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Genocide in International Law Professor William Schabas, director of the Irish Human Rights Centre and author of Genocide in International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2000) will address legal developments regarding genocide. International Law and the Holocaust Thomas Buergenthal, one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen and a leading expert on international human rights law, discusses the impact of the Holocaust on the development of contemporary international law. READ MORE Milosevic in the Hague As Slobodan Milosevic's trial for genocide and crimes against humanity enters its second year, Professor Gary Bass discusses its status and historical resonance. READ MORE Justice After Genocide: Rwanda How can justice be achieved after genocide? This program addresses three methods being pursued after the 1994 Rwandan genocide: an international court, national trials, and local customary justice. Excerpts from “The Arusha Tapes,” an Internews production examining the international trials for Rwanda, are also available. READ MORE Using Domestic Judicial Systems to Prosecute Genocide: The Case Against Rios Montt How is Guatemala using its domestic judicial system to prosecute former leader Rios Montt for genocide? Speakers include: Frank La Rue, the Center for Legal Action on Human Rights; Paul Seils, the Center for Legal Action on Human Rights; Maggi Popkin, the Due Process of Law Foundation. READ MORE The Milosevic Problem Slobodan Milosevic was indicted by an international tribunal for crimes against humanity, deposed by a popular uprising, and accused in Yugoslavia of theft, abuse of power, and murder. A panel of experts debates who should try Milosevic and for what crimes. READ MORE An Evening With . . . Ben Ferencz in Conversation with Joan Ringelheim In the years since prosecuting the leaders of Nazi Germany's notorious Einsatzgruppen killing squads, Benjamin Ferencz has devoted his life to combating genocide and crimes against humanity, as a lawyer, educator, and activist. He shares his exceptional experiences in a conversation with Joan Ringelheim, the Museum's Director of Oral History. READ MORE The Nuremberg Legacy: Pinochet and Beyond Geoffrey Robertson, author of Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice, discusses the evolution of international humanitarian law from the Nuremberg trials of Nazi perpetrators through efforts to bring Chile’s Augusto Pinochet to trial. READ MORE Memory and Truth After Genocide: Guatemala Guatemala’s civil war claimed over 200,000 lives. While the war ended in 1996, the memories of mass violence challenge efforts to achieve reconciliation and lasting peace. Experts include: Kate Doyle, National Security Archive; Christian Timuschat, Coordinator, Historical Clarification Commission; Roberto Cabrera, Recovery of Memory Project, Archdiocese of Guatemala; Rosalina Tuyuc, National Council of Widows of Guatemala; and Neil Kritz, United States Institute of Peace. READ MORE Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity: the Legal Regime How does law transform the domain of politics? Two legal experts trace the development of international humanitarian law, and draw out some of the political difficulties and consequences of its enforcement. Speakers: Diane Orentlicher, American University, and Theodore Meron, New York University School of Law. READ MORE