Description
The Specialists’ Course will cover the key aspects of the international protection of refugees. The topics will range f rom the analysis of international refugee law and its complementarity with other bodies of law to the different displacement phases. The causes that force people to flee, the protection risks encountered through the displacement cycle, and the search and implementation of durable and sustainable solutions will also be examined. Additional refugee-related issues, including topics of emerging importance, are further analyzed through a cross-cutting approach, such as gender-based violence and the protection of internally displaced and stateless people.
The Course aims at promoting law, principles, and policies related to the international protection of refugees, strengthening the knowledge of participants of key legal concepts in international refugee protection, and enhancing their skills in developing and applying policies and standards in conformity with international law
Timeline
The Course will be delivered online and it will be held in English. The 12-week Course will commence on 14 March 2023 and will last until 9 June 2023. Online sessions will be held twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 17:30 until 19:00/19:30, on Zoom. The full Agenda, including the schedule and titles of the individual sessions, is available at https://irl.ius.bg.ac.rs.
Target Audience
The Specialists’ Course is intended for students attending the final year of their undergraduate studies, master students and Ph.D. candidates in law from Serbia and the wider region, as well as young academics who teach refugee law at their universities or act as researchers on refugee issues.
Certification
Certificates of attendance will be issued to the participants who successfully complete the Specialists’ Course. The Certificates will be issued jointly by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, UNHCR Serbia, and the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law.
Applications
Interested candidates may apply for the course by filling the online registration form.
The deadline for submitting applications is Sunday, 5 March 2023. Attending the Specialists’ Course is not subject to a tuition fee, although only a limited number of applications will be accepted in order to retain the interactive character of the Course.
Queries on the Specialists’ Course should be directed at refugeelawcourse@ius.bg.ac.rs.
