New clinical project launched between Queen's School of Law and the Global Legal Action Network
A cutting edge open source intelligence project opportunity
The value of online open source information as evidence in documenting international law violations is increasingly recognised. The (GLAN) and its investigative partners, , have been immersed in this emerging area since late 2018 and have developed a pioneering, purpose-built methodology aimed at ensuring evidence obtained through online open source investigation will be admissible at trial.
GLAN and the School of Law at Queen's are now launching a clinical project in which a small group of postgraduate students will be trained on investigations according to the methodology, with a focus on gathering evidence for GLAN’s ground-breaking cases.
The benefits to students will include:
- Enhanced understanding of International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, and International Human Rights Law;
- Applied legal research skills;
- Open source investigation training;
- Introduction to the GLAN/Bellingcat methodology;
- Report-writing and legal analysis as to the significance of the evidence gathered for submission to official bodies such as UN mechanisms or courts;
- CV enhancement as a GLAN intern and as a lawyer with online investigations skills, which will be advantageous in many Public International Law arenas going forward;
- Experience in applying the law to evidence.
To learn more, listen to which features a conversation between the School of Law’s Director of Graduate Studies and a senior lawyer from GLAN. If you are a postgraduate student, you will receive information about how to apply to participate in the project by way of an internal communication from the School of Law.