Good afternoon Family Law Section members,
On Tuesday, June 20, NJICLE will present Webcast- The Holodomor – Starvation of Ukraine in 1932-33: Genocide, Disinformation and International Law, Then and Now from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The NJSBA has presented several programs about genocide, the lessons that the legal community can learn and what lawyers can do to present atrocities in the future. We are proud to bring you another important seminar on a little-known but devastating mass murder that occurred in the early 1900’s.
FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:
Victor Rud, Chairman, Esq.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ukrainian American Bar Association
Speakers:
Dr. Myroslava Antonovych, LL.M.
Head of the Center for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Professor and Chair of International Law Department, Ukrainian Free University, Germany
Dr. Victoria Malko
Coordinator of the Holodomor Studies Program,
California State University, Fresno
Andrew Stuttaford
Editor, National Review Capital Matters
Ukraine has been on the minds of most Americans for the past year. It is difficult to see the destruction of that beautiful country and the suffering of the Ukrainian people as they fight to remain free from Russia.
Despite the wide news coverage, there has been little mention that one of the largest genocides of the 20th century was against the Ukrainian people. The Holodomor (which means “death by starvation” in Ukrainian) remains relatively unknown in the world. George Orwell wrote that the Holodomor, “involving the deaths of millions of people, actually escaped the attention of the majority of English Russophiles.” Estimates of the number of victims range from 4 million to – more recently – 10.5 million.
The genocide targeted Ukraine’s rural population concurrently with the extermination of Ukraine’s political, religious and cultural leadership. Anything edible, cooking utensils and farming tools were destroyed or confiscated; Ukrainian borders were sealed, as were Ukrainian populated regions elsewhere in the USSR. No people out, no food in.
A pioneer in the field, Dr. James E. Mace, wrote that the Holodomor “has disappeared from the public consciousness so completely that it represents the most successful example of the denial of genocide by its perpetrators.” Ninety years after the fact, these measures have finally been recognized as “genocide” by 25 countries, including by the European Parliament. It was Raphael Lemkin, a lawyer, who coined the term “genocide” and initiated the Genocide Convention, an interest spurred on after learning about the Armenian Genocide and finding out that no international laws existed to prosecute the Ottoman leaders who had perpetrated these crimes.
The geopolitical consequences have been enormous and long-lasting. At the time, the U.S. extended diplomatic recognition to the USSR, legitimizing a genocidal regime. Solidification of Moscow’s control over Ukraine ensured the viability of the USSR for generations, with near cataclysmic consequences for the world.
Join our expert panel for a discussion of the history of the Holodomor, critical lessons to be learned as it informs us about Russia’s openly declared genocidal war against Ukraine today, the global security consequences of it all, and the legal framework that provides the opportunity for lawyers to make a difference.
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.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 3.3 credits (50 minute hour)
PA CLE: 2.5 substantive credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 3.0 professional practice credits
The tuition for NJSBA members is $152. The general tuition is $190.
Click here to register for Webcast- The Holodomor – Starvation of Ukraine in 1932-33: Genocide, Disinformation and International Law, Then and Now.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, 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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