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Kiernan examines the history of genocide
Yale historian examines the history of genocide for the Assembly Series
Nov. 3,
2009 -- Yale historian Benedict Kiernan to speak on the history and telltale warning signs of genocide on Nov. 11 for the Holocaust Memorial Lecture.
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Killing Fields revisited
Cambodians unsure tribunals will heal wounds of mass killings, JAMA study suggests
Aug. 21,
2009 --  Lessons learned from research into the societal effects of post-Apartheid "truth and reconciliation" hearings in South Africa are now being applied to a U.S. National Institute of Peace-sponsored study of the long-term mental health impact on Cambodians from human rights tribunals targeting the killing of millions by the nation's former Khmer Rouge regime, says James L. Gibson, a professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis and co-author of a study published Aug. 6 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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UN Across America program
Current UN Ambassadors to hold a town hall meeting on "Food Security and Humanitarian Intervention" on March 24 at law school
March 16,
2009 -- Washington University School of Law will host a delegation of ten senior diplomats from the United Nations for a public town hall meeting on "Food Security and Humanitarian Intervention" on Tuesday, March 24, from 9-11 a.m. in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The ambassadors will give brief presentations and then take questions from the audience.
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Refining foreign policy
Former ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan available to discuss foreign policy priorities for the new president
Dec. 4,
2008 -- "Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan need to be top foreign policy priorities for President Barack Obama," says Thomas Schweich, former ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan and visiting professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Schweich, the Special Representative for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is available to discuss foreign policy issues facing the next president.
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International Climate Change conference Oct. 30
Leading experts will discuss U.S. and China's role in the post-Kyoto agreement
Oct. 13,
2008 -- Distinguished environmental law and policy scholars and scientists from around the country will gather at Washington University in St. Louis to discuss "International Climate Change: Post-Kyoto Challenges," from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Anheuser-Busch and Seigle Halls. "The international community is aiming to complete negotiations by the end of 2009 on a new climate change agreement to take effect when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012," says Maxine Lipeles, J.D., director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic and senior lecturer in law. "This conference will address the critical question of what roles the world's two largest emitters - the U.S. and China - will play under the new agreement." The conference, hosted by Washington University School of Law's Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
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Supreme Court Guantanamo decision
International law expert comments on status of Guantanamo Bay detainees
June 18,
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The Supreme Court's recent ruling giving the Guantanamo Bay detainees the right of habeas corpus "underscores the commitment of the United States to be governed by the rule of law even during times of national stress, and is a courageous response to the overreaching policies of the executive branch, buttressed by a compliant Republican Congress, that have caused world-wide criticism of U.S. interrogation and detention policies," says Leila N. Sadat, expert on international law and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Sadat, the director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, is the author of the leading treatise on the international criminal court, "The International Criminal Court and the Transformation of International Law: Justice for the New Millennium," and is closely following the status of the detainees at Guantanamo.
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Blue-ribbon steering committee drafting international treaty
Harris World Law Institute kicks off landmark Crimes Against Humanity Project
April 25,
2008 -- The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute of Washington University School of Law announced a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes. Leila Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and director of the Harris Institute, recently convened the first meeting of the project's steering committee.
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Taking international legal education to the next level
Washington University School of Law launches unique Transnational Law Program
Feb. 19,
2008 -- Washington University School of Law is launching a Transnational Law Program, a first-of-its-kind offering for students in both the United States and Europe. Beginning in fall 2008, a new four-year combined degree program will be offered in association with four prestigious European universities. "There is a growing need for lawyers who understand both American and European law, can identify legal issues and know reliable sources in the U.S. and throughout Europe," says Kent D. Syverud, J.D., law dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. "Many American law schools are expanding their international curricula study-abroad programs. Washington University Law and Utrecht University are now taking international legal education to the next level."
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Law professor named Malawi's Chief Advisor to the President
Peter Mutharika, author of the forthcoming book, "Foreign Investment Security in Sub-Saharan Africa," also named the Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law
Jan. 9,
2008 -- As part of his continuing efforts to serve his native country, A. Peter Mutharika, J.S.D., professor of law, has been named Malawi's Chief Advisor to the President on Constitutional, Legal and International Affairs. Mutharika currently is on leave in Malawi for the 2007-08 academic year. Upon his return, he will serve as Washington University School of Law's Charles Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law. In his current role, Mutharika is advising President Bingu wa Mutharika on the constitutionality of the president's decisions, constitutional reforms and judicial appointments. He also acts as a special presidential envoy to other heads of state and heads of international organizations.
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Immigration law expert available for comment
'Reduce illegal immigration by reuniting nuclear families of legal immigrants,' Legomsky says
June 19,
2007 --
Immigration law expert Stephen H. Legomsky says that an easy way to put a serious dent in illegal immigration is to exempt the spouses and young children of legal immigrants from numerical ceilings, just as we now exempt the spouses and children of U.S. citizens. Legomsky is the author of America's leading law school textbook on immigration law and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. He has advised both Republican and Democratic administrations and several foreign governments on immigration, refugee and citizenship issues. More...
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