Conferences and Symposia

Upcoming Event – The Ethics of Negotiation in Armed Conflict – April 14-16, 2016

Home Schedule Participants Background Readings CERL Home The Ethics of Negotiation in Armed Conflict When states conduct negotiations in the shadow of armed conflict, the exercise of diplomacy raises certain unique challenges. Conducting relations with “rogue states,” namely sovereign states who disregard human rights or other international norms, for example,…


W&L Law Symposium: Policing in America – Powers and Accountability

http://law2.wlu.edu/crsj/page.asp?pageid=1800 Addressing mass incarceration, discriminatory use of force, and militarized policing in America Friday, January 29, 2016 Washington and Lee School of Law 1 Denny Circle Lexington, Virginia 24450 A full agenda outlining all panel presentations and speakers is forthcoming. For more information, please contact Emelia Hall at halltuisawau.e@law.wlu.edu.



Featured Presentations During Upcoming December 3-5, 2015 Conference on Preventing and Treating the Invisible Wounds of War: Combat Trauma and Psychological Injury

  DEC 3 Sexual Violence and Trauma in Conflict: Rethinking the Cost of War 4:30 pm Golkin 100, Michael A. Fitts Auditorium https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/events/51474-sexual-violence-and-trauma-in-conflict-rethinking DEC 4 Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law Keynote Panel: Mental Health Injury as a Cost of War 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Golkin 100, Michael A….





CERL presents Sarah Chayes, “Counterproductive Coalitions”

Sarah Chayes ©2014 Kaveh Sardari Map Contact Info: cerl@law.upenn.edu CERL presents Sarah Chayes, “Counterproductive Coalitions” Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm Location: Golkin 100, Michael A. Fitts Auditorium The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law presents “Counterproductive Coalitions”. This event will be held at the University of Pennsylvania Law School…


PERCEPTIONS OF RISK: How We Manage Emergencies

University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate Symposium Co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL)   PERCEPTIONS OF RISK: How We Manage Emergencies April 1, 2015 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., reception to follow Fitts Auditorium | University of Pennsylvania Law School The study of risk management across…


Ethical Dilemmas in the Global Defense Industry

Home Schedule Required Readings Background Readings Participants CERL Home Ethical Dilemmas in the Global Defense Industry The defense industry operates at the intersection of the public and private sectors in a global arena and routinely interacts with foreign legal systems and diverse cultures.  Navigating these different contexts creates challenges for the defense industry,…