HEALING THE WOUNDS: Speech, Identity, and Reconciliation in Rwanda

March 30, 2009

Host:
Banjamin N. Cardozo School of Law/Yeshiva University
55 Fifth Avenue at 12th Street
New York, NY 10003

INFORMATION & REGISTRATION

The conference is offered for Continuing Legal Education credits. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a NYS Accredited CLE provider. Cardozo has been approved for 4 professional practice credit hours.

PLEASE REGISTER BY MARCH 27, 2009. When registering, please indicate your name, affiliatin, address, phone number email address, whether you will attend the lunch, and whether you are applying for CLE credits.

Registration is free, but you must reserve in advance.

There is a $15 fee per person for lunch. To attend, please send a check made payable to Cardozo School of Law to the address below.

Register by email to:phhrs2009conference@gmail.com
Or send registration to:
Professor Sheri Rosenberg
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue, Room 935
New York, NY 10003

for conference updates, please visit the Program in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies website at: www.cardozo.yu.edu/phhrs

Download the conference poster with complete information and program (pdf format)

THE QUESTI ONS TO BE ADDRESSED I NCLUDE:

• What role can and should the law play in shaping individual and collective identity?
• What role does cultural and national identity play in reconciliation?
• Is it justified for the law to place limits on historical debate?
• Can such restrictions fuel future conflict rather than diminish its likelihood?
• When are governments justified in limiting freedom of speech in the
  interests of other societal interests or values?
• What role can domestic and international criminal law play in building identities
  and fostering reconciliation?
• Ultimately, the conference aims to explore with relevant stakeholders the
  current legal, political, and social climate in Rwanda in order to assist
  Rwanda in its quest for lasting peace and stability.