Calendar of Events

The following list of events has been confirmed. Dates, times, and locations of events will be announced as quickly as possible. Please check the Law Daily/Weekly and the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute’s website for updates.

Fall 2012


Sunday, August 26-
Tuesday, August 28

 

6th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs
“Is the justice we seek the justice they want?”
The Special Court for Sierra Leone: A Ten Year Anniversary Retrospective
The Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY

Thursday, September 13

 

Harris Institute Speaker Series – Ambassador Louis Susman
U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
"The Enduring Value of the Rule of Law"

Monday, October 15

 

Harris Institute Speaker Series – The Honorable Kim Prost
UN Ombudsperson; former Judge of the ICTY

Tuesday, October 30

 

 Film Screening of Blood in the Mobile
International Humanitarian Law Project with the Enough Project  

Sunday, November 11-
Monday, November 12

 

The International Criminal Court at 10
The conference will focus on the challenges and achievements
of the Court during its first ten years and discuss the U.S. position towards the Court. more...  

Spring 2013


Wednesday, February 20

 

Harris Institute Speaker Series – Professor Raj Bhala
Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law, KU School of Law

Friday, March 1-
Saturday, March 2

 

Third Annual Workshop on International and Comparative Law
Organized by Professors Gerrit De Geest, Michael Peil and Peter Cramer

Thursday, March 7

 

William C. Jones Lecture Series: Tae-Ung Baik
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii

April 1

 

Panel on Conceptualizing a New Institutional Framework for
International Taxation.  Speakers include  Allison Christians, Itai Grinberg,
Michael Lennard, and Diane Ringi

Monday, April 8 **New Date**

 

Harris Institute Speaker Series – Robert Petit
Counsel at Justice Canada, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Section

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Spring 2012

  • Immigration Law and Family Reunification: A Comparative Perspective [more]
  • William C. Jones Lecture presents Judge Xue - International Criminal Court [more]
  • Conversation with J.D. Stier from the Enough! Project [more]

Fall 2011

  • Live Seminar: “Countries in Upheaval: Developing a Protection Network in Situations Short of Armed Conflict” [more]  
  • 5th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs - "Widespread and Systematic!" Crimes Against Humanity in the Shadow of Modern International Criminal Law" [more] 
  • 2011 World Peace Through Law Award Recipient: Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court [more] 
  • Dr. Andreas Schloenhardt Lecture - “Be Careful What You Pay For: Trafficking in Persons in Australia". 
  • Public Lecture by Andrew Cayley - "Prosecuting Mass Atrocities at the ECCC". 
  • Panel Discussion on Litigating International Human Rights Violations - Speakers: Mr. Steven Schneebaum, Prof. Leila Sadat, and Prof. Melissa Waters. 
  • Faculty Colloquium on International Law and Theory [more] 

Spring 2011

  • International Graduate Student Conference - "Creating Healthy Opportunities for Healthcare Management in a Global Context" [more] 
  • Rebecca Hamilton - "Sudan Divided: What Next for the People of Africa's Newest Country?" [more] 

Fall 2010

  • International Criminal Justice Day
  • 4th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs - "Reflections on Crimes Against Peace: Aggression in the 21st Century" [more] 
  • IHL/Red Cross Students as Teachers Enrollment/Training [more] 
  • Arsalan Iftikhar - "Islamic Pacifism" [more] 
  • Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting Presentation - "Downstream: Untold Stories on Water, Sanitation and Wetlands" [more] 
  • Harris Institute Debate Series - "Are U.S. Drone Attacks in 'The War on Terror' Lawful? Do They Make for Sound Foreign Policy?" [more] 
  • Dawn Johnsen, Indiana Law School - "Reflections on Promoting Liberty and the Rule of Law" [more]
     

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