Events

The Schell Center organizes frequent panels, lectures, and conferences on human rights topics. Major events include the weekly Human Rights Workshop: Current Events and Issues and the annual Robert L. Bernstein International Symposium.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov. 18 at 4:00 PM (Rm. 128)
The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside A Prison Outside The Law

Jonathan Hafetz, >99 Director of Litigation, Liberty and National Security Project, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Editor The Guantanamo Laywer

Elizabeth P. Gilson
Sole practictioner, New Haven, and contributor to The Guantanamo Lawyers

Muneer Ahmad
Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School and contributor to The Guantanamo Lawyers

Dec. 8 at 6:10 PM (Rm. 128)
Working at Institutions of Transitional Justice:
A Student Panel and Informational Meeting on Summer Internships 
with presentations by:

Michelle Argueta
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Netherlands

Sarah Chervinsky
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Netherlands

Tom Dannenbaum
Special Court for Sierra Leone

Courtney Hostetler
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Christine Ku
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia 

A discussion of summer internship opportunities at international criminal tribunals, truth commissions, and other institutions of transitional justice, including the process for application. Students interested in these internships should plan to attend.