in conjunction with our course:
When Justice Fails: Is it Failing Now?
January 17 – 20, 2023
SPECIAL GUESTS WILL INCLUDE
Judge Michelle Childs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Judge Holly J. Fujie, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Justice Serge Georges, Jr., Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Justice Monica M. Márquez, Colorado Supreme Court
Judge Esther Salas, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, United States District Court for the Central District of California
Celebrating the Diversity of our Judiciary
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, make plans to join us for the first of our six 60th anniversary celebrations taking place from coast to coast in 2023. This reception will feature a fireside chat among honored guests on the theme of “JUSTICE FOR ALL…Celebrating the Diversity of our Judiciary”.
American lawyers and judges serve in a variety of capacities in international tribunals. What does service on an international tribunal entail? How does an American attorney or judge apply to serve? Most international tribunals adjudicate cases involving human rights and war crimes. Ambassador Stephen Rapp of the Office of Global Criminal Justice and Justice Shireen Avis Fisher formerly a judge in Vermont and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone will discuss the role of American lawyers and judges in the enforcement and adjudication of international human rights cases and their experiences working for international justice.
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
Faculty:
Justice Shireen Avis Fisher, Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
Stephen J. Rapp, former U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice and Senior Fellow for Prevention of Genocide for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Alison Dundes Renteln, Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Public Policy and Law, University of Southern California
