International Criminal Court
On November 2, Professor Richard Wilson was a guest lecturer at the International Criminal Court in The Netherlands.
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
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On February 15, join the faculty of the Energy and Environmental Law Clinic for a discussion of a newly created certificate in Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 24, the 18th Gallivan conference, "From McMansion to Multifamily: The Economics and Demographic Transformation of Connectiut's Housing Market" will be held at the Law School.
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On February 10, Professor Sara Bronin will moderate a panel called "Takings Law and Climate Adaptation Strategies" at the "Legal Solutions to Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut" conference co-sponsored by the Law School's Center for Energy and Environmental Law.
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On February 9, Professor Peter Lindseth will give the Daimler Lecture at the American Academy in Berlin. He will discuss his most recent book, Power and Legitimacy: Reconciling Europe and the Nation-State (OUP, 2010).
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The Insurance Law Center, the LL.M. Program in U.S. Legal Studies, and the Student Bar Association invite you to celebrate the Lunar New Year at a gathering on February 8.
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On February 6, Professor Bethany Berger will present "Race, Equality & Indian Tribes" at the University of Miami School of Law as part of the 2012 Faculty Speaker Series.