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CHAUTAUQUA – The eighth annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs , sponsored by the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, are now underway at Chautauqua.
The Dialogs are an historic gathering of renowned international prosecutors from The International Criminal Court, The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, The Special Court for Sierra Leone, and The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. The Prosecutors are joined by leading professionals in the field of International Humanitarian Law.
Highlights of the Dialogs include updates from the current prosecutors, a panel discussion on the Relevance of International Humanitarian Law in 2014, “Porch-Sessions with the Prosecutors” featuring topics relating to non-state actors and International Humanitarian Law, and the issuance of the eighth Chautauqua Declaration by all the Prosecutors in attendance.
The 2014 installation of the Dialogs began Sunday and continue through Tuesday at the Chautauqua Institution. It offers a look at the impact of modern international law on war crimes and crimes against humanity, focusing on the theme, “The New World (Dis)Order: International Humanitarian Law in an Uncertain World.”
The sessions are free (with the exception of meals) and open to the public. For more information, call the Robert H. Jackson Center at (716) 483-6646.
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