Ten Years after 9/11: Evaluating a Decade of Conflicts on the Rules of War
USIP and the American Red Cross hosted a panel of distinguished experts to discuss the findings of a recent American Red Cross survey of America's first post-9/11 generation and relevance and importance of international humanitarian law.
Almost ten years after the devastating attacks of 9/11, the
On June 3, 2011, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the American Red Cross hosted a timely discussion on the relevance and importance of international humanitarian law at a time when civil conflicts are also erupting in North Africa and the Middle East.
Speakers
- Rosa Brooks, panelist
Special Coordinator for the Office of Rule of Law and International Humanitarian Policy
Department of Defense - Richard Jackson, panelist
Special Assistant for Law of War Matters at the U. S. Army
Office of the Judge Advocate General
(invited, but unable to attend) - William K. Lietzau, panelist
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Policy
Department of Defense - David Meltzer, panelist
Senior Vice President
American Red Cross - Matthew Waxman, panelist
Associate Professor of Law
Columbia University - Colette Rausch, moderator
Director, Rule of Law Center of Innovation
United States Institute of Peace - Tara Sonenshine, introductory remarks
Executive Vice President
United States Institute of Peace
Explore Further
- Laws of War
News Feature | June 7, 2011 - Read the USIP Peace Brief, "Traveling toward the Rule of Law in the Middle East and North Africa: Avenues and Obstacles"
- USIP Centers of Innovation
- American Red Cross curriculum, Exploring Humanitarian Law
- "Red Cross Survey Finds Young Americans Unaware of Rule of War"
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