All Powerful?
Not Obama/Biden or McCain/Palin.
Try Jolie/Pitt.
The couple's foundation has lead billing for an upcoming Council on Foreign Relations symposium on international law and justice.
Speakers and sched for the 10/17 event available after the jump.
MEDIA ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
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*New York On-The-Record Event*
Symposium on International Law and Justice: Evolving Norms and U.S. Responses
SESSION ONE
International Obligations Toward Victims of Mass Atrocities
What can we do when governments do not or cannot adequately respond to genocide and other mass suffering? What are the obstacles to putting the UN's Responsibility to Protect agenda into practice?
Speakers:
Wesley Clark, General, U.S. Army (Ret.); Chairman and CEO, Wesley K. Clark & Associates, former NATO commander and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Edward C. Luck, Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, International Peace Institute; Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General
Victoria K. Holt, Senior Associate and Co-Director, Future of Peace Operations Program, Henry L. Stimson Center
Presider: David J. Scheffer, Professor of Law, Northwestern University; former Ambassador at Large for War Crimes, U.S. Department of State
1:00 to 2:15 PM
SESSION TWO
U.S. Engagement in the International Legal System
What can we expect of the next administration, both in terms of its response to mass atrocities and its position toward international law more generally? What steps will the next president take to shape the international legal order-and America's place within it?
Speakers:
Greg Craig, Partner, Williams & Connolly; Senior Adviser, Barack Obama Campaign
Nicholas Rostow, University Counsel and Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs, State University of
New York; Adviser and Surrogate, John McCain Campaign
Presider: Cynthia McFadden, Co-anchor, Nightline, ABC News
2:30 to 3:45 PM
SESSION THREE
The Darfur Case
Introductory Remarks: Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Co-chair, Jolie-Pitt Foundation
Keynote Speaker: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
Presider: Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times
4:00 to 5:15 PM
Date: Friday, October 17, 2008
Camera Set-Up Time: 45 minutes prior to each session
Press Registration: 30 minutes prior to each session
Event Time: 12:15 - 6:45 p.m.
Location: Council on Foreign Relations
58 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065
**RSVP REQUIRED**
RSVP by: 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2008
RSVP to: nypressrsvp@cfr.org
Open to accredited journalists only.
Press Contact: Communications and Marketing, 212-434-9888; nypressrsvp@cfr.org
If you are interested in bringing a camera, please contact us.
Camera Crew Entrance: Park Avenue between 67th and 68th Street.
Audio & Lighting: TV quality lighting/multbox provided. Please bring your own tape for cords.
If you would like to bring a laptop, please contact us so arrangements can be made for you in another room.
Please cancel if you have submitted an RSVP and are unable to attend.
Business attire is required.
Please arrive on time and stay for the duration of the meeting.
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