Quote of the week
[T]he moral point of the matter is never reached by calling what happened by the name of ‘genocide’ or by counting the many millions of victims: extermination of whole peoples had happened before in antiquity, as well as in modern colonization. It is reached only when we realize this happened within the frame of a legal order and that the cornerstone of this ‘new law’ consisted of the command ‘Thou shall kill,’ not thy enemy but innocent people who were not even potentially dangerous, and not for any reason of necessity but, on the contrary, even against all military and other utilitarian calculations. … And these deeds were not committed by outlaws, monsters, or raving sadists, but by the most respected members of respectable society.
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on The Banality of Evil
Internships at Human Rights Commission
INTERNSHIPS
The SAHRC is currently inviting applications for postgraduate law students to apply for internships at the Western Cape Office of the South African Human Rights Commission.
Requirements:
An appropriate four-year legal qualification with courses preferably in:
- Constitutional Law, Law of Evidence, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Criminal
Law and Interpretation of Statutes;
- · Knowledge of Human Rights Law;
- Knowledge of Constitutional developments;
- Relevant practical experience would be a recommendation;
- The applicant should have computer word processing skills.
SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES
Very specific attributes required are as follows:
ABSOLUTE commitment to the success of the Commission
- Reliability
- Tact
- Organised
- Integrity
- Good Team Player
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Networking skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Pro active
- Innovative
- Can handle pressure
- Punctual and able to meet deadlines
- Assertive
- Computer literacy and good knowledge and experience of IT systems
- Enthusiasm to learn
We would appreciate if you advise students of this opportunity.
Ability to speak isiXhosa will be an advantage.
Interested students are invited to contact our offices for further information.
