Toward Peace in the Middle East
Claire Duggan
In October, a large audience of students and faculty members participated in a discussion on “Approaches to Peace in the Middle East,” featuring Dr. Ghada Karmi of the University of Exeter’s Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (speaking), Issam Saliba of the Law Library of Congress, and Associate Dean Susan L. Karamanian. Also participating was Dr. Rafi Danziger, a consultant on Middle Eastern affairs.
In November, the Law School hosted a discussion titled “Managing North American Security: Where Do We Go From Here?” as part of its involvement in the North American Consortium on Legal Education. Experts from Mexico, Canada, and the United States spoke on issues relating to border and cyber security as well as human rights. Professor Steve Charnovitz (second from left) commented on international trade and national security. Deborah Myers, director of Canadian affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (far right), gave the principal remarks. Other speakers included Luis Ricardo Rodriguez Meneses from Monterrey Tech and Salvador Behar of the Mexican Ministry of the Economy.
Jessica McConnell Burt
Abdul El-Tayef
North American Security
Examining Diplomatic Immunity Kenneth Mwenda, senior counsel in the legal vice-presidency of the World Bank (second from left), discussed his new book, Public International Law and the Regulation of Diplomatic Immunity in the Fight against Corruption (Pretoria University Law Press, 2011), at the Law School in September. Numerous faculty members and students attended the talk, including Professors Robert J. Cottrol (far left), Steve Charnovitz (second from right), and Laura A. Dickinson (right).
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