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Atlantic Council · 16 hours ago

Legal Fellow, Strategic Litigation Project

Washington, DC

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Responsibilities

Research, analysis, and drafting related to the use of international, regional, and national courts, forums, and mechanisms for justice and redress for ongoing human rights violations and atrocity crimes committed against the Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities.

Draft diverse project outputs including legal memos, legal briefs, analytical pieces, blog posts, explainers, and fact sheets for submission to various intergovernmental justice mechanisms and international, regional, and national forums.

Exploring creative and novel approaches to seek redress for ongoing human rights violations.

Work closely with SLP senior legal & policy advisor and China project lead, Rayhan Asat to represent the SLP and advocate for ongoing accountability mechanisms to governments, policymakers, the media, victim and survivor communities, the global legal and human rights communities, academics, donors/funders and other stakeholders.

Other duties as assigned by the SLP’s management team.

Qualification

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International human rightsHumanitarian lawComparative lawCriminal lawDiplomatic skills

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Current or recently graduated law students, who has already secured or seeks to partner with the SLP to apply to secure funding.

Demonstrated interest in international human rights, humanitarian law, comparative law, and/or criminal law and procedure.

Excellent writing skills.

Team player with good interpersonal and diplomatic skills.

A high level of personal dedication, reliability and commitment.

Problem solver and ability to work independently.

Company

Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the central role of the Atlantic Community in meeting global challenges.

Founded in 1961

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/

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