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Legitimacy and Legality in International Law
September 23, 2010 starting
at 3:00 PM until
September 23, 2010 5:00 PM
Book launch and presentation by Professor Stephen Toope, President and Vice Chancellor, University of British Columbia. With comment from Dr. Natasha Affolder and Asha Kaushal.
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Mobilizing the Will to Intervene: Leadership and Action to Prevent Mass Atrocities
November 26, 2009 starting
at 3:00 PM until
November 26, 2009 4:30 PM
The Simons Foundation in partnership with the SFU Centre for Dialogue and Concordia University’s Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) is convening the Vancouver launch of the MIGS report: Mobilizing the Will to Intervene: Leadership and Action to Prevent Mass Atrocities.
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Causal Mechanisms and Civil War
April 14, 2009 starting
at 12:30 PM until
April 14, 2009 2:00 PM
The CIR and the Liu Institute present Jeff Checkel, Professor of International Studies and Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security
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Afghanistan and the Changing Nature of Armed Conflict
March 30, 2009 starting
at 9:30 AM until
March 30, 2009 12:00 PM
As part of "On the Edges of Conflict", a conference addressing International Humanitarian Law and the changing nature of armed conflict, the Canadian Red Cross and UBC’s Liu Institute for Global Issues, Centre of International Relations, and Faculty of Law present this expert panel discussion on Afghanistan. The panellists will paint a broad picture of the current challenges during armed conflict from a legal, operational and humanitarian perspective, present their general observations and answer questions from the public.
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On the Edges of Conflict
March 29, 2009 starting
at 6:30 PM until
March 31, 2009 3:30 PM
The Centre for International Relations, Liu Institute for Global Issues, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia; in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross, is hosting an International Humanitarian Law Conference, “On the Edges of Conflict”, to be held 29-31 March 2009 at the Liu Institute in Vancouver, Canada.
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Shadow Boxing: How PMC's are changing modern warfare
March 25, 2009 starting
at 6:30 PM until
March 25, 2009 9:30 PM
A free screening of the documentary Shadow Company, examining the ethical issues posed by the use of private military contractors in armed conflict. The screening will be followed by a public discussion with the film’s producer Remy Kozak.
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Enhancing Canada’s Voice on the ILC
March 3, 2009 starting
at 9:00 AM until
March 3, 2009 3:30 PM
This one-day interactive forum is being held at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009.
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Iain Reid: An Inside Look at the UN Yugoslav Criminal Tribunal
September 18, 2007 starting
at 12:30 PM until
September 18, 2007 2:00 PM
A Canadian working in the prosecutorial office at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia will be meeting with UBC students to discuss his experiences working on the Milosevic case and others.
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Iran Nuclear Crisis in Context and Beyond
March 11, 2007 starting
at 7:00 PM until
March 13, 2007 7:00 PM
Iran’s nuclear aims, and international resistance to them, emerge from the convergence of several unique historical and contemporary forces. Yet the complex sources Iran’s nuclear ambitions remain poorly appreciated and satisfactory resolution of these tensions depends on taking the full breadth of their circumstances fully into account. Towards these ends, the Simons Centre at the University of British Columbia will convene a two-day conference to explore the particular historical, regional, social and political contexts of Iranian motivations for pursuing nuclear technologies in order to enhance discussion in Canada and elsewhere on appropriate responses. The conference will gather 15 leading experts from Canada, the United States and Europe including Canadian government representatives: A detailed executive summary, along with the conference participant biographical summaries are attached.
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Policing the High Seas:
The Proliferation Security Inititative
October 7, 2004 starting
at 12:00 AM until
October 7, 2004 12:00 AM
Dr. Michael Byers is a candidate for the Liu Institute Director post. In connection with the candidate selection process he will be making 2 presentations to which you are cordially invited. The first presentation is based on his research on the Prol
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The International Criminal Court:
Making it Work
September 4, 2003 starting
at 12:00 AM until
September 4, 2003 12:00 AM
His Excellency, Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court, will discuss how the ICC will transform the way the world deals with the very worst crimes committed by even the most powerful political and military leaders.
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The International Ethics of Security
April 5, 2001 starting
at 12:00 AM until
April 7, 2001 12:00 AM
This workshop will be composed of an interdisciplinary group of internationally recognised scholars from Canada, the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, who possess relevant expertise in history, international law, philosophy, and political s
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