Exciting New Course This Semester - Moot Courts

The Law and Practice of International Dispute Settlement - Moot Courts

***Please send an email immediately (by tonight, September 4, 2008) to mstrucke@gmail.com if you are planning to register for the Moot Courts course! This is to ensure that the course can be offered.

• Participate in a live, simulated court case before the International Court of Justice (AUC Faculty and other experts will sit as judges)
• Discover the fundamentals of the law governing international disputes
• Compare the major tribunals including the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
• Submit written briefs (memorials) and participate in oral pleadings
• Is the so-called proliferation of international courts a positive development for international law?
  

Take the Course, Win Your First Case!

Professor: Thomas Skouteris
Time: Tuesday, 5pm – 8pm
Requirements: Class Participation and Performance in Moot Courts, Brief paper (5 pgs.)
Registration: Open to LL.M Students and IHRL Students

Questions?

Call the Law Dept. at 2791-2229 or email tskouteris@aucegypt.edu

European Commission Delegation Internship Opportunity

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR RESUME STRONGER?? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A CAREER AS A BUSINESS LAWYER OR HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER??

APPLY NOW TO THE EUROPEAN UNION INTERNSHIPS!!

Here is all you have to do:

Forward your curriculum vitae together with a letter of recommendation from school or university and a copy of your passport or ID card to Mr. Ayman Κondos, the Head of the Human Resources Management of the EC Delegation in Cairo
His email is: ayman.kondos@ec.europa.eu

In your cover letter do not forget to make reference to this announcement.

Such internships are open to European Union citizens (all 27 member states) and to MEDA citizens, which refers to all citizens hailing from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, The Palestinian Authority, Israel, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey.

It is also advisable that you indicate your interest in one or more of the following sections of the EC Delegation, e.g. Political or Economic or Social including human rights or Trade, Science and Enterprise. You can find out who does what by browsing the official website.

Internships are unpaid with a maximum duration of 6 months

There is no application deadline.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Eleni Martsoukou at emartsoukou@aucegypt.edu

Fall 2008 Course Offerings

To better facilitate your scheduling, here is the list of courses being offered this fall in the Law Department (updated September 3, 2008):

*Please note that during the month of Ramadan all Law Department courses will be held from 8:00-10:30PM.

LL.M. Program

Monday

LAW 509-02: 5:00-8:00PM
International Law
Dr. Skouteris

LAW 572-01 / IHRL 575-02: 5:00-8:00PM
Special Topics in Public Law: Information Technology, Privacy and the Law
Dr. Martsoukou

LAW 571-01: 5:00-8:00PM
Special Topics in International Law: International Investment Law
Dr. Daiani

Tuesday

LAW 522-01: 5:00-8:00PM
International Economic and Trade Law
Dr. Sayed

LAW 572-02: 5:00-8:00PM
Special Topics in Public Law: The Law and Practice of International Dispute Settlement (Moot Courts)
Dr. Skouteris

Wednesday

LAW 501-01: 5:00-8:00PM
Jurisprudence
Dr. Sayed

LAW 500-01: 5:00-8:00PM
Legal Practice Workshop
Dr. Anderson

Thursday

LAW 502-01: 5:00-8:00PM
Comparative Law
Dr. Parolin

International Human Rights Law Program

Sunday

IHRL 518-01: 5:00-8:00PM
International Refugee Law
Dr. Kagan

Monday

IHRL 509-01 / LAW 509-01: 5:00-8:00PM
International Law
Dr. Lorite

IHRL 575-02 / LAW 572: 5:00-8:00PM
Special Topics in International Human Rights Law: Information Technology, Privacy and the Law

Tuesday

IHRL 575-01 / GWST 502: 4:00-6:55PM
Special Topics in International Human Rights Law: Histories and Theories in Gender and Justice
Dr. Monforte, Dr. Rieker, Dr. Sholkamy, Dr. Sabea

IHRL 512: 5:00-8:00PM
Human Rights and the United Nations
Dr. Baydas

Wednesday

IHRL 510-01: 4:00-7:00PM
Introduction to International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Dr. Monforte

IHRL 519: 4:00-7:00PM
Human Rights in Africa
Dr. Lorite

Thursday

IHRL 514-01 / IHRL 574-01: 5:00-8:00PM
Human Rights in the Middle East
Dr. Sondergaard

IHRL 575:03: 5:00-8:00PM
Special Topics in International Human Rights Law: The UN and the Question of Palestine
Dr. Daiani