CFR Symposium on International Law and Justice: Evolving Norms and U.S. Responses
Meetings
Conference Panel Session
CFR Symposium on International Law and Justice, Session One: International Obligations Toward Victims of Mass Atrocities
Speakers: Wesley K. Clark, Chairman and CEO, Wesley K. Clark & Associates, Former NATO commander and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Victoria Holt, Senior Associate and Co-Director, Future of Peace Operations Program, Henry L. Stimson Center
Edward C. Luck, Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, International Peace Institute, International Peace Institute; Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General
Presider: David J. Scheffer, Professor of Law, Northwestern University, Former Ambassador at Large for War Crimes, U.S. Department of State
October 17, 2008
What can we do when governments do not or cannot adequately respond to genocide and other mass sufferings? What are the obstacles to putting the United Nations' Responsibility to Protect agenda into practice?
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Conference Panel Session
CFR Symposium on International Law and Justice, Session Two: U.S. Engagement in the International Legal System
Speakers: Greg Craig, Partner, Williams & Connolly, Senior Adviser, Barack Obama Campaign
Nicholas Rostow, University Counsel and Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs, State University of New York, Adviser and Surrogate, John McCain Campaign
Presider: Cynthia McFadden, Co-anchor, "Nightline", ABC News
October 17, 2008
What can we expect of the next administration, both in terms of its response to mass atrocities and its position toward international law more generally? What steps will the next president take to shape the international legal order - and America's place within it?
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Conference Panel Session
CFR Symposium on International Law and Justice, Session Three: The Darfur Case
Introductory Speaker: Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Co-chair, Jolie-Pitt Foundation
Speaker: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
Presider: Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, New York Times
October 17, 2008
A keynote, in conversation format, on the ICC and international justice more broadly, with special focus on ICC's case against Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
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