[Tlc] C-Genocide Conference

[justinm at ucr.edu]

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Thanks,
justin

Brochure:
http://csua.berkeley.edu/~sophal/GSChapman.pdf

>From Auschwitz to Darfur:

The Genocide Convention at Sixty
Chapman University School of Law
Center for Global Trade & Development

Presents

A Legal Symposium Marking the 60th Anniversary of the 1948
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide

2008 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Genocide
Convention, one
of the foundational instruments of international law and human
rights.
This symposium will bring together leading scholars, academics and
practitioners from across the United States to explore the
significant
legacies of the Convention and to assess its continuing relevance.
The 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
of Genocide was adopted by the General Assembly in response to the
atrocities of the Holocaust in World War II. Yet, despite
claims of
"never again," the international community has stood
indifferent or
powerless to halt repeated instances of genocide around the globe.
>From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to those of Darfur, the
Genocide
Convention has failed to provide the legal mechanism required
to avert
grotesque violations of fundamental human rights.
Nevertheless, important
advances have occurred in recent years: the expectation of
impunity
has begun to dissolve as individual perpetrators of genocide have
been prosecuted for their crimes in a variety of new courts
and tribunals
established to facilitate accountability and transitional justice.
The Genocide Convention remains a compelling affirmation of
the importance
of fundamental human rights. But what relevance does the
Convention still have – if any – in 2008? What lessons can we
derive
from the various attempts – both successful and unsuccessful –
to implement
the Convention? What role will the Convention serve in the
future as both international law and international legal
mechanisms continue
to rapidly develop?

This symposium will attempt to answer these and other key
questions
through a scholarly format that encourages discussion from
across the
political and philosophical spectrum.

About the Symposium
March 13, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Chapman University
School of Law
Includes Lunch and Dinner
Plus Live International Music
and Dance Performances

8:00 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:25 Introduction
Historical and Legal Context – The German Legal System,
1933-45 and Nuremberg
Richard Fybel
9:30 - 10:45 Panel One
The Genocide Convention, Civil Society and Global Justice
Richard Falk
David Forte
Jennifer Moore
Timothy A. Canova
11:00 - 12:15 Panel Two
Courts and Tribunals as Mechanisms for Transitional Justice
Cesare Romano
John Hall
Sophal Ear
David Kaye
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch
2:00 - 3:15 Panel Three
The Face of Genocide: The Rwandan Experience
Remy Nshimiyimana
Marisa Cianciarulo
Rebecca O'Neill
3:30 - 4:45 Panel Four
State Responsibility and Holocaust Memory
Hilal Elver
Saira Mohamed
Michael Bazyler
5:00 - 5:20 Speaker
Genocide and Cultural Survival: Cambodia under the Khmer
Rouge
Charya Burt
5:30 -7:30 Performances & Dinner
Traditional dance performance, Khmer Arts Academy
Musical performance, Stefani Valadez Ensemble

To register, please complete this form and return it by mail or
fax no later than March 12, 2008. To register by telephone,
please call 714-628-2605.
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Admission to the symposium includes lunch, dinner and
the post-symposium live performances. There is no charge for
the symposium and related events. Tickets will be distributed
in advance for lunch or dinner seating, based upon a first come
first served basis. An RSVP is required for lunch or dinner.
(Limited meal seating for students.)

______________
Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu