The Asian International Justice Initiative wishes to announce that applications are now open for its fourth annual Summer Institute for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights (Summer Institute 2011).  Summer Institute 2011 will be held in collaboration with the Singapore Management University School of Law, the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore , the International Institute for Child Rights and Development, and the Human Rights Resource Center for ASEAN and will be followed by an optional four-day field trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 
The Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights is a regionally based workshop held in partnership with organizations in Southeast Asia to consider key IHL and human rights issues, past and present, facing the region. Established in 2008, the Summer Institute is designed for participants working across a broad range of fields and disciplines and is best suited to those working within the Asia Pacific region, whose work has an Asia Pacific focus, or who wish to engage in comparative analysis regarding the application of IHL and human rights instruments as they apply in historical and political context of the region.

This year's Summer Institute will be held in Singapore, with an optional field trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This year’s course will focus on the rights of women and children in wartime and in peace. In keeping with the rationale behind the establishment of the Summer Institute, the curriculum will focus primarily on case studies from Asia-Pacific countries, while encouraging comparative exploration with other regions of the world.

To inquire about the program, please contact Penelope Van Tuyl at summerinstitute@eastwestcenter.org.