FIFTH WORLDWIDE CONFERENCE
OF
‘JUSTICE EDUCATION IN
A COMMUNITY CONTEXT’
The
Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) invites proposals for presentations,
workshops and training the trainer sessions at its Fifth Worldwide Conference
on ‘Justice Education in a Community Context’ to be held in Manila, the Philippines
from December 7-13, 2008. Proposals can
be accompanied by requests for travel grants to attend the conference.
The Conference Planning Committee will begin review and approval of proposals
and grant requests upon receipt, beginning 15 July 2008, so
early submission is encouraged. Instructions for submissions appear at the end
of this notice.
The Manila Conference will be an opportunity
for law teachers, law students, legal practitioners, jurists and social activists
to acquire new ideas, models, and skills for the use of education to promote justice.
The Conference will also play a key role in the implementation of the new GAJE
Justice Education Initiative. Workshop sessions during the Conference will attempt
to define justice education in terms generally applicable in every country of
the world, and to produce a model statement of the content and procedures of a
comprehensive justice education program, supported by examples of existing justice
education programs from around the world. For more information about this initiative,
go to the Justice Education Initiative at www.gaje.org/JEI.
Regarding
Conference Structure: The aim of the conference structure will be to facilitate
as much participation as possible by those attending.
While there will be a small number of plenary sessions, including a few key note
speeches, most of the conference will consist of workshops, small group sessions,
and other opportunities for sharing ideas, materials, etc.
The Conference Themes
Interested persons are invited to submit proposals on any of
following themes
Presenters are requested to
make their presentations participatory and should indicate in their proposal how
they would achieve this. Presentations by teams from different regions will be
favoured.
The
Conference Hosts
The
Manila Conference will be hosted by the Ateneo Human
Rights Center (AHRC), a university-based institution engaged in the promotion
and protection of human rights in the
About
GAJE
GAJE
is an alliance of persons committed to achieving justice through legal education.
Clinical education of law students is a key component of justice education, but
GAJE also works to advance other forms of socially relevant legal education, which
includes education of practicing lawyers, judges, non-governmental organizations
and the lay public.
GAJE
has so far successfully organized four worldwide conferences: in
Submission
of Proposals
Please
use the Proposal Form, which can also be downloaded:
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The
Proposal Form can also be obtained by sending an email
request to: gajeconference08@gmail.com.
Completed proposal forms should be
sent to the GAJE General Secretary, George Mukundi,
at gajeconference08@gmail.com
on or before 15 September 2008. Earlier
submission is strongly encouraged.
Conference
Fee
The
conference fee is $US 350 ($
Applications
for Travel Grants and Fee Reductions
To
apply for a travel grant or reduction in your conference fee
please go to:
PROCEDURES, CRITERIA, AND CONDITIONS FOR CONFERENCE FEE REDUCTIONS AND TRAVEL / ACCOMMODATION GRANTS
Application
forms can also be obtained by sending an email request to: gajeconference08@gmail.com. Travel grant applications should be submitted
by 15 September 2008 and earlier submission
is strongly encouraged. (Grant applications received after September 15 may
be approved at the Committee’s discretion if funds remain available.) Applications
for fee reductions should be submitted, if possible, at least 30 days before a
decision is needed by the applicant.
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