The Specialists’ Course on International Refugee Law

The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, the Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Serbia and the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law announce the call for applications for The Specialists’ Course on International Refugee Law

Description of course

The Specialists’ Course will cover the key aspects of the international protection of refugees. The topics will range from 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 7 March 2022 and will last until 6 June 2022.

Online sessions will be held twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, from 17:00 until 19:00, on Zoom.

More Info

http://irl.ius.bg.ac.rs/2022/01/05/new-online-specialists-course-in-international-refugee-law/