Georgetown University Law Center's Human Rights Institute
and Human Rights Watch
invite you to
the fourth annual
Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights:
The Challenge of Balancing Peace and Justice
Monday, March 1, 2010
Georgetown University Law Center
Gewirz Student Center, 12th floor
120 F Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
To register, visit https://www.law.georgetown.edu/forms/form.cfm?FormID=502
Please feel free to circulate this invitation widely, and please note that additional speakers will be listed on the Human Rights Institute's website (http://www.law.georgetown.edu/humanrightsinstitute/) as they are confirmed.
9:30-9:45: Welcome
Coffee and light breakfast to be provided
9:45-11:15: Panel 1: Peace and Justice: An Evolving Legal and Policy Framework
- Sara Darehshori, Senior Counsel, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch
- Neil Kritz, Senior Scholar in Residence, Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution, United States Institute of Peace
- Adam Smith, Associate, Covington and Burling; author "After Genocide: Bringing the Devil to Justice"
- David Tolbert, President, International Center for Transitional Justice
- Moderator: David Luban, University Professor & Frederick J. Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy, Georgetown University Law Center
11:15-12:45: Panel 2: Reconciling Peace and Justice in the Heat of Peace Talks
- David Crane, Distinguished Professor of Practice, Syracuse University College of Law; former Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Richard Goldstone, Distinguished Visitor from the Judiciary, Georgetown University Law Center; former Prosecutor, United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda
- Diane Orentlicher, Deputy Director, Office of War Crimes Issues, U.S. Department of State
- Moderator: Sara Darehshori, Senior Counsel, International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch
12:45-2:00: Lunch: Remarks by Aryeh Neier, President, Open Society Institute & Father Robert F. Drinan S.J. Visiting Professor of Human Rights, Georgetown Law
2:00-3:30: Panel 3: Building Firm Foundations: Peace, Justice, and the Rule of Law
- Mark Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Professor of Law & Director, Transnational Law Institute, Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Jane Stromseth, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- Rupert Skilbeck, Litigation Director, International Justice Program, Open Society Justice Initiative
- Moderator: Cecile Aptel, Senior Fellow, International Center for Transitional Justice
3:30-4:30: Keynote Address: Stephen Rapp, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
The annual Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights was established in honor of the late Professor Samuel Dash by his family and friends, Georgetown Law alumni, and the law firm of Cozen O'Connor to honor Professor Dash's contributions to the protection of human rights and civil liberties. Professor Dash, who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1965, served on the board of directors of the International League of Human Rights and, in this capacity, carried out human rights missions to Northern Ireland, the Soviet Union, and Chile. He was the first American permitted by South Africa to visit Nelson Mandela in prison and was involved in the mediation efforts that eventually led to Mandela's release. In addition, Professor Dash was chief counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee. The annual Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights is a cornerstone project of Georgetown Law's Human Rights Institute.