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News and events
Latest news
Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution awarded UN contract
IDCR has won a UN contract to determine the relationship between democratic
governance and sustainable human development. Read the full article on the
IDCR website.
Essex Law School advise EHRC in Human Rights Review
Leading School of Law staff, Professor Sunkin and Lorna McGregor,
join Human Rights Review advisory team for
the
Equality and Human Rights Commission
IDCR hosts sentencing of CEOs in mock Ecocide Trial on 31 March at Essex
Following the mock trial at London’s Supreme Court, IDCR in conjunction with The Hamilton Group,
will host the sentencing of convicted CEOs on the charge of Ecocide, a proposed environmental crime
yet to be accepted as an international Law. Register or read the full article
on the IDCR website.
IDCR launches volunteer and internship programme in Nepal
This programme has now been launched and is a joint venture between the Institute for Democracy and
Conflict Resolution, the University of Essex and The Mountain Trust. For further details, go to
the IDCR website.
The Nuffield Foundation funds Law Researchers at Essex
The Nuffield Foundation funds researchers at Essex, headed by School of
Law Professor Maurice Sunkin, to work with the Public Law Project to
scrutinise the
value of judicial reviews. Read Professor Sunkin's article in
Essex Quarterly
Law and HRC Postgraduates join forces with Army
16 Air Assault Brigade and PG students from the Law School and Human Rights Centre
work together to resolve humanitarian crisis in mock exercise. Read more in the
February 2012 Essex Quarterly (.pdf)
Senior Law Lecturer joins Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Law School Senior Lecturer and member of the Human Rights Centre, Fernne
Brennan, to participate in
UN Human Rights
Council and
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
OBE for Human Rights Centre graduate
Human Rights Centre
Graduate, Yasmin Waljee, awarded OBE
in acknowledgement of her work with disadvantaged young Muslims
Woman of Substance Award for HRC graduate
‘Woman of Substance Award’ for Human Rights Centre postgraduate student,
Hadijah Kisembo Mbabazi, awarded by the African Women’s Development Fund.
HRC Chair joins Government Advisory Group on Human Rights
Human Rights Centre Chair, Sir Nigel Rodley, joins
Advisory Group on Human Rights at request of Foreign Secretary, William Hague.
SWAP innovation award for Professional Development Studies
PDS presented with SWAP (Social Policy and Social Work) Innovation in Learning and
Teaching Award in July for curriculum development.
IDCR research project on public security in Mexico
Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution engaged in research
projects on public security
in Mexico
IDCR web portal on protests in Middle East and North Africa
Developed
by the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution and Cyberalpha as a ‘one stop’
news source on protests and transformations across the Arab world. For more information
please go to the
IDCR website.
EBS sponsors Colchester’s Business Woman of the Year 2011 Award
Read
the full article in the
January 2012 Wyvern.
Essex Business School sponsor awards
Essex Business School sponsors
Essex Countrywide Business Awards
Rodrigo Castellanos wins Santander Award
Essex Business School student,
Rodrigo Castellanos, wins
Santander Award of Entrepreneurship
Faculty students awarded Santander and Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
Beenish Chaudry starts an MSc International Management thanks to a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship,
Gabriela De Luca is starting an LLM International Human Rights Law after securing a Santander Masters
Scholarship and Ryan Maslen LLB Law thanks to Santander.
New schemes for paid work experience
New schemes launched by University of Essex
to help students and graduates find
paid work experience
Essex Business School in China
Essex Business School visits
Chinese partner universities
Why democracy is good for the world
Read
Professor Todd Landman of the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution's
article on
why democracy is good for the world
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