The UCLA School of Law has recently launched the Human Rights & International Criminal Law Online Forum.
The Forum is an initiative of the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. It is designed to generate debate about issues of significance for the International Criminal Court.
The first question is whether the ICC prosecutor should have the authority to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the 2008-09 Gaza conflict. The invited experts who submitted opinions were Prof. George P. Fletcher (Columbia Law), Dr. Marlies Glasius (University of Amsterdam), Dr. Michael Kearney, Legal Researcher, Al-Haq, Prof. John Quigley (Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University), and Prof. Yaël Ronen (Sha’arei Mishpat College).
The second question (open for comments Nov. 15, 2010) will address the genocide charges filed against Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir. The third topic will address gender crimes under ICC jurisdiction, in particular those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kivu Provinces, and Darfur.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 12th, 2010
| Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES |
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Reminder: The call for papers for the AALS Section on Law Libraries panel, Legal Research and Information Literacy: The Intersection of Intellectual and Practical Skills, is Sept. 17, 2010. The call for papers is here. The panel will take place during the AALS meeting in San Francisco, Jan. 5-8, 2011.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 12th, 2010
| CALLS FOR PAPERS, Legal Education, Legal Research & Writing |
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| October 29, 2010 | to | October 31, 2010 |
Berkeley Law hosts The Mindful Lawyer Oct. 29-31, 2010. Sponsors include the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, the University of Buffalo Law School, the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy (Buffalo) the University of San Francisco School of Law, the University of Florida Levin College of Law, CUNY School of Law, and the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice (Berkeley).
The Mindful Lawyer: Practices & Prospects for Law School, Bench, and Bar is a national conference that will bring together the pioneers who have been developing programs integrating meditation and contemplative practices with legal education and practice, and others in the legal profession who are interested in exploring this work.Many law professionals have found that meditation practice has sharpened their legal skills, helped them to manage the stresses of their challenging work, increased their empathy, and deepened their commitment to creating a more just society. The conference will offer a blend of scholarly presentation, practical experience and discussion, and recent developments in neuroscience and psychology relevant to meditation practice. We invite lawyers, law professors, judges, mediators and other dispute resolution professionals, and law students to explore the connections between law and meditation, and to learn and practice meditation.
The Mindful Lawyer conference will begin with an optional half-day meditation retreat on Friday afternoon. The conference officially convenes on Friday evening and runs through mid-afternoon on Sunday.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 12th, 2010
| EVENTS |
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Berkeley Law hosts The Mindful Lawyer Oct. 29-31, 2010. Sponsors include the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, the University of Buffalo Law School, the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy (Buffalo) the University of San Francisco School of Law, the University of Florida Levin College of Law, CUNY School of Law, and the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice (Berkeley).
The Mindful Lawyer: Practices & Prospects for Law School, Bench, and Bar is a national conference that will bring together the pioneers who have been developing programs integrating meditation and contemplative practices with legal education and practice, and others in the legal profession who are interested in exploring this work.Many law professionals have found that meditation practice has sharpened their legal skills, helped them to manage the stresses of their challenging work, increased their empathy, and deepened their commitment to creating a more just society. The conference will offer a blend of scholarly presentation, practical experience and discussion, and recent developments in neuroscience and psychology relevant to meditation practice. We invite lawyers, law professors, judges, mediators and other dispute resolution professionals, and law students to explore the connections between law and meditation, and to learn and practice meditation.
The Mindful Lawyer conference will begin with an optional half-day meditation retreat on Friday afternoon. The conference officially convenes on Friday evening and runs through mid-afternoon on Sunday.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 12th, 2010
| CONFERENCES, Law and Psychology, Legal Education, Legal Profession |
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| October 8, 2010 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
| October 9, 2010 |
| October 10, 2010 |
| 9:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
The Northwest Clinical Conference, hosted by Seattle University School of Law, will take place Oct. 8-10, 2010, in Leavenworth, WA.
The NW Clinical conference at beautiful Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, Washington is filling up fast. There will also be a staff track for part of the program agenda on the changing role of staff in the 21st Century Clinical program.This will be a great conference and opportunity to meet and connect with clinical faculty and staff from Washington State, British Columbia, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming, and even from as far away as the University of the District of Columbia in DC. We have speakers from Loyola New Orleans (discussing clinical programs’ responses to emergencies/disasters), and Syracuse (discussing cultural competence and the particular issues surrounding the culture of geography/place); and sessions on new experiential learning structures and the interaction between externships and clinical courses.
The beautiful environment in combination with the smaller group of wonderful people (we have a maximum of 50 participants and 10 guests) makes this both a wonderful learning environment and great retreat. We hope you can make it!
For more information, contact Lisa Brodoff, lbrodhoff [at] seattleu.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 12th, 2010
| EVENTS |
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The Northwest Clinical Conference, hosted by Seattle University School of Law, will take place Oct. 8-10, 2010, in Leavenworth, WA.
The NW Clinical conference at beautiful Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, Washington is filling up fast. There will also be a staff track for part of the program agenda on the changing role of staff in the 21st Century Clinical program.This will be a great conference and opportunity to meet and connect with clinical faculty and staff from Washington State, British Columbia, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming, and even from as far away as the University of the District of Columbia in DC. We have speakers from Loyola New Orleans (discussing clinical programs’ responses to emergencies/disasters), and Syracuse (discussing cultural competence and the particular issues surrounding the culture of geography/place); and sessions on new experiential learning structures and the interaction between externships and clinical courses.
The beautiful environment in combination with the smaller group of wonderful people (we have a maximum of 50 participants and 10 guests) makes this both a wonderful learning environment and great retreat. We hope you can make it!
For more information, contact Lisa Brodoff, lbrodhoff [at] seattleu.edu.
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 12th, 2010
| Clinics, CONFERENCES, Legal Education |
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