Spring events on "Forced Migration"
01/02/12 11:40
The Page-Barbour Initiative on Forced Migration will surely be of interest to many of us. Given, especially, our focus on international courts and justice, these events will be incredibly appropriate and productive for us.
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FRIDAY, 1/27/12: Public address on Grounds by Prof. Nancy Combs (W&M Law School), on "The Problematic Evidentiary Foundations of International Criminal Convictions." Prof. Combs's talk, which is co-sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) and the Center for International Studies (CIS), will focus on the work of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
FRIDAY, 2/3/12: Public address at the Law School by Prof. David Scheffer (Northwestern Law School), on "A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals." Prof. Scheffer's talk, which is being organized by Prof. David Martin and is co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS, will focus on his experience as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, including his interactions with the ICTY and the ICTR.
FRIDAY, 2/24/12: Public address on Grounds by Dr. Marko A. Hoare (Kingston University, London), on "Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia." Prof. Hoare's talk, which is co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS, will focus on the mass atrocities that occurred during the wars of Yugoslav succession and efforts by the ICTY and other courts to prosecute perpetrators.
THURSDAY, 3/15/12 - FRIDAY, 3/16/12: Public address on Grounds on 3/15/12 by The Honorable Richard J. Goldstone on "The Current State of International Criminal Justice," followed on 3/16/12 by a discussion open to faculty and graduate students on the history and jurisprudence of the ICTY and the ICTR. These events are co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS.
MONDAY, 3/26/12 - TUESDAY, 3/27/12: Public addresses (panel format) on Grounds on 3/26/12 on international criminal justice featuring Patricia Viseur Sellers (former Legal Adviser for Gender-Related Crimes at the ICTY and Visiting Fellow, Oxford University) and Prof. William Schabas (National University of Ireland, Galway), followed on 3/27/12 by a discussion open to faculty and graduate students with pre-circulated papers by Profs. Schabas and Sellers on topics TBA. These events are co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS.
THURSDAY, 4/12/12 - FRIDAY, 4/13/12: Public address on Grounds on 4/12/12 by Prof. Norman Naimark on "Stalin's Genocides," followed on 4/13/12 by a workshop open to faculty and graduate students on the history of ethnic cleansing. These events are co-sponsored by CREEES, the CIS, the Jewish Studies Program, and the History Dept.
You can join their mailing list here.
FRIDAY, 1/27/12: Public address on Grounds by Prof. Nancy Combs (W&M Law School), on "The Problematic Evidentiary Foundations of International Criminal Convictions." Prof. Combs's talk, which is co-sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) and the Center for International Studies (CIS), will focus on the work of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
FRIDAY, 2/3/12: Public address at the Law School by Prof. David Scheffer (Northwestern Law School), on "A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals." Prof. Scheffer's talk, which is being organized by Prof. David Martin and is co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS, will focus on his experience as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, including his interactions with the ICTY and the ICTR.
FRIDAY, 2/24/12: Public address on Grounds by Dr. Marko A. Hoare (Kingston University, London), on "Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia." Prof. Hoare's talk, which is co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS, will focus on the mass atrocities that occurred during the wars of Yugoslav succession and efforts by the ICTY and other courts to prosecute perpetrators.
THURSDAY, 3/15/12 - FRIDAY, 3/16/12: Public address on Grounds on 3/15/12 by The Honorable Richard J. Goldstone on "The Current State of International Criminal Justice," followed on 3/16/12 by a discussion open to faculty and graduate students on the history and jurisprudence of the ICTY and the ICTR. These events are co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS.
MONDAY, 3/26/12 - TUESDAY, 3/27/12: Public addresses (panel format) on Grounds on 3/26/12 on international criminal justice featuring Patricia Viseur Sellers (former Legal Adviser for Gender-Related Crimes at the ICTY and Visiting Fellow, Oxford University) and Prof. William Schabas (National University of Ireland, Galway), followed on 3/27/12 by a discussion open to faculty and graduate students with pre-circulated papers by Profs. Schabas and Sellers on topics TBA. These events are co-sponsored by CREEES and the CIS.
THURSDAY, 4/12/12 - FRIDAY, 4/13/12: Public address on Grounds on 4/12/12 by Prof. Norman Naimark on "Stalin's Genocides," followed on 4/13/12 by a workshop open to faculty and graduate students on the history of ethnic cleansing. These events are co-sponsored by CREEES, the CIS, the Jewish Studies Program, and the History Dept.