War Crimes Research Symposium
International Law in Crisis
"International Law in Crisis"
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American Branch
of the International Law Association
Midwest Regional Conference
Co-Sponsors: Frederick K. Cox International Law Center,
AIDP American National Section, American Society of International Law, and Public International Law and Policy Group.
Made possible by a generous grant from the Wolf Family Foundation
Friday, September 9, 2011
8:30 AM - 5:15 PM - Moot Courtroom (A59)
Free & open to the public. 7.0 hours CLE credit available, pending approval, for $200
(Case Western Law alumni pay $100).
Webcast live and available for viewing on demand after the event
2011 is shaping up to be one of the most turbulent years in history. This timely symposium is designed to examine both the application of international law in times of crisis and whether these events are pushing international law itself to the brink of crisis, with panels examining developments in Northern Africa and the Middle East, climate change, international economic law, universal jurisdiction, piracy, and the war on terrorism. The symposium features an opening lecture by Ruth Wedgwood, President of the American Branch of the International Law Association, and a midday lecture by the Hon. Richard Goldstone, who served as Justice of the South African Constitutional Court, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and Chairman of the U.N. Commissions on Kosovo and the Gaza conflict.
Agenda
8:30-8:45 AM Welcome
Lawrence Mitchell, Joseph C. Hostetler-Dean and Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Prof. Michael Scharf, director, Cox Center, Case Western
Prof. Michael Kelly (Creighton), president, AIDP American National
-presentation of AIDP Book of the Year Award
8:45-9:30 AM International Law and its Role in Recent Crises: Was it Successful?
Prof. Ruth Wedgwood, president, American Branch, International Law Association
9:45-11:00 AM Morning Panel #1A
Universal Jurisdiction in Crisis and the 50th anniversary of the Eichmann Trial
Moderator: Prof. Michael Kelly, Creighton University
Prof. David Luban, Georgetown University
Ruth Bettina Birn, former Chief Historian, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Section, Dept. of Justice, Canada
Prof. Michael Newton, Vanderbilt University
Prof. Charles Jalloh, University of Pittsburgh
9:45-11:00 AM Morning Panel #1B
International Economic Law in Crisis or Merely in Times of Crisis?
Moderator/Speaker: Prof. Juscelino Colares, Case Western
Prof. Raj Bhala, University of Kansas
Prof. Jide Okechuku Nzelibe, Northwestern University
Prof. Joel P. Trachtman, Tufts University
11:15 AM-12:30 PM Morning Panel #2A
Piracy: New Threats, New Responses
Moderator: Prof. Robert Strassfeld, Case Western
Judge Rosemelle Mutoka of the Kenya Piracy Court
Prof. Milena Sterio, Cleveland State University
Sandy Hodgkinson, Dept. of Defense Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense
Jennifer Landsidle, Dept. of State Office of the Legal Adviser
11:15 AM-12:30 PM Morning Panel #2B
Climate Change - What does Hope Look Like?
Moderator/Panelist: Prof. Elizabeth Burleson, Pace University
Prof. Deepa Badrinarayana, Chapman University
William Burns, Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
Prof. Hari Osofsky, University of Minnesota
1:00-2:00 PM The Goldstone Commission Report: A Case Study in International Law
Hon. Richard Goldstone
2:15-3:30 PM Afternoon Panel #3A
Northern Africa and the Mideast: To Where?
Moderator/Panelist: Prof. Paul Williams, American University/PILPG
Prof. Amos Guiora, University of Utah
Prof. Louis Rene Beres, Purdue University
Ori Nir, Journalist
2:15-3:30 PM Afternoon #3B
Crisis in the Courtrooms: International Law and Domestic Litigation
Moderator/panelist: Prof. Cassandra Robertson, Case Western
Prof. Melissa Waters, Wash. University, St. Louis
Prof. Laurie Blank, Emory University
Steven M. Schneebaum, Greenberg Traurig LLP
3:45-5:15 PM Plenary Closing Panel
International Law and the War on Terror: A Ten-Year Retrospective
Moderator: Prof. Ved Nanda, University of Denver
Prof. John Murphy, Villanova University
Prof. Julian Ku, Hofstra University
Prof. Michael Scharf, Case Western
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