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further LeArning opportunities
Lectures, pAneLs, AnD sYMposiA
Georgetown Law hosts numerous scholarly events that bring together experts in a range of fields to address
contemporary issues. Listed below is a representative sample of the international and transnational law
events recently hosted by the Law Center.
sePTember 22
5th Annual global Antitrust
enforcement symposium.
ocTober 4
“the Doctrinal foundation of political
power under sharia and halachah,”
in coordination with the international
council for Middle eastern studies and
moderated by professor Don wallace.
ocTober 18
“Looking Ahead: business and human
rights—challenges and opportunities
for the coming Decade,” moderated
by Meg roggensack, senior Advisor for
business and human rights at human
rights first and eric biel, Managing
Director for corporate responsibility at
burson-Marsteller.
ocTober 25
“reaffirming protection: strengthening
Asylum in the united states,” conference
commemorating the 60th anniversary
of the 1951 refugee convention, featuring
António guterres, un high commissioner
for refugees.
ocTober 25
“ethics and Justice” discussion with the
honorable Michele Vietti, Vice president
of the supreme Judicial council of the
republic of italy.
ocTober 26
“statelessness and the right to nationality
in the Dominican republic,” sponsored
by the human rights institute.
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ocTober 26
“the Lasting Legacy of the common
Law: the rule of Law” by the honorable
geoffrey Ma tao-Li, chief Justice of the
hong kong court of final Appeal.
ocTober 27
conversation with Anand grover, u.n.
special rapporteur on the right to
health, sponsored by the o’neill institute
for national and global health.
ocTober 28
symposium on the 2010 uniDroit
principles of international commercial
contracts: “towards a ‘global’ contract
Law,” hosted by the center for transnational
business and the Law.
november 3
the thomas f. ryan Lecture, “why
identity Matters: human rights and
Diversity,” delivered by the honorable
Justice rosalie silberman Abella,
supreme court of canada.
november 7-11
6th Annual Academy of wto Law
and policy.
november 10
“human rights protection in the real
world: the Legacy of Argentina’s ‘Dirty
war’,” a discussion with f. Allen “tex”
harris, political officer in the united
states embassy in buenos Aires.
november 30
georgetown Law international criminal
prosecutions panel: “contemporary
issues in international criminal prosecutions,”
speakers included patricia wald,
former Judge, international criminal
tribunal for the former Yugoslavia;
former chief Judge, u.s. court of
Appeals for the D.c. circuit.
December 1 anD 2
21st Annual review of the field of
national security Law, co-sponsored by
the center on national security and
the Law, georgetown university Law
center; the American bar Association
standing committee on Law and
national security; center for national
security Law, university of Virginia
school of Law; center on Law, ethics
and national security, Duke university
school of Law.
february 2
national security and the Law panel
Discussion: “the Law of counterterrorism,”
moderated by professor
Marty Lederman.
february 3
book Launch and reception celebrating
the publication of Soft Law and the
Global Financial System: Rule Making
in the 21st Century, by professor
chris brummer.
february 29
“the Alien tort statute, corporate
Liability for human rights Abuses and
the supreme court,” sponsored by
the georgetown Law human rights
institute and the international corporate
Accountability roundtable.