Irish-American Exchange on Human Rights
Convened by:
Center for Civil and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School
and
Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland – Galway
Co-sponsored with major support from the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies
October 8-10, 2009, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Schedule
| Thursday, October 8: | |
| 7:00 PM | Private Event Welcome cocktail and dinner (Alumni Room, Morris Inn) Remarks by Professor Doug Cassel: The Human Rights Record of the Obama Administration at Nine Months |
| Friday, October 9: | |
| (All morning sessions will be held in Room 210 McKenna Hall) | |
| 8:30 AM | Light Breakfast Refreshments |
| 8:45 AM | Welcoming Remarks by NDLS Dean Newton and Introductory comments by Professors Schabas and Cassel |
| 9:00 AM | Presentation by Dr. Vinodh Jaichand: The Reception of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights during the Past 60 Years in Europe |
| 9:30 AM | Comments by Mykola Sorochinsky, LL.M. ’05 NDLS; J.S.D. Candidate NDLS |
| 9:45 AM | Discussion |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM | Presentation by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell: Legal Limits on the Use of Combat Drones |
| 10:45 AM | Comments by David Akerson, Ph.D. Candidate, Galway |
| 11:00 AM | Discussion |
| 11:15 AM | Presentation by Dr. Shane Darcy: Judging War Crimes: The Legacy of the Ad Hoc Tribunals |
| 11:45 AM | Comments by Research Associate Ximena Medellín, LL.M. ’07 NDLS |
| 12:00 PM | Discussion |
| 12:30 PM | Private Lunch (Notre Dame Room, Morris Inn) |
| 1:15 PM | Luncheon Presentation: Professor William Schabas: International Trends on the Death Penalty (Notre Dame Room, Morris Inn) |
| 1:45 PM | Comments by Professor Stephen Smith |
| 2:00 PM | Discussion |
| (All afternoon sessions will be held in Room 3130 Eck Hall of Law) | |
| 2:30 PM | Presentation by Professor Meg de Guzman: Selecting Cases for International Prosecution |
| 3:00 PM | Comments by Professor Jimmy Gurule |
| 3:15 PM | Discussion |
| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM | Private Event Meeting of Center for Civil and Human Rights’ Advisory Committee (Room 2171 Eck Hall of Law) |
| 6:30 PM | Private Event Reception and Dinner with Advisory Committee (Notre Dame Press Box) Dialogue: Professors Schabas and Cassel: The ICC: A Seven-Year Assessment |
| Saturday, October 10: | |
| (All sessions will be held in Room 1140 Eck Hall of Law) | |
| 9:15 AM | Light Breakfast Refreshments |
| 9:30 AM | Presentation by Gerald Gahima, former Attorney-General of Rwanda: Post-Conflict Justice in Rwanda |
| 10:00 AM | Comments by Research Associate Muthee Kiunga, LL.M., ’05 NDLS |
| 10:15 AM | Discussion |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | Presentation by Brian Farrell, Ph.D. Candidate, NUI Galway: Obama, Detention and Human Rights |
| 11:30 AM | Comments by Professor Sean O’Brien |
| 11:45 AM | Discussion |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
