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"Universal Jurisdiction as a Tool for Law-Fare" by Irit Kohn, President, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists

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Date: 
04.25.2013
Location: 
Room V

The concept of Universal Jurisdiction as evidenced during the mid-20th Century Nuremberg Trials (in which an International Military Tribunal prosecuted Nazi crimes against humanity), gained many advocates during the 1990's, starting with the Pinochet case.

JLSA presents Ambassador Asher Naim on "The Middle East Conflict"

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Date: 
10.17.2011
Location: 
Room V

The Jewish Law Students Association
(JLSA)

Presents

Ambassador Asher Naim
“The Middle East Conflict"

Ambassador Naim will be introduced by Professor Tom Ginsburg

October 17th
12:15 pm Room V
Lunch Provided

Ambassador Asher Naim immigrated to Israel from Tripoli, Libya, fought in the

Faculty: 
Tom Ginsburg

JLSA Presents Israeli Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran

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Date: 
05.02.2011
Location: 
Room III

Salim Joubran is the first Arab-Israeli to hold a permanent seat on Israel's Supreme Court. Join us for a lecture about contemporary issues facing Israel's judiciary, followed by Q&A. Kosher lunch provided.

JLSA thanks the Decalogue Society of Lawyers for its help in sponsoring this event.

Daniel Taub, "International Law and the Middle East Peace Process"

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Date: 
02.08.2011
Location: 
Room II

Daniel Taub, Principal Deputy Legal Advisor of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presents "International Law and the Middle East Peace Process." This event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Law Student Association and the Anti-Defamation League. Lunch will be provided. This event is open to members of the University of Chicago community only.

Ruth Gavison, "Constitution-making as a Form of Nation Building: The Israeli Experience"

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Ruth Gavison, PhD, is one of Israel's leading public intellectuals and legal thinkers. She is currently serving as Haim H. Cohn Professor of Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she teaches legal theory and human rights.


61:06 minutes (55.94 MB)

JLSA, ILS, and the Center for Jewish Studies Present: Ruth Gavison, "Constitution-making as a Form of Nation Building: The Israeli Experience"

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Date: 
05.05.2010
Location: 
Weymouth Kirkland Courtroom

Ruth Gavison, PhD, is one of Israel's leading public intellectuals and legal thinkers. She is currently serving as Haim H. Cohn Professor of Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she teaches legal theory and human rights.

Jeremy Epstein, "Problems of Litigating WWII Art Restitution Claims"

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Jeremy Epstein is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago where he teaches a seminar about litigating title disputes in art law. He is a partner in the Litigation Group of Shearman & Sterling and, from 1995-2000, served as head of the Litigation Department.


48:14 minutes (44.16 MB)
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Archive year: 
2009
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