Good afternoon Family Law Section members,
On
Thursday, April 29, NJICLE in Cooperation with the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education at Brookdale Community College will present
Webcast- Legislating Atrocity Prevention from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.SPEAKERS
Sara E. Brown, Ph.D.Executive Director
Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education, Brookdale Community College
Zachary D. Kaufman, JD, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Houston Law Center
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must intervene." - Elie Wiesel
Despite promises made by the international community after the Holocaust to "never again" allow genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity to be committed, these "atrocity crimes" have been perpetrated again and again. Today - from Syria and South Sudan to Myanmar and Yemen - such catastrophes still rage around the world, and many more may erupt.
A December 2020 report called "Countries at Risk for Mass Killing 2020-21: Early Warning Project Statistical Risk Assessment Results" shined a spotlight on countries where the risk of mass killings is high. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, South Sudan and Sudan, Columbia, Turkey and Nigeria were all on the list. Other countries noted by the report but which were not considered "new" dangers included Myanmar and Syria.
This is therefore a crucial time to consider new initiatives to address existing and future humanitarian crises.
Join Sara E. Brown, Ph.D., the Executive Director of the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education at Brookdale Community College, and Zachary D. Kaufman, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Houston Law Center as they present a program on legislating atrocity prevention.
They will examine the legacy of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, including the history of its original author, Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin, the politics behind the drafting process, and the Convention's lasting impact. Professor Kaufman will discuss his latest article, Legislating Atrocity Prevention (published in the Harvard Journal on Legislation), about the U.S. approach to preventing genocide and other atrocities, including through ratifying the Genocide Convention.
Learn how lawyers and legislators can move the process forward to finally reach the goal of "never again."
CLE Credits:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.3 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.2 qualify as hours of credit for diversity and inclusion.
NJ CLE (All Levels): This program has been approved for 3.3 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.2 diversity and inclusion credit.
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive and 1.0 ethics credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 2.0 professional practice credits and 1.0 diversity and inclusion credits
The general tuition is $169.Click here to register for Webcast- Legislating Atrocity Prevention.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-241-8500, or by email at
[email protected].
All the best,
Barb
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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
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