Rutgers Law Record: Symposium Registration

Iraq at the Crossroads

Friday, October 24, 2008
8:30am-5:30pm

Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Agenda

Short Film
Life Interrupted: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis, A multimedia presentation by Lori Grinker

Welcome from the Rutgers Law Record
Kevin Murphy, Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Record; Veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom I
Stuart Deutsch, Dean, Rutgers School of Law-Newark

Opening Keynote Speaker
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, The Washington Post

Panel I: Origins of the Iraqi Conflict and Crisis
Sam Parker, U.S. Institute for Peace
Erik K. Gustafson, EPIC: Promoting a Free and Secure Iraq
Daniel Rothenberg, Depaul University College of Law
Suhaib Nashi, Mandaean Associations Union
Zahir Janmohamed, Amnesty International

Panel II: Iraqi Refugees: What Needs to Happen/ What is Being Done
Bob Carey, International Rescue Committee, Refugee Council USA
Hilary Ingraham, U.S. State Department
Emily Gish, Mercy Corps
Sana Hardina, Refugee Council USA

Break
Middle Eastern Cuisine Buffet (catered by Fattal's, Paterson, NJ).

Short Film
Iraqis In Egypt: Time Is Running Out, A documentary by Joshua van Praag

Panel III: Leave No Friend Behind: Rescuing Our Iraqi Allies
Kirk Johnson, The List Project
Eric Blinderman, Proskauer Rose LLP
Jessica Chicco, Human Rights First
Anthony Diana, Mayer Brown LLP

Panel IV: The Way Forward- Empowering Iraqi Law to Create Peace
Dan Stigall, U.S. Army JAG
Zareh H. Beylerian, Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Prof. Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh Law School
Judge Ra'id Juhi, Chief Investigative Judge, Saddam Hussein Trial

Closing Keynote Speaker
Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-08)

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