The Reaffirmation of Custom as an Important Source of International Humanitarian Law A Conference to Mark the Publication of the ICRC Study on "Customary International Humanitarian Law" by Cambridge University Press Sponsored by: American University Washington College of Law (WCL) & International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) September 28, 2005, 9am 2pm American University Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20008 To register for this event, please go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle Registration fee: $50 (includes luncheon) 9:00 am Welcome and Introductory Remarks Dean Claudio Grossman, Raymond Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law Geoff Loane, Head of Delegation, ICRC, Regional Delegation for North America, Washington, D.C. 9:10 am 10:30am Presentation, Questions and Answers Chair: Dean Claudio Grossman, Raymond Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law Speaker: Dr. Jean-Marie Henckaerts, Legal Adviser, ICRC ”The Contribution of the ICRC Study to the Clarification of Customary International Humanitarian Law” 10:30 am 10:45 am Coffee Break 10:45 am 12:30 pm Roundtable Discussion: The Relevance of the Customary Law of Armed Conflict in Contemporary Armed Conflicts Chair: Professor Robert K. Goldman, Louis C. James Scholar and Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law Panelists: · Professor Louise Doswald-Beck, Graduate Institute of International Studies & University Centre for International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, Co-Author of the ICRC Study · Col. W. Hays Parks USMCR (Ret.), Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law; International Affairs Division, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense · Edward R. Cummings, Assistant Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State · Michael J. Matheson, Professor, George Washington University Law School; Member, U.N. International Law Commission · Lt. Col. Burrus N. Carnahan USAF (Ret.), J.D. & LL.M; Principal Contributor to the Report to the ICRC on US Practice in the Field of Customary International Humanitarian Law · Jordan J. Paust, Law Foundation Professor, University of Houston Law Center 12:30 pm 3:00 pm Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Judge Theodor Meron, President, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) "The Revival of Customary International Humanitarian Law" ======== North American Human Rights Education listserv ======== Send mail intended for the list to <hr-education-na@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education-na/markup/maillist.php If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-hr-education-na@hrea.org>. **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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