Cape Town Transitional Justice Fellowship Program

November 2 - November 20, 2009

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is pleased to announce its 2009 Fellowship in Transitional Justice: a three-week professional development course on transitional justice based in Cape Town, South Africa.

 

DATES & LOCATION

This course will be held from November 2nd, 2009 to November 20th, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.

 

TOPICS

The course covers key topics in transitional justice theory and practice, integrating gender-based considerations. Participants will receive a rigorous theoretical introduction to the field, coupled with case studies to enhance practical knowledge including: ongoing challenges of prosecutions, truth commissions, institutional reforms, memory-work, and reparations. The curriculum will be supplemented with weekly sessions led by expert field practitioners, site visits to local NGOs, and case studies of transitional justice initiatives across Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The course format combines lectures, colloquia with visiting experts, and participatory exercises intended to focus on the design of transitional justice mechanisms. Participants who successfully complete the fellowship will receive a Certificate in Transitional Justice from the ICTJ.

 

OBJECTIVE

The fellowship program aims to furnish transitional justice practitioners with the knowledge and tools required to conceive and implement transitional justice policies in their own contexts and programs that are in line with international best practices and to foster long-term partnerships among them.

 

PROFILE OF CANDIDATES

Participants will be selected from among lawyers, journalists, teachers, human rights professionals, social workers, or other NGO practitioners in similar professions from mainly African, Asian & Latin American countries grappling with transitional justice issues. Participants must be senior-level professionals with a demonstrated commitment to ensuring that their society deals with the past in a just and responsible manner.

 

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection for fellows is rigorous, and will be undertaken by a team of ICTJ experts and peer reviewers. Participants will be expected to contribute to relevant activities in his or her country/region after course completion.

 

MATERIALS

Upon arrival at the course, applicants will receive a resource packet including a CD-ROM of extensive core readings and materials on transitional justice.

 

DETAILS & COST

This course will be taught in English. English-language fluency is required.

The ICTJ offers full and partial scholarships for this course. Full scholarships cover participants costs' entirely, including airfare, lodging, and a modest per diem. Partial scholarships only cover the cost of participants' lodging and per diem (participant are responsible for covering their airfare to and from Cape Town.)

The fee for paying applicants is $7500. Included in this fee is the cost of travel, lodging, daily per diems, and course materials. For more information, please contact Patricia Karam, Deputy Director of ICTJ's Policymakers & Civil Society Unit at pkaram@ictj.org.

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications, accepted on a rolling basis, are due no later than August 18th, 2009. Successful applicants will be notified in early September 2009. The course is limited to 25 participants.

 

To apply for the course, please click here to complete and submit our application form online. Please submit supporting documents (a recent CV and two letters of recommendations with contact information) to Beverley-Anne JnCharles-Lagahuzere, Fellowship Coordinator, at banne@ictj.org. If you have any questions about the application procedure or if you have trouble applying online and need a hard copy application, you may also contact Beverley-Anne at the above-listed address.