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COLPI invites applicants for 2 fellowship programs


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Subject: COLPI invites applicants for 2 fellowship programs


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COLPI invites applicants for 2 fellowship programs


Contents:
* Public Interest Law Fellows Program at Columbia Law School
(description)
* Human Rights Fellows Program (description)
* above program descriptions and application form (for both programs)
as ATTACHMENTS
(the latter omitted - Boris)


Public Interest Law Fellows Program at Columbia Law School (1999-2001
Session)
 
The Constitutional and Legislative Policy Institute (COLPI), an
affiliate of the Open Society Institute (OSI-Budapest), in
collaboration with the Public Interest Law Initiative in Transitional
Societies (PILI) at Columbia Law School, is pleased to invite
applications for the Public Interest Law Fellows Program. The deadline
for applications is April 1, 1999.
 
The program will select three lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union for two years of study and practical work
experience. Applicants with a strong commitment to human rights or
public interest law, a law degree, eligibility for legal practice in
his/her country and proficiency in English may apply. Criteria for
selection will include the experience of the applicant, the
applicant's potential to contribute to the development of the human
rights or public interest law field in Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union, and the suitability of the applicant's proposed role in
the nominating NGO. Preference will be given to applicants under 35
years of age. Selection decisions will be made by April 30, 1999.
 
The Fellows will reside a total of one year in the US: consisting of
one semester of study at Columbia University and two three-month
internships. Fellows will return to their home countries after the
first year, where they will spend at least one year working with their
nominating NGO on human rights/public interest advocacy on a
non-profit basis: providing legal services, litigating test cases,
training/educating in human rights, etc. Upon their selection, Fellows
will be required to sign an agreement with COLPI/OSI Budapest
according to which he/she will commit to two years in the program: the
first year to be spent in the United States; and the second year in
his/her home country working with the nominating NGO.
 
COLPI will cover a round-trip coach airfare to the US and provide each
Fellow with a $1500/month stipend for a period of up to 12 months, a
one time text-book allowance of $500 and medical insurance for a year
while in the US.  COLPI will also pay a local salary during the second
year that is equal to an amount determined to be similar to equivalent
work by the nominating NGO.  This amount will be provided to the
nominating NGOs in the form of a grant.
 
Particulars regarding the Public Interest Law Fellows Program at
Columbia Law School
 
The Public Interest Law Fellows Program is part of the Public Interest
Law Initiative in Transitional Societies (PILI) at Columbia Law
School, which was launched by Columbia Law School in 1997. It's goal
is to assist in the development and facilitate the networking of
public interest law communities in the countries of Central and
Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia through publications,
electronic resources, meetings and capacity-building programs. The
Public Interest Law Initiative is supported by the Ford Foundation,
the Open Society Institute-New York and the Soros network of
foundations, including COLPI.
 
In the first semester, Public Interest Law Fellows participate in a
non-degree program in which they audit 3 to 5 courses at Columbia Law
School or other divisions of Columbia University. In the spring and
early summer, they participate in two three-month internships at human
rights, legal services or other public interest law organizations in
the New York area. To the extent possible, internships will be
selected according to Fellows' particular interests in the area of
human rights and public interest law.  In addition, each Fellow will
be expected to complete a research paper during the Fall term, under
the supervision of Edwin Rekosh, the Director of the Public Interest
Law Initiative, on a topic relating to human rights or other public
interest law issues. Fellows will be expected to arrive in early
August in order to participate in US Legal Methods and Problems, an
intensive course which starts prior to other classes and provides an
academic orientation for lawyers from civil law countries.
 
More information about the Public Interest Law Initiative can be found
on the Internet at: www.pili.org. More information about Columbia Law
School can be found at: www.law.columbia.edu.
 
Application Procedure
 
An application form is attached. Applicants must include a nominating
letter from an NGO from the region describing the need for having a
lawyer working in the organization and contractually committing to
COLPI/OSI-Budapest to hire the applicant for at least one year after
he/she returns from the US twelve month training program. In addition,
the applicant should provide at least one additional recommendation.
Applicants should also identify a research project that he or she will
carry out during the first semester of the program.  Projects of
practical significance to the nominating NGO, such as drafting a model
law or designing a litigation strategy, are encouraged. Information on
the profile of the recommending NGO and supplemental recommendations
are welcome.
 
The DEADLINE for receiving applications at COLPI is April 1, 1999.
For more information and application forms, please contact Eszter
Filippinyi, Program Coordinator, COLPI, Nador u. 11, Budapest 1051,
tel: 361 327-3102; fax: 361 327 3103; e-mail: [email protected]  or
Zaza Namoradze, Deputy Director, COLPI, (the same mailing address),
e-mail: [email protected]
 
______________________________________________________________
 
Human Rights Fellows Program (1999-2001 session)
 
Constitutional and Legal Policy Institute (COLPI), an affiliate of the
Open Society Institute (OSI - Budapest), joins with the American
University Washington College of Law to announce the Human Rights
Fellows Program.
 
Human Rights Fellows Program is a two year program of study and
practical work experience.  Three lawyers from Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union will be selected this year to
participate in the program.  Applicants with a strong commitment to
human right, law degree, eligibility for legal practice in his/her
country and proficiency in English may apply. Criteria for selection
will include the experience of the applicant, the applicant's
potential to contribute to the protection and promotion of human
rights in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and the
suitability of the applicant's proposed role in the nominating NGO.
Preference will be given to applicants under 35 years of age. 
Selection decisions will be made by April 30, 1999.
 
Human Rights Fellows will reside a total of one year in the US.  This
will be a non-degree program in which Fellows will be required to
audit 3 to 5 courses related to human rights at the American
University Washington College of Law during the Fall semester
(starting in August 1999) and to spend the Spring and Summer semesters
in internships with civil liberties organizations or legal services
agencies in the US. 

(To the extent possible, internships will be selected according to
Fellows'> particular interests in the civil liberties area).  In
addition, each Fellow will be expected to complete a research paper
during the Fall term, under the supervision of Prof. Herman Schwartz
who is the academic director of the Program at the American University
Washington College of Law, on a topic relating to human rights issues.
 
Human Rights Fellows will return to their home countries after the
first year, where they will spend at least one year working with NGOs
on human rights advocacy on a non-profit basis: providing legal
services, litigating test cases, training/educating in human rights,
etc.  Upon their selection, Fellows will be required to sign an
agreement with COLPI/OSI Budapest according to which he/she will
commit two years in the program: the first year to be spent with the
American University Washington College of Law (including internship
placements); and the second year in his/her home country working with
the nominating NGO.
 
COLPI will cover a round-trip coach airfare to the US and provide each
Fellow with a $1500/month stipend for a period of up to 12 months, a
one time text-book allowance of $500 and medical insurance for a year
while in the US.  COLPI will also pay a local salary during the second
year that is equal to an amount determined by the nominating NGO for
similar work.  This amount will be provided to the nominating NGOs in
the form of grant.
 
Applicants must include a nominating letter from an NGO from the
region describing the need for having a lawyer working in the
organization what will be exepected of the Fellow that year and
contractually committing to COLPI/OSI-Budapest to hire the applicant
for at least one year after he/she returns from the US twelve month
training program.  In addition, the applicant should provide at least
one additional recommendation. Applicants should also identify a
research project that he or she will carry out during the first
semester of the program.  Projects of practical significance to the
nominating NGO, such as drafting a model law or designing a litigation
strategy, are encouraged.  Information on the profile of the
recommending NGO and supplemental recommendations are welcome.
 
Please, find attached the application forms for the program. The
DEADLINE for receiving applications in COLPI is April 1, 1999.  For
more information and application forms, please contact Eszter
Filippinyi, Program Coordinator, COLPI, Nador u. 11, Budapest 1051,
tel: 361 327-3102; fax: 361 327 3103; e-mail: [email protected]  or
Zaza Namoradze, Deputy Director, COLPI, (the same mailing address),
e-mail: [email protected]
 
The program will be conducted by COLPI and the American University
Washington College of Law in cooperation with human rights
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union.  The aim of the program is to support the further
development of a civil liberties network of lawyers in the countries
of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
________________________________________________________________
 
Constitutional and Legal Policy Institute
Nador u. 11, 4th floor
H-1051 Budapest
Hungary
tel:  (36-1) 327-3102
fax: (36-1) 327-3103
e-mail: [email protected]
 
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