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Albert Schweitzer,
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In an effort to raise awareness of key issues regarding the legal, scientific and political aspects of non-proliferation in the 21st century, Quinnipiac University School of Law's International Human Rights Law Society in collaboration with the Albert Schweitzer Institute are hosting the conference, "Building Up or Breaking Down: The Direction of Nuclear Non-Proliferation," in anticipation of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) conference at the UN in May.
Panelists at the conference will include: United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte; Dr. John Burroughs of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy; Newell Highsmith, Assistant Legal Adviser for Non-proliferation, Verification and Arms Control at the State Department; and other non-governmental experts. Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, will deliver the keynote presentation.
The conference is open to the public, but space is limited. Lunch will be served to registered attendees.
» Learn more about the conference or register online.
» Read Jonathan Granoff's chapter from the book, Reverence for Life Revisited: Albert Schweitzer's Relevance Today, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Click here for more information about the book including excerpts such as GSI Advisory Board member Jane Goodall's chapter
» Read Ambassador Duarte's major plenary presentation at the MPI Atlanta Consultation III: Fulfilling the NPT
» Watch the Democracy Now! interview with John Burroughs, September 25, 2009
On Thursday, February 25, the Fordham International Law Journal and the Non-proliferation, Arms Control & Disarmament Interest Group of the American Society for International Law will host a one-day conference titled, "Nuclear Weapons and International Law:
A Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime for the 21st Century." The conference will explore the direction and the future of the global non-proliferation regime in the wake of North Korea, Iran and the 2009 US-India agreement.
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High Representative Duarte listens to Dr. John Burroughs' presentation at an MPI event in Vienna, 2007 |
Jonathan Granoff and John Burroughs are again featured speakers at this event, along with Deepti Choubey of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former US Ambassador to the IAEA Gregory Schulte and other noted experts. High Representative Duarte will provide the keynote address.
The conference is free and open to the public but a registration fee of $10 is required for the luncheon.
» Click here for the program
» Click here to register for the Fordham conference
For more information, contact Fordham's Office of Public Programming
Telephone: 212 636-6945
Fax: 212 636-6984
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