2016 Symposium Series
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Sun, 02/07/2016 - 12:00
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5604 Wesey W. Posvar Hall
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Global Studies Center
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IISE 2016 Symposium Series
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Wed, 01/20/2016 - 12:00
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5604 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
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Lecture and Career Talk: The Practice of International Law
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Cody Corliss
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Fri, 02/26/2016 - 12:00 to 13:00
Cody Corliss is a war crimes prosecutor at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) where he is part of trial team prosecuting Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war. Mr. Corliss is an expert on international truth commissions and his work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and legal journals throughout the United States.
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3415 Posvar Hall
GAP Conference: "International and Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on Prolonged Solitary Confinement"
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Fri, 04/15/2016 (All day) to Sat, 04/16/2016 (All day)
This international conference will address international and cross-disciplinary perspectives on prolonged solitary confinement. It will bring together leading legal academics, UN officials, social and political scientists, prison experts, prison managers in Europe and the United States, psychologists, neuroscientists, former prisoners and activists from around the world to discuss the legality, advisability, history, and alternatives to solitary confinement.
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University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Barco Law Building, 3900 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
International Career Toolkit Series: International Law Lecture and Career Talk with Cody Corliss, Associate Legal Officer for the United Nations
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Cody Corliss is a war crimes prosecutor at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) where he is part of trial team prosecuting Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war. Mr. Corliss is an expert on international truth commissions and his work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and legal journals throughout the United States.
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4217 Posvar Hall
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The Circulation of Children Through Transnational and Transracial Adoption: Filters, Fantasies, and Fragments
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Linda Seligmann, Professor of Anthropology George Mason University
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Wed, 03/02/2016 - 16:00
Linda Seligmann’s recent Broken Links, Enduring Ties: American Adoption Across Race, Class, and Nation compares the meanings that adoptive parents in the US attribute to race and nation and considers how children respond. Her research includes interviews with children as well as memoirs and films by adopted adults. She reveals the shifting cultural patterns and stubborn global forces that shape the quest to know who we are, where we belong, and with whom. For more information contact Marianne Novy, mnovy@pitt.edu.
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4130
“The Preventive Imperative: How America can avoid war, stay strong, and keep the peace in the 21st Century”
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Dr. Paul B. Stares
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Thu, 02/18/2016 - 12:15
Dr. Paul B. Stares will discuss the following questions: Why does the United States need to make preventive action the centerpiece of a new securitystrategy?How would such a strategy be implemented? What kinds of reforms would be needed for the United States to carry out a preventive strategy?
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3431 Posvar Hall
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"International and Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on Prolonged Solitary Confinement"
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Fri, 04/15/2016 (All day) to Sat, 04/16/2016 (All day)
This international conference will address international and cross-disciplinary perspectives on prolonged solitary confinement. It will bring together leading legal academics, UN officials, social and political scientists, prison experts, prison managers in Europe and the United States, psychologists, neuroscientists, former prisoners and activists from around the world to discuss the legality, advisability, history, and alternatives to solitary confinement.
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Barco Law School
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International Career Toolkit Series
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Getting Ready for Graduate School
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Fri, 03/18/2016 - 15:30
If you are interested in applying to graduate school in public health, social sciences, or humanities, join us for this panel featuring invited guests:
Michael Rizzi, Director of Student Services, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
Natalie Fiato, graduate student, Public Health/Internaitonal Development
Lauren Perez, doctoral candidate, Political Science
Marcy Ladson, graduate student/assistant, History
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Posvar 4217
“Sacred Activism: Women’s Participation in Reformation of Islamic Family Law”
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Samaneh Oladi Ghadikolaei
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Fri, 02/19/2016 - 13:00
This talk will address whether women’s movements in the 21st century have impacted legal and ethical reform in Islamic family law. This talk will further explores the degree to which Muslim women, through religious activism, are bridging the gap between Islamic jurisprudence and gender justice in the realm of family law.
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4130 Posvar Hall
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Free
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