"International Justice, War Crimes and Terrorism: The U.S. Record", a three-day conference at New School University on April 25-27, 2002, places the September 11th terror attacks in a global and historical context. Speakers will address events in Vietnam, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, New York, and other places, discussing how the national and international community, including the United States, responded to the devastating events in their own and other countries, through legal, political, military, and other means.

The conference has been organized by Dr. Arien Mack, Editor of Social Research journal. "We are defining terrorism as acts of violence against innocent civilians, which may or may not be part of an officially declared war," said Dr. Mack, Marrow Professor of Psychology at the Graduate Faculty and director of the Social Research conference series. "The conference presents a wide-angle view on how war crimes and terrorism are and ought to be dealt with, and reinforces the University's commitment to advancing the possibility of global justice and the protection of human rights."

CONFERENCE AGENDA

THURSDAY, APRIL 25th

Session I. "Just and Unjust War"
10:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Speakers: J. Bryan Hehir, Amb. Richard Hlbrooke, Michael Walzer
Moderator: Martin Peretz

Session II. "The Training of the Military: National Law and Teaching the Geneva Conventions"
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Speakers: Col. Charles Garraway, Col. Anthony E. Hartle, Col. Hays Parks
Moderator: Arthur C. Helton

Session III. Keynote Address: "Terrorism"
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Bob Kerry

FRIDAY, APRIL 26th

Session IV. "International Law and Justice"
10:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Speakers: Gary Bass, Richard J. Goldstone, Stephen Holmes
Moderator: Andrew Arato

Session V. "Punishment of War Crimes and Atrocities: International and National Tribunals"
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Speakers: Aryeh Neier, Samantha Power, Amb. David Scheffer, Patricia Wald
Moderator: Kenneth Roth

Session VI. "Defining and Responding to Terrorism"
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Speakers: Philip Gourevitch, Michael Ignatieff, Anatol Lieven, David Rieff
Moderator: Samantha Power

SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH

Session VII. "Where Do We Go From Here? New and Emerging Issues in the
Prosecution of War Crimes and Acts of Terrorism: A Panel Discussion"
10:30 - 1:00 p.m.

Speakers: Kenneth Anderson, Richard J. Goldstone, Aryeh Neier, David Rieff, Patricia Wald, Michael Walzer
Moderator: Theodor Meron

Support for the conference has been received from the Open Society Institute and others.

This conference is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. For more information please see the conference's website or contact the Social Research conference office:

Social Research - International Justice Conference
New School University
65 Fifth Avenue, Room 375
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 229-2488 Fax: (212) 229-5476
E-mail: [email protected]