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Jean-Pictet: The Jean-Pictet Competition is hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross and is a unique opportunity to gain in-depth and hands-on knowledge of international humanitarian law while at the same time meeting students from around the world. For detailed information, see www.concourspictet.org/index_en.htm.
Jean Pictet
Click here and download the 2010 Application.
The 3-member NYU Team is selected through a process, usually in October of each year, which is overseen by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. All NYU law students are eligible to apply. Applications of interested students are reviewed by selected members of the law school’s faculty who determine a short list of finalists. This group is interviewed by former Pictet participants who select the NYU Team. Membership on the NYU Team does not guarantee admission to the Competition. NYU Team members are responsible for applying to the Competition, and, if accepted, to apply for funding (potentially available from the Hauser Global Law School Program) and prepare for the Competition.
2010 NYU Team, 22nd Edition (Orford, Quebec, Canada, March 20-27, 2010):
Colin Gillespie, a member of the Class of 2011, was an honors graduate of Northwestern University. Before law school, he worked at vocational universities in Turkey, implementing curriculum for accelerated English learning. At NYU, he is a research assistant to Professor Philip Alston and a Staff Editor of the Annual Survey of American Law.
Graham Dumas, a member of the Class of 2011, was an honors graduate of Amherst College. Before law school, he participated in programs or organizations focusing on Russia, including a program at St. Petersburg State University, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Institute for Information Freedom Development, as well as a program of the National Lawyers Guild focusing on questions of international humanitarian law. At NYU, he is the Executive Editor of the Journal of International Law and Politics.
J. Benton Heath, also a member of the Class of 2011, is an honors graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. A journalist before coming to NYU, he was a 2008-09 International Law and Human Rights Student Fellow who had an internship at the International Law Commission. At NYU, he is active in the Journal of International Law and the International Journal of Constitutional Law as well as continuing to provide research assistance to ILC Commissioner Eduardo Valenica-Ospina.
2009 NYU Team, 21st Edition (Evian-les-Bain, France, March 28 - April 4, 2009):
Christen Broecker is a 2005 honors graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her JD degree from NYU in 2008 and is a candidate for an LL.M. in International Studies from NYU in 2009. She is an IILJ Scholar and also the recipient of an International Law and Human Rights Student Fellowship, through which she interned at the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Benjamin Brod is a third year law student at NYU and a 2004 graduate of Duke University. Before coming to NYU, he worked in France teaching English and at law firms in New York and Paris.
Sanja Popovic a native of the former Yugoslavia and a Canadian citizen, received her undergraduate degree and a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Windsor (Canada) in 2006 and 2007 respectively. She is a candidate for an LL.M. in International Legal Students at NYU in 2009. Prior to coming to NYU, she interned at the ICTY where she worked on the trial of Slobodan Milosevic.
2008 NYU Team, 20th Edition (Geneva, Switzerland, April 2008):
Amélie Baudot a French and American dual-national, is a third-year JD student with a strong interest in International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, and United Nations Law. She has an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Economics from Connecticut College and a Master's Degree in International Relations from the Institut universitaire de hautes études internationals (HEI) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Rebecca Jenkin is an Australian LL.M. candidate, undertaking studies in international law, criminal law and legal theory. She obtained her LLB (1st class honors) and her BA from the Australian National University. Rebecca has previously worked as a clerk to Justice Weinberg on the Federal Court of Australia, and as a clerk to Judges Keith and Skotnikov at the International Court of Justice.
Zoe Salzman a native of Canada, received her JD degree from NYU in 2007 and is a candidate for an LL.M. in International Legal Studies. She received her undergraduate degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University in Montreal. Her research interests focus on international humanitarian and human rights law, particularly on the use of force by non-state actors, peace agreements, and private military companies.
2007 NYU Team, 19th Edition (El Escorial, Spain, April 2007):
Naomi Burke is a candidate for an LL.M at NYU School of Law in International Legal Studies. She holds an undergraduate degree in Law and French from Trinity College Dublin and a master’s degree in Political Science from IEP Paris. She is also a member of the New York Bar and has interned at the ICJ and the European Commission.
Tiasha Palikovic is a third year law student at NYU School of Law. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics.
Junko Tadaki is a candidate for an LL.M. in International Legal Studies. Originally from Japan, she holds a law degree from Monash University. She practiced law in Australia and interned at the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Tokyo before coming to NYU.
For more information about the selection process of the NYU Team for the Jean-Pictet Competition, please contact:
Patricia Armstrong
Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
New York University School of Law
110 West Third Street, Room 201
New York NY 10012
Tel: (+1-212) 998-6280
Fax: (+1-212) 995-4646
Email: tish.armstrong@nyu.edu
