CFR Symposium on International Law and Justice, Session One: International Obligations Toward Victims of Mass Atrocities

Friday, October 17, 2008
Speakers
Edward C. Luck
Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, International Peace Institute, International Peace Institute; Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General
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
Presider
David J. Scheffer
Professor of Law, Northwestern University, Former Ambassador at Large for War Crimes, U.S. Department of State

This session was part of the CFR Symposium on International Law and Justice, which was made possible through the generous support of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.

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