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The International Law Forum program is designed to supplement the international law courses given at the University of Colorado School of Law.  It is a program of informal but rigorous presentations on issues relating to international law by professors, students, outside speakers including officials, normally with one commentator pre-assigned. A good number of the presentations have been published. The presentations that have been made or scheduled (updated as soon as tentative schedules are set) are as follows:

 

 

18.  Sovereign Inequalities and Hierarchy in Anarchy: American Power and International Society, by Jack Donnelly, Andrew W. Mellon Professor, University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies; Distinguished Scholar and Author on Human Rights.  Nov. 8, 2005.  Co-sponsored by Doman Society of International Law and the Office of Career Development.

 

17.  Cyprus – a Graveyard for UN Secretary-Generals, presentation by Dr. Stefan Talmon, University Lecturer in Public International Law, Oxford and Fellow, St Anne’s College, Oxford, tentatively scheduled for 12:00-1:00 pm, October 25, 2005.   Co-sponsored by Doman Society of International Law and the Office of Career Development.

 

16.  Good Governance and International Aid, by Ved Nanda, Evans University Professor, Marsh Professor of Law and Vice-Provost for Internationalization, University of Denver, tentatively scheduled for 12:00 pm, Tuesday, October 11, 2005.  Co-sponsored by Doman Society of International Law and the Office of Career Development.

 

15.  The European Union and the International Criminal Court, paper presentation by Alessandra Mignolli, Professor of EU Law and International Law, University of Rome, La Sapienza, formerly Counsel to the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, the Holy See.  Commentator: Professor Laura Spitz. Room 154, 12:00-12:50 pm, Tuesday, September 20, 2005.  Co-sponsored by Doman Society of International Law and the Office of Career Development.

 

14.   The Security Council in Perspective: Current Issues, presentation by Mr. Rei Lacanilao, Minister, Political Coordinator for the Security Council Team and Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations, Tuesday, August 23, 12:00-12:50 pm, 2005.  Room 102.     Welcome remarks by Ambassador Robert Dieter.  Commentator: Professor Ahmed White.  Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Development.

 

 

13.  Roper v. Simmons: Juvenile Death Penalty before the US Supreme Court, special presentation by Corina Gerety, CU Law Graduate, Staff Attorney for the Supreme Court Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge, Law Clerk Elect (2005-06) to Justice Coats, Colorado Supreme Court, Wednesday, April 13, 2005 (to be published in the “Courts and Tribunals” section, 4 Chinese JIL, December 2005 (http://chinesejil.oxfordjournals.org)).

 

12. Litigating Roma Rights before the European Court of Human Rights, Presentation by Gloria Jean Garland,  J.D., 1982, CU Law School, Formerly Legal Director, European Roma Rights Center, Advocate for Roma Rights before the European Court of Human Rights.  Introduction by Professor Michael Waggoner, 12:00-12:50 pm, Thursday, October 14, 2004.

 

11.    International Law in China, by Sun Ang, Legal Counselor, Embassy of China, Noon, Sept. 20, 2004, Room 154.

 

10.      Practicing International Law in Colorado, by Tom McNamara, J.D., Yale; Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP,   Noon, Sept. 13, 2004, Room 154.

 

  1. Recent Developments in International Environmental Law, Presentation by Prof. Lakshman Guruswamy, (7:00-8:30 pm, Monday, April 5, 2004).

 

8.     The War against Iraq and the Future of International Law: Hegemony or Pluralism? (paper by Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreas Paulus (visiting asst. prof., Michigan), comments by Prof. Robert Dieter & Eric Jaworski; Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003) (now published in: 25 Michigan JIL (2004), 691-733).

 

7.     Life in the Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Justice (special presentation by Dean Hal Bruff, March 20, 2003).

 

6.    Transsexual Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, (paper by Jennifer Turner, comments by Emily Calhoun, March 11, 2003).

 

  1. The Federalization of the Crime of Torture: an Analysis of the Constitutional and International Law Issues (paper by Ryan Gill; comments by Curtis Bradley (guest from U. of Virginia Sch. of Law); March 4, 2003) (published in: Sienho Yee (ed.), 2 International Crime and Punishment: Selected Issues (2004), 205-51).

 

  1. Acts of Terrorism as Crimes against Humanity under the Rome Statute (paper by Francine Guesnier; comments by Todd Stafford; Feb. 25, 2003) (published in: Sienho Yee (ed.), 2 International Crime and Punishment: Selected Issues (2004), 55-86).

 

  1. WTO: Myth & Reality (presentation by Dale Oesterle, Feb. 18, 2003).

 

2.    The Rome Statute and the Crystallization of the Norm Proscribing Statutes of Limitations for Serious International Crimes (paper by Mitchell Page; comments by Paul Campos; Tues, Feb. 4, 2003) (published in: Sienho Yee (ed.), 2 International Crime and Punishment: Selected Issues (2004), 1-53).

 

1.     “Military Necessity” and “Civilian Immunity”:  Where Is the Balance?  (paper by Eric Jaworski; comments by Ahmed White; Jan.  28, 2003) (published in: 2 Chinese Journal of International Law (2003), 175-206, reprinted in: Sienho Yee (ed.), 2 International Crime and Punishment: Selected Issues (2004), 87-128).