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12-17/7/2010: Venice Academy of Human Rights
15/7/2010:Roundtable on the topic “Strategies for Development and Poverty Reduction” with Nobel Prize Laureate, Amartya Sen (Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal in Venice)
17/7/2010: EIUC Diplomatic Conference on The 2011 Review of the Human Rights Council
15/9/2010: Start of the E.MA academic year 2010/2011
26/9/2010: E.MA Awarding Ceremony 2009/2010

15/7/2010: Roundtable on “Strategies for Development and Poverty Reduction”

On 15 July 2010, a distinguished roundtable organised by EIUC on the topic “Strategies for Development and Poverty Reduction” took place at the Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal in Venice.
Nobel Prize Laureate, Amartya Sen

Nobel Prize Laureate, Amartya Sen, spoke about the necessity of a holistic approach to development emphasized also in his latest book “The Idea of Justice”.

The roundtable was part of the inaugural session of the Venice Academy of Human Rights , a unique programme of EIUC initiated by Professor Benoît-Rohmer (EIUC Secretary General).

Download here the programme of the roundtable .

19-26 June 2010: Académie d’été sur la bonne gouvernance au Maghreb

EIUC and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH organised from 19 to 26 June 2010 the second edition of the Académie d’été sur la bonne gouvernance au Maghreb. The Académie - which first edition was held in Marrakech, Morocco in July 2008 - focused on the theme “Bonne gouvernance, État et société civile” and as such revolved around three specific thematic areas: a) the role of state institutions in the framework of good governance: interactions and responsibilities; b) electoral processes: electoral systems, rules and procedures; c) the role of civil society in the promotion of good governance. Supporting the Académie was also the ’Al Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center (KADEM) of Tunis, with whom EIUC and GTZ have been cooperating for past initiatives.
The Académie which took place at the EIUC seat, the Monastery of San Nicolò at Venice-Lido, involved as participants 28 young graduates and professionals coming from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Tunisia, sharing experiences and interest on good governance issues.

17-18 July 2010: first meeting of the E.MAlumni Association Board

On 1 July 2010 the E.MAlumni Association elected its first Board (with a two-year mandate).

Its members are the following:

Giorgos Kosmopoulos (Class 2007/2008) (President)

Christiane Schwausch (Class 2008/2009) (Treasurer)
Corinna Greco (Class 1998/1999)
Lydia Malmedie (Class 2007/2008)
Sophie Mirgaux (Class 2007/2008)
Victor Bojkov (Class 2000/2001)
Filipa Guinote (Class 2004/2005)
Sara Melkko (Class 2003/2004)
Igor Vorontsov (Class 2000/2001)

The first meeting of the newly elected Board will take place on 17-18 July 2010 at the monastery of San Nicolò in Venice Lido.

New publication: EUROPEAN YEARBOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS 10

European Yearbook on Human Rights 10
edited by Wolfgang Benedek, Florence Benoît-Rohmer, Wolfram Karl, Manfred Nowak
Associate Editor: Matthias C. Kettemann
ISBN 978-3-7083-0688-9 paperback
358 pages Euro 42,80

Opening with four articles on 2009’s most important human rights topics, the Yearbook contains extensive sections on developments in the field of the three main organisations charged with securing human rights in Europe: EU, Council of Europe and OSCE. A further chapter looks at the role of civil society in human rights protection and at multidisciplinary topics.
Holistic in its approach, rich in information and highly useful in its analyses, the European Yearbook on Human Rights 2010 provides its readers with a comprehensive overview of the human rights situation in Europe in 2009.

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