Notice: who is co-sponsoring the following event at Harvard Law School in two weeks: the Human Rights Program at HLS, International Legal Studies at HLS, and The National Lawyers Guild (HLS Chapter). The lesson of the event: BDS is now a respectable subject/option in elite Ivy League educational venues.
Justice for Palestine at Harvard Law School presents: Boycotting the Israeli Occupation?
LOUIS MICHAEL SEIDMAN, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center
ROY KREITNER, Tel Aviv University Law School
DIANA BUTTU, Former legal advisor to Palestinian negotiators Moderator and discussant:
DUNCAN KENNEDY, Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Harvard Law School Friday, Feb 11th, 5-7 pm
Room TBA, Harvard Law School
How does one respond to human rights violations? Is divestment a proper or a required reaction to Israel’s actions and policies vis-à-vis the Palestinians? Is it counter-productive? What kinds of divestment are appropriate and effective? How will it impact Israeli society and politics? How will it impact US policies?
Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Program at HLS, International Legal Studies at HLS, Unbound: Journal of the Legal Left, and The National Lawyers Guild, HLS Chapter.
