Expert Witnesses
On October 15 Professor Richard Wilson will give a lecture on "Expert Witnesses at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia" at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University.
Professor Wilson is the Gladstein Chair in Human Rights and Director of the Human Rights Institute at UConn. He is the author of numerous works on human rights, truth commissions and international criminal tribunals, including the books Maya Resurgence in Guatemala (1995) and The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa (2001) and the edited or co-edited books Low Intensity Democracy (1993), Human Rights, Culture and Context (1997), Culture and Rights (2001), Human Rights in Global Perspective (2003), Human Rights and the ‘War on Terror’ (2005) and Humanitarianism and Suffering: the mobilization of empathy (2008, Cambridge University Press). Presently he holds a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities and is writing a book on ‘Judging History: the use of historical and social science evidence in international criminal trials.’
Recent Homepage Highlights
On November 30, consumer advocate and social critic Ralph Nader will present "Law Schools, Law Firms and Corporations: Myths, Masters and Marauders" at an event sponsored by the UConn Chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and National Lawyers Guild.
On November 30, join Professor Ruth Mason, Lily Batchelder of NYU School of Law, and Yair Listokin of Yale Law School for a discussion of "Macroeconomic Stabilizing Effects of Tax Expenditures."
On November 23 meet members of the criminal law faculty. This event offers students an opportunity to get a better understanding of the academic and career opportunities that exist within this law discipline.
Anita McBride, former chief of staff to Laura Bush and 1981 graduate of UConn, recently met with Professor Richard Parker's class as part of the Law School's new Semester in DC Program.
On November 19, Professor Alexandra Lahav will present "Portraits of Resistance: Lawyers at Guantanamo Military Courts" at UConn's Human Rights Institute.
On November 13, Professor James Stark will present "Changing Minds: The Work of Mediators and Empirical Studies of Persuasion" at Washington University Law.