Global Law Forum to Host a Law Conference in London on Nov. 26th : “Ending Impunity or Decreasing Accountability – Averting Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction”

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Ending Impunity or Decreasing Accountability

Averting Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction

Schedule:

Paper Session (The Royal Houseguards Hotel & One Whitehall Place – Meston Suite

9:30-11:30

1st Session
Prof. Eugene Kontorovich (Northwestern Law) – Piracy and the Puzzle of Universal Jurisdiction
Respondent: Prof. Ruti Treitel (New York Law School)

Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri (University of London) – Globalizing Justice or Reinforcing the Divide? Trends in Transitional Justice
Respondent: Prof. Abraham Bell
(Bar Ilan University & University of Connecticut)

11:30- 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45- 12:45

2nd Session
Dr. Anthea Roberts (London School of Economics) – Universal Civil Jurisdiction
Respondent: Prof. Madeline Morris (Duke University)

12:45-14:00

Lunch Break

14:00-15:00

3rd Session
Prof. Anthony Colangelo (SMU School of Law) – Universal Jurisdiction and International Double Jeopardy
Respondent: Prof. Julian Ku (Hofstra Law)

15:00- 15:20

Roundtable discussion

Panel Session*) (House of Commons – Grimond Room at Portcullis House:

Panel Host: MP James Arbuthnot, Chairman for the Defence Select Committee

16:00- 18:00

Chairman. Ambassador Dore Gold– President of Jerusalem Center and former Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
Prof. Gregory Gordon – Director of the Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies at the University of North Dakota
Peter Tatchell – Human Rights Campaigner
Adv. Irit Kohn, Bar Ilan University, Deputy President of the International Jewish Lawyers and Jurists Organization and former Director of the International Department of the Israel Ministry of Justice
Mayor General (Res.) Doron Almog (By Video Uplink)
Prof. Abraham Bell, Global Law Forum, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

*) This session is also sponsored by the Conservative Friends of Israel

Pre-registration is required

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Global Law Forum to Host a Law Conference in London on Nov. 26th : “Ending Impunity or Decreasing Accountability – Averting Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction”

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