International Humanitarian Law Dialogs

3rd Annual International Humanitarian Dialogs
31 August - 1 September 2009

Chautauqua, New York

The third annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs, co-sponsored by the Harris World Law Institute and the Robert H. Jackson Center at the Chautauqua Institution, was an historic gathering of international prosecutors from Nuremberg through present day tribunals. This 2009 installation of the Dialogs brought together renowned prosecutors to honor and discuss the role of women in international criminal law.

  • [view] Program Brochure (includes tentative program)
  • [view] Photo Gallery 
  • [view] Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity: Substituting Justice for Despair - Leila Nadya Sadat - July 30, 2009

The issuance of the Chautauqua Declaration was the culmination of the proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs held at Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2009. The subject was titled: "Honoring Women in International Criminal Law: From Nuremberg to the ICC (International Criminal Court)." 

  • [view] The Third Chautauqua Declaration (Sept. 1, 2009)
  • [view] Video of the Declaration Reading
  • [view] Jackson Center YouTube site

2nd Annual International Humanitarian Dialogs
25-26 August 2008

Participants at the 2nd Annual International Humanitarian Dialogs August 2008

The Dialogs, held in the 60th anniversary year of the United Nations’ adoption of the Genocide Convention, addressed issues of international law and criminality, including “ethnic cleansing,” forced service of children in wars, and how international courts identify the perpetrators of such crimes and bring them to justice.

  • [view] Second Chautauqua Declaration
  • [view] Program Website
    [view] Dialogs Program
    [view] Photo Gallery
  • [view] Save the Date

1st Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs
The Laws of War: Past, Present, and Future
29 August 2007

Participants of the 1st Annual IHL Dialogs, August 29, 2007

In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the 1907 Hague Rules. A Roundtable Discussion with Current and Former International Prosecutors. The Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York. Click on photo to view full version. 

 

 

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