrir “The Year of Tahrir: The Egyptian Revolution One Year Later”
Presented by LL.M. student, Reyam El Molla

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
12:30 p.m.
Room 3130

Food will be provided.

On the one year anniversary of the start of the Egyptian Revolution, LL.M. student Reyam El Molla will discuss the events leading up to the Egyptian Revolution, share a video of the intense first 18 days and discuss its evolution.

Sponsored by the Center for Civil and Human Right and the Student Services Office

Israeli Counterterrorism: Triumphs, Failures, and Future Challenges

January 26, 2012
7:30 p.m., Hesburgh Center Auditorium, University of Notre Dame

Featuring
Daniel Byman

Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, the Brookings Institution; professor, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

An expert on counter-terrorism and Middle East security, Daniel Byman has served as a professional staff member with both the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States (“The 9-11 Commission”) and the Joint 9/11 Inquiry Staff of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. He also has served as Research Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy at the RAND Corporation and as a Middle East analyst for the U.S. intelligence community.Byman has written widely on a range of topics related to terrorism, international security, and the Middle East. His books include The Five Front War: A Better Way to Fight Global Jihad (Wiley, 2008); Things Fall Apart: Containing the Spillover from an Iraqi Civil War (Brookings, 2007; co-authored with Kenneth Pollack); and Deadly Connections: States that Sponsor Terrorism (Cambridge University Press, 2005). His latest book is A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism (Oxford, 2011).

This event is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Notre Dame Holocaust Project.
Co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

The Center sponsors a wide range of events, including lectures, panel discussions and conferences throughout the year. Events feature law school and university faculty, students, and invited guests who are experts or practitioners in the field. To receive information about upcoming events by email, sign up for the CCHR events listserv.
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Undergraduates are encouraged to attend the many human rights related lectures, panels and conferences sponsored by the law school’s Center for Civil and Human Rights.
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> Past CCHR Events

Independent International Panel

Marlin Mine The Center for Civil and Human Rights has formed an independent international panel to conduct a human rights impact assessment of gold mining operations at the Goldcorp Inc. Marlin Mine in San Marcos, Guatemala. > Read More