The Robert H. Jackson Center announces the schedule and speakers for the  9^th annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs Monday August 31st- Tuesday September 1st at Chautauqua Institution. This year’s theme will commemorate the 20^th anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre and the 70^th anniversary of the opening commencement of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremburg.

“The Wrongs We Seek…”

Sunday August 30th– Arrival

2:00 p.m. Movie Screening at Chautauqua Cinema Seeking the Truth in the Balkans, Erin Lovall and June Vutrano with a Panel: Dean Michael Scharf and Professor Jennifer Trahan

Monday August 31^st– DAY ONE OF THE DIALOGS

7:30 a.m. Breakfast with the Prosecutors at the Athenaeum Hotel

9:00    Welcome

•      President of Robert H. Jackson Center, James C. Johnson
•      President of Chautauqua Institution, Thomas Becker

9:15      Katherine B. Fite Lecture

•      Sponsored by the IntLawGrrls
•      Delivered by Patricia Sellers
•      Introduced by Professor Beth Van Schaack

9:50      The Impunity Watch Essay Contest Award Ceremony

•      Presented by Andrew Beiter and Kyle Herda

10:00      Break

10:30      Reflections by the Current Prosecutors

•      Moderated by Dean Michael Scharf

12:15p.m.Lunch at the Athenaeum Hotel

1:00    The Clara Barton Lecture

•      Sponsored by the American Red Cross
•      Delivered by Claudia Paz y Paz
•      Introduced by Federico Barillas Schwank

2:30    Round Table Discussion: Srebenica Masscare at Fletcher Hall

•      Prof. William Schabas, Hon. Pat Wald, Hon. Mark Harmon
•      Moderated by Professor Leila Sadat

4:15      Student “Porch Session” at Fletcher Hall

•      Sponsored by the International Bar Association
•      A conversation with the Prosecutors and students
•       Moderated by Andrew Beiter and Kate Elci

6:00      Reception on the Porches at the Athenaeum Hotel

•      Sponsored by the American Bar Association

6:30     Dinner at the Athenaeum Hotel

7:30      Keynote Address

•    Delivered by Henrike Claussen
•     Introduced by Dr. Douglas Neckers

Tuesday September 1^st– DAY TWO OF THE DIALOGS

7:45 a.m. Breakfast with the Prosecutors at the Athenaeum Hotel

8:15           Reflections

•                    Delivered by Professor David Crane

9:00           Year in Review at the Presbyterian Chapel

•                    Presented by Professor Mark Drumbl

11:00      Porch Sessions at the Athenaeum Hotel

• The Legacy of International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg  with Professor William Schabas, Mark Agrast
• The Legacy of the ITCY with Prosecutor Brenda Hollis, Professor Valerie Oosterveld
• The Role of the ICC in the Middle East, Professor Jennifer Trahan, Professor Michael Newton
• UNSC Impasse to Justice? with Dean Michael Scharf, Professor Paul Williams

12:30 p.m. Lunch at the Athenaeum Hotel

1:00      Luncheon Keynote

•      Delivered by Hon. Pat Wald
•       Introduced by Professor Diane Amann

2:30      The Issuance of the 9th Chautauqua Declaration

•        Moderated by Elizabeth Andersen