Event: July 22-23, 2008
By Administrator | April 23, 2008
Lifting the Fog of Law: Legal Regimes to Combat Terrorism and Transnational Threats in the Near East and South Asia
July 22-23, 2008
Washington, DC
This two day workshop at the National Defense University will focus on the national and international legal environment to combat transnational threats such as terrorism and organized crime in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. This workshop will include the exchange of ideas and practices between regional subject matter experts, USG personnel, academia, and NGOs.
Event: June 13-15, 2008
By Administrator | April 23, 2008
Eighth Annual CISS Millennium Conference: Global Conflict, Cooperation and Integration
June 13 – 15, 2008
Paris, France
The contemporary international system is confronted with unusual and unparalleled challenges and opportunities. The response of individuals, groups, and governments toward meeting these challenges has often been marked by innovation and cooperation. This conference proposes to consider the scope and nature of various traditional interstate and internal conflicts, as well as such challenges to the international community as: clashing ideological and religious perspectives, global terrorism, population pressures and the scarcity of key resources, environmental degradation, and the spread of disease.
Event: June 12-17, 2008
By Administrator | April 23, 2008
The Rule of Law During a Time of Violence and Terrorism and the Pursuit of Peace
June 12-17, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Jerusalem, Israel
The World Jurist Association proudly announces the 2008 Jerusalem Conference, a gathering of international lawyers and judges to discuss the status of Rule of Law around the world under increasing pressures from violence.
http://www.worldjurist.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=34
Event: June 1-3, 2008
By Administrator | April 23, 2008
Complementing IHL: Exploring the Need For Additional Norms to Govern Contemporary Conflict Situations
June 1-3, 2008
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are organizing an international conference that seeks to examine if, how and to what extent the regulation of certain contemporary conflict situations could be improved whether by the development or reinterpretation of international humanitarian law (IHL) or by the introduction of complementary norms derived from alternative legal sources.
http://law.mscc.huji.ac.il/law1/minerva/docs/ComplIHL.pdf