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HAITI RULE OF LAW TRIP | Spring 2013

March 3-7 | Jeremie, Haiti
This year, Seton Hall Law strengthened its commitment to supporting the Rule of Law in Haiti by initiating a NEW PRISON CONDITIONS PROJECT in Jeremie. A delegation of Seton Hall Law professors and students will be visting the L'Ecole Superieure Catholique de Droit de Jeremie.
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Haiti Rule of Law Program (Spring 2013)

Spring 2013 - Early March*

(*Dates to be Determined)

Program Description  |  Application Requirements  |  Costs

The deadline for applications to Seton Hall Law’s Spring 2013 Human Rights trip to Haiti is Friday, November 30, 2012.

Law students are invited to apply for Seton Hall’s Spring 2013 Human Rights Trip to Haiti. The trip will take place during spring break from March 3-7th (exact dates to be determined). The deadline for applications is November 30, 2012. More details about the project, application requirements and costs are below.

Program Description/Background

Seton Hall initiated its Haiti Rule of Law Project in 2002. Since that time, faculty and students at Seton Hall Law have worked to support L’Ecole Sun>perieure Catholique de Droit de Jérémie (E.S.pan>C.D.R.O.J.), a small Catholic Law School that operates in the evenings and is located in the remote city of Jérémie, Haiti. E.S.C.D.R.O.J.’s mission is to promote rule of law, justice, and peace in Haiti by training a new generation of lawyers who are committed to social justice. This year, Seton Hall Law School is partnering with McCarter & English to lead a joint human rights delegation to Haiti over spring break.

In order expose SHL students to issues involving access to justice, we will meet with lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and religious leaders who are committed to developing rule of law in Haiti (many of whom are E.S.C.D.R.O.J. alumni).  In the evenings, the delegation will spend time at E.S.C.D.R.O.J. meeting with the law students, graduates and faculty.  During past trips, delegates have also conducted "know your rights" trainings with a local youth association and interviewed judges, prosecutors, and prison administrators to gather information on prison conditions for a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.  Students may have an opportunity to engage in similar work and to visit a Haitian human rights organization that is partnering with the Center for Social Justice in a case involving a massacre at a soccer match in Port-au-Prince during this trip.

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted via email by November 30, 2012, to Professor Lori Nessel (lori.nessel@shu.edu), and CSJ Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor Rachel Lopez (rachel.lopez@shu.edu). If you need more time to complete the application due to Hurricane Sandy, please send an email to Rachel Lopez or Lori Nessel in advance of November 30, 2012.

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  3. Statement of interest
  1. Why you would like to take part, what background you have that makes you specially
    suited to or interested in the excursion, and what you would hope to gain from the
    experience. In particular, please describe your level of involvement in the Haiti Rule
    of Law Project, any other experiences you have with Haiti or international human rights.
  2. Your thoughts about a particular contribution you would make during the trip, including
    any academic, professional or personal interest or experience you might share with the
    law students in Jeremie.
  3. Your level of proficiency in French or Creole, if any. Note: Preference will be given to
    French or Creole speakers.
  1. Participants will be expected to commit time prior to going on the trip to prepare for it, as well as to
    develop their background about Haiti’s history and international human rights law. Participants will also
    be expected to commit a minimum 15-20 hours in order to assist an E.S.C.D.R.O.J. law student with research
    and input on their thesis. Please indicate your willingness to make this time commitment.

Costs

Participants are expected to cover the costs of their airfare to Haiti, which is approximately $550-650 USD. McCarter & English is partnering with Seton Hall Law to help defray additional costs so that committed law students may join this delegation.  Because we may spend time in the prison in Jeremie this year, students with weakened immune systems or health concerns may wish to consult with their physicians prior to applying.