In ten days Columbia University Law School will be hosting a hero of human rights in the occupied territories, Raji Sourani, at a continuing legal education credit course. The Sept. 26 session is about the U.S. and Israel in international law– from tribunals to factfinding missions– and features Colonel Desmond Travers of the Goldstone mission and Michael Ratner and Maria LaHood of the Center for Constitutional Rights. What a session!
Lawyers who need credits, this is your chance to hear a man who has documented war crimes and condemned honor killings inside Gaza, too. The announcement:
The Center for Constitutional Rights and Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute are sponsoring a CLE on Monday, September 26th, entitled “International Justice in Practice: Challenges in the Search for Accountability.”
The CLE will be at Columbia University’s Faculty House* from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, and will provide an overview of the international human rights and humanitarian law framework and examine a series of case studies illustrating the challenges and successes encountered when applying this framework to mass atrocities or serious violations of international law. The agenda is attached.
And here’s the Sourani panel, in the afternoon:
CASE STUDIES FROM THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL This session will present case studies from the United States and Israel, which will demonstrate efforts for accountability in various fora, including national courts, under universal jurisdiction, in regional or international tribunals or through fact-finding mission.
Maria C. LaHood Senior Staff Attorney Center for Constitutional Rights
Michael D. Ratner ’69 President Emeritus Center for Constitutional Rights
Raji Sourani Founder & Director Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Desmond Travers Colonel (Ret’d.) Irish Army & Member 2008-2009 Gaza War UN Fact-Finding Mission
Stéphanie David, Moderator Director of North Africa-Middle East Regional Office International Federation for Human Rights
