Events Related to International, Foreign and Comparative Legal Studies
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Upcoming Events
Monday, March 31
3:00-4:30 p.m.
"Sharia Law in Canada"
a talk by Michael Bryant
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Ontario
The Honourable Michael J. Bryant (LL.M. '94) serves as Ontario’s Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Government House Leader. Previously he was Attorney General of Ontario, during which time he played a key role in the development of legislation to incorporate Sharia law into Canadian family law. He has also held ministerial posts with responsibility for Native Affairs, and Democratic Renewal, and presided over a significant expansion of Ontario’s criminal justice system.
Pound 335
Coffee and refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by International Legal Studies, Islamic Legal Studies, and the Canada Program of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Wednesday, April 2
12:00-1:15 p.m.
"Human Rights and Wrongs: Slavery, Terror, Genocide"
Helen Fein
Director, Institute for the Study of Genocide
This presentation will focus on the persistence of crimes against humanity since the Holocaust - including slavery, terror, and genocide. Based on a book of the same name, Helen Fein will use case studies to explain such gross human rights violations in terms of an integrated theory of life integrity, then discuss the positive links among human rights, freedom, and development to draw out policy recommendations from her findings.
Lewis 202
Refreshments provided
Sponsored by the Human Rights Program
Thursday, April 3
7:30 p.m.
"Semitism and the Palestinians"
a talk by Joseph Massad
Associate Professor, Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History, Columbia University
Author of The Persistence of the Palestinian Question
Hauser 105
Dinner will be served
Sponsored by Justice for Palestine
Friday, April 4
2:30-3:30 p.m.
A Conversation with Robert B. Zoellick ‘81
President, World Bank Group
Moderated by Professor William Alford
Opening Remarks by Dean Elena Kagan
Austin Hall, North Classroom
Harvard Law School
Guests must present Harvard IDs for admittance.
Sponsored by the Harvard Law School Association and International Legal Studies
Friday, April 4
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Coffee and Conversation
C. Raj Kumar, LLM '00
Associate Professor of Law, City University of Hong Kong
and
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Education and Research Society, India
Mr. Kumar will speak about his involvement in the founding of the Jindal Global Law School, a new type of Indian law school. He would welcome the chance to meet staff, faculty, and students who are interested in this work and/or India more generally.
Pound 506
Coffee and refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by International Legal Studies
Wednesday, April 9
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Lunchtime Talk
"China and America: Competitive Leadership Models"
delivered by
James A. Leach
Director, Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government
Former Congressman for thirty years, 2nd district of Iowa
Former Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Pound 419
Lunchtime talks begin promptly at 12:00. You are invited to bring your lunch.
Sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies
Wednesday, April 9
12:15-1:30 p.m.
"Lawyers Are the Key to Freedom: From Guantanamo Bay to Haditha"
with
Lt. Col. Colby Vokey
Regional Defense Counsel, Western Region, U.S. Marine Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Vokey has tried hundreds of military courts-martial and other cases as both a prosecutor and defense counsel. He served as lead defense counsel for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detainee Omar Khadr at the Military Commissions for offenses that were allegedly committed as a 15 year-old boy in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Vokey is currently assigned to defend Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, the Marine squad leader charged with the deaths of a number of Iraqi men, women, and children as a result of events that occurred in November 2005 in Haditha, Iraq.
Austin Hall, Morgan Courtroom
Lunch will be served.
Sponsored by International Legal Studies, the Human Rights Program, and HLS Advocates
Thursday, April 10
5:00 p.m.
"US, EU, and Deficient Acts of the UN Security Council: Legalization of Politics or Politization of Law?"
delivered by
Gocha Lordkipanidze
Foreign Policy & International Law Adviser to the Prime-Minister of Georgia
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
Lewis 101
Refreshments will be served
Sponsored by International Legal Studies and the Harvard European Law Association
Friday, April 11
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
East Asian Legal Studies Speaker Series
“Addressing Challenges in US-China Trade Relations”
delivered by
Timothy P. Stratford, ’81
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Affairs
Austin East, Room 101
The talk will be given in Professor Alford’s class "Comparative Law: Why Law? Lessons from China."
Sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies
Friday, April 11
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Coffee and Conversation
Professor Christine Chappuis
University of Geneva, Faculty of Law
Come enjoy coffee, discussion, and pastries with Professor Christine Chappuis of the University of Geneva Faculty of Law in Switzerland. Professor Chappuis specializes in European Union law, and has a particular interest in the harmonization of contract and tort law. Anyone interested in international law, the European Union, the University of Geneva, or simply learning about a new area of law is welcome!
Lewis 211
Coffee and refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by International Legal Studies
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