Announcements: E.MA, Jobs at HRLC, SLS Nottingham

1. The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) is accepting applications for the 18th edition of the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (E.MA). E.MA provides students with the opportunity to share knowledge and skills with leading scholars from 41 prestigious European Universities and renowned Human Rights experts, in the classroom and during a week-long field trip. Applications for the academic year 2014/2015 are processed on an on-going basis. The next deadline is 15 March 2014. Apply now.

2. The Human Rights Law Centre, University of Nottingham is looking for a:

Research Assistant

The successful candidate will join a small team of academics, consultants and support staff and assist in the planning and implementation of human rights projects, which include training courses, workshops, conferences and research projects (both in the UK and overseas), as well as the publication of several human rights journals and books. Full details: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SSC001314

Research Associate/Fellow

The successful candidate will join a small team involved in an international research and capacity building project that will develop national participation in the Rome System of Justice, by empowering national criminal justice actors and supporting them to overcome legal constraints in realising their obligations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Full details: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SOC15231.

3. The Society of Legal Scholars is pleased to announce its second PhD Student Conference, to run alongside the Society’s Annual Conference (9th-12th September 2014). The PhD Conference will be held at the University of Nottingham on 8th-9th September 2014. Complementing the Society’s Annual Conference, the theme for this year’s PhD Conference is ‘Judging in the 21st Century’. We are inviting PhD students, from all disciplines of law (and justice) to submit papers that reflect a fresh engagement with the enterprise of judging. Details and call for papers here.