Seminar
in Constitutional Law
November 14/15 and 21/22
This Seminar is taught by Swiss law professors of the Law
Faculty of the University of Bern/Switzerland. It aims to improve
the participant's knowledge and understanding of constitutional
and administrative law focusing on key issues of particular
relevance for countries in transition from a comparative perspective.
The program will give attention not only to the national dimension
but also to the international dimension of constitutional law.
Special attention will be given to the challenge of implementing
modern constitutional provisions in situations of transition.
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Brining
Armenian Students Together Around IHL at AUA
August 4 - 8, 2008
This week students from 9 different Armenian universities, the RA Military Institute
and 1 foreign university are gathering at AUA for the 2 nd annual ICRC - AUA
Law Summer Course in International Humanitarian Law. This year the course
attracted students from Yerevan , Kapan, Vanadzor, and one from as far away
as Brussels . The course format not only teaches IHL rules, but also provides
students with opportunities to practice their analytical and professional
skills by participating in role-playing exercises. As a hypothetical conflict
evolves throughout the course, students apply what they learn from IHL experts
to the facts of the conflict, and then participate in discussions or conflict
negotiations as a representative of one of the principal actors in the conflict.
The course ends with a trip to Geghard Monastery to discuss international
rules and norms for the protection of cultural monuments. The course is a
joint project by the ICRC, Yerevan and AUA Law.
Emil
Babayan Appointed Deputy Minister of Justice
AUA Law congratulates Emil Babayan,
one of our adjunct lecturers and one of our LL.M. graduates,
on his recent appointment to the position of Deputy Minister
of Justice.
http://www.gov.am/armversion/information_centre_8/official_news.php?&date=1215716400
July
11, Room 23A, 18:00 - 21:00
AUA Law invites you to join us for a film and discussion
on the " Patriot"-Conflicts
and Legal Limits.Engage us in a discussion on the rules of war:
The policies behind the limitations known as International Humanitarian Law. More...
Argumentation
Seminar
Argumentation is the use of effective
reasoning to persuasively communicate an idea or position.
It has been considered an important skill and even an art
form since the classical age. In this seminar students will
learn argumentation frameworks and techniques, develop listening
skills and practice note taking, summarizing and outlining,
all of which will assist students to perform better during
their academic program. This seminar is offered free of charge
as a preparatory program to entering AUA students. Law students
will have priority.
Legislative
Drafting Conference and Course
May 19 - June 6, 2008
The AUA Law Department developed and implemented a conference
and follow-up course on legislative drafting for the RA Ministry
of Labor and Social Issues as part of USAID's Social Protection
Services Support Program. Participants included Ministry
personnel and members of local NGOs. Instructors introduced
various legal perspectives on the purposes and goals of regulation
and focused on the nexus between legislation and achieving
socio-economic results. Participants in the course met the
challenges of creating new legislative proposals and of re-drafting
existing RA legislation. This new program was a successful
cooperative learning experience and that will be used again
in the future in other sectors.
April
18 - A Lecture "International Careers in Perspective"
A career in the international realm
has always held much mystic and allure. But what are the
hidden costs and sacrifices left out of the film-star image
that we have of working for intergovernmental or international
organizations? These issues, as well as practical advice
on CVs, applications, and other important career development
advice, will be discussed during this presentation. More...
Scholarships
for Law Students
The Armenian Bar Association,
an international organization made up of Armenian attorneys
primarily from the
United States, Canada and France, offers scholarships
annually to Armenian law students. The deadline to
apply is March 31, 2008. For more information
see the links below:
Armenian
Bar Association Scholarship Information
Armenian
Bar Association Scholarship Application
March
27 - A Lecture "Copyright in Armenia, Russia, the
US and European Union"
Copyright deals with the rights of creators of intellectual
or artistic works, such as computer programs, books, paintings
or drawings. Such works exist only after they are embodied
in a physical object. But some of them exist without embodiment
in a physical object. For example music or poems are works
even if they are not, or even before they are, written down
by musical notation or words. More...
AUA
Law Students Take 1 st Place at IHL Moot Court Competition
On Friday, Feb. 29 th , AUA Law Students took 1 st place in the International
Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition organized by the International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC). AUA Law Students Marine Antonyan, Khachik Harutyunyan
and Koryun Tamrazyan competed against 6 other student teams from 3 other Armenian
universities. More...
AUA Law Students Succeed at Moot
Court Competition
During January 24 - 28 several
AUA Law students participated in the American Bar Association's " Winter School " held
at the Armenian resort of Tsakhadzor. The Winter School was
attended by students from Armenia 's principal law schools.
Instruction was given regarding the use of case precedent
and legal analysis and was followed by a moot court competition.
AUA Law students welcomed the opportunity to practice their
legal writing and argumentation skills and received several
awards for their work:
• Best Legal Brief amongst
Prosecutors: Marine Antonyan, Lilit Badalyan, Suren Sargsyan
• Best Defense Oralist:
Khachik Harutyunyan
• Best Prosecutor Oralist:
Marine Antonyan
AUA participants included Sargis Knyazyan as coach and
the following students: Marine Antonyan, Lilit Badalyan,
Artur Danielyan, Khachik Harutyunyan, Suren Sargsyan, Koryun
Tamrazyan.
AUA
Law Student at the Global Conference to Prevent
Genocide
"The perpetrators have no nationality," concluded
all the 35 young people from 23 countries after a three day
Young Leaders Forum held in October 2007 in the framework
of Global Conference to Prevent Genocide in Montreal Canada
. The conference was the first of the Echenberg Family Conference
series for Human Rights. It was hosted by the McGill University
Faculty of Law and Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. More...
AUA
Law participates in Stetson International Environmental
Law Moot Court Competition
November 2007. AUA Law students Marine Antonyan
and Koryun Tamrazyan traveled to Gulfport , Florida , USA
, along with Moot Court Coach Sargis Knyazyan, to participate
in the International Round of the 2007 Stetson International
Environmental Law Moot Court . Stetson is one of the three
leading international moot court competitions for law students. More...
Non-Degree
Student Enrollment
AUA Law now provides interested persons with the opportunity
to take a sampling of our courses before applying for and being admitted to our
program. Under
the new "Non-Degree Student"policy, you can register for and attend our
Institutions & Process Course, taught by Dean Samuelian, before you
apply to our program. This allows you to experience our classes and teaching
methods before committing yourself to pursuing an LL.M. at AUA. Later,
if you are admitted to the program, the course units you earned will
be counted toward your degree requirements. Strong English
language skills are the only prerequisite.
Current
Courses Offered for Non-Degree Students:
Institutions & Process
I - Legislative Process and Civil Judicial Process
(2 units)
Instructor: Thomas J. Samuelian, Dean
Dates & Times: Wednesday Evenings (18:00 - 20:00), February 27 - May 7, 2008
Registration: February 18 - 22, 2008
Course Description: This course systematically presents
the US legislative and judicial institutions and their main functions and process.
The legislative portion of the course will cover the constitutional basis for
the US Congress, elections, authorities and organization of Congress and its
committees, staff, and constituent relations, and the full process of law-making
from introduction of a draft law through enactment. The portion of the course
devoted to the judiciary will focus on the constitutional basis for the US federal
court system and its relation to the state courts, jurisdictional matters, the
structure, selection, qualifications of judges, as well as the court staff, and
will follow the judicial process for a civil case from filing of the complaint
through appeal and final execution.
A
Lecture & Discussion
October 9
Healing Families:
Law & Public Policy to Protect Children and Cure
Domestic Violence. More...
October
8
Integrating Civil & Common
Law Systems: The Canadian Experience. More...
October 4
National Security and Individual Liberty Issues in Conditions
of Stress-a Conversation. More...
October 4
"Trust,
Conflict and Economic Prosperity" A Training Session
on Negotiation & Conflict Resolution. More...
October 1
Statutes Making
Denial of the Jewish Holocaust and Armenian Genocide
Crimes-a Conversation
Training
Course on International Trade Policy and the World
Trade Organization
AUA Law's
1st year student, Zarine Arushanyan, recently completed her
participation in the Training Course on International Trade
Policy and the WTO. The program was part of Capacity Building
in International Relations, an initiative sponsored by the
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and organized
by the Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS)
in co-operation with a local partner. There were 18 participants
from Georgia and Armenia , including specialists from several
government ministries. The course provided a platform for
an in-depth analysis of International Trade Policy and the
WTO with reference to the practical challenges in a multilateral
setting. Zarine Arushanyan is a Senior Expert at the Research & Enforcement
Department of the RA's State Commission For The Protection
of Economic Competition.
On
August 1-3, 2007, 2 first year students from AUA
Law, Mary Badalyan and Hasmik Torosyan, participated
in the second annual symposium at the World Bank headquarters
in Washington D.C. , attended by 150 young professionals
and students from various national and international
Universities, Colleges, and Civic Organizations. More...
Threats, Lies & Videotape
- Robert Fisk
On August 2 nd
a diverse crowd filled the AUA small auditorium beyond
capacity anxious to hear the very independent perspectives
of Robert Fisk, well known journalist and author, on issues
of journalism and the Middle East . Mr. Fisk spoke courageously
about his commitment to stand trial in Turkey if his Turkish
publishers would indeed publish his book; about discovering
the skulls and bones of Armenian Genocide victims in Der
el Zor; about reporting on ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
about journalists who are satisfied to quote only from
officials and nothing more; and about the need for journalists
to give voice to the public's agenda instead of the agendas
of governments and politicians. A DVD of the presentation
will be available from the AUA Law Library towards the
end of this month. More...
Copyright
in the Internet Age: Trends and Developments
Lecture, July 27: The death
of copyright has been forecast by many observers,
but its demise is far from certain. A rtists are
facing challenges in protecting their intellectual
property unlike any that they've faced in the past,
but protection of their original works is a fundamental
property right, and one that is unlikely to disappear. More...
Sustainable
Human Development and the Millennium Development Summer
School:
How to Go From International Frameworks to Regional Policies
From July 2-13, 2007, AUA Law Student Laura Gevorgyan
joined 4 other Armenian participants in Budapest , Hungary
at the Summer School on Sustainable Human Development and
the Millennium Development Goals. More...
Lecture: Mkhitar
Gosh & His Relevance Today
Mkhitar Gosh wrote the Datastanagirk, Armenia 's medieval
law code in the late 1100's. His work was progressive
for its time and included rule of law notions and specific
provisions that recognized the equal value of individuals.
In which ways is Gosh and his work still relevant to
Armenia and its continuing legal development today? More...
Trip: Pilgrimage
to Goshavank
Join law students from throughout Armenia in a trip to
Goshavank to honor Mkhitar Gosh and his legacy of law. Events
include hiking, touring the monastery, a blessing, good food
and games. More...
AUA Law
Student Attends International Youth Forum on EU Identity
Issues
May, 2007: Khachik Harutyunyan,
1 st year student at AUA Law, attended the International
Youth Forum held at "RePublica" University in Lithuania .
The topic was "Searching for Identity: The Dialogue Between
EU and its Eastern Neighbors." More...
