Symposium

Announcing the Fall 2011 Journal of International Law Symposium, in association with the International Human Rights Advocates:

Democracy in the Middle East

Date: Friday, November 11, 2011
Time: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Location: University of Pennsylvania Law School, Levy Conference Center

The Journal of International Law (JIL) is proud to present a Fall 2011 Symposium: Democracy in the Middle East in association with our colleagues, the International Human Rights Advocates (IHRA).  The myriad of civil revolt after decades of oppressive rule leave us to contemplate the causes of these sudden events in so many Arab countries, the methods best suited for a successful transition towards a democratic state, and the landscape we can realistically expect to result.  The Journal of International Law is uniquely positioned to develop and publish scholarship concerning the unprecedented political uprising that has swept through the Middle East over the past year and the impact it will have over those countries and the world.

In broad terms, the Fall 2011 Symposium will focus on three themes:
 
(1) Why Now? Internal and External Influences on the Middle Eastern Revolution
(2) Post-Transitional Reform: The Shift to a Democratic State
(3) The Post-Revolutionary Middle East: A Realistic Picture

This program has been approved for 7 hours of substantive law credit and 0 hours of ethics credit for Pennsylvania lawyers.  CLE credit can be arranged for other jurisdictions as well.  CLE credits are free for University of Pennsylvania faculty and staff.  CLE credits will cost $25 for public sector attorneys for the entire program and $10 per credit hour for all others (i.e., $70 for a seven hour program).

Information on the Fall 2011 Symposium may be found here.

Questions? Contact:
Jesse Rabinowitz
Symposium Editor, Vol. 33
Journal of International Law
symposium@pennjil.com