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2024-06-08
“Interdisciplinary Dynamics in Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding”

Conference: Law and Society Association (LSA): 2024 Annual Meeting Panel: “Interdisciplinary Dynamics in Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding” Description: This panel explores transitional justice and peacebuilding, focusing on the interaction between legal systems, societal actors, and methodologies. It examines legal complexities …

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2024-01-04
“Forgotten Crises in International Human Rights Law”

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS): 2024 Annual Meeting Panel: “Forgotten Crises in International Human Rights Law” Description: This panel will focus on several “forgotten” crises where major human rights violations have occurred, such as the Rohingya refugee crisis, …

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2024-01-03
“A Transitional Justice Perspective on the Trump Prosecutions”

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS): 2024 Annual Meeting Panel: “A Transitional Justice Perspective on the Trump Prosecutions” Description: The panel will examine the criminal prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump from a transitional justice perspective. Transitional justice …

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2023-11-27
“Upstanders amid Genocide”

Lecture Title: Upstanders amid Genocide Venue: University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Date:  Monday, November 27, 2023 Time: TBD

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2023-11-11
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Genocide”

Panel Title: New Considerations in Defining Genocide Conference: American Society of International Law: 2023 Midyear Meeting Panelists: Moderator: Michael Scharf Participants: Alexander Greenawalt, “With Intent to Destroy, In Whole or In Part”: Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and a Lost History Zachary …

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2023-04-20
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Lecture Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Conference: Documenting War Crimes, Empowering Survivors: Rape and Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Tigray, Ethiopia Panel: “Social Movement Responses to Structural Injustice” Date: April 20, 2023 Venue: Harvard University …

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2023-04-13
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Lecture Honor: Kleh Visiting Professorship Lecture Venue: Boston University School of Law Date: April 13, 2023 Time: 12:45 pm

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2023-04-12
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Lecture Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Panel: “Remembering Rwanda” Panelists: Moderator: Georgia Bauer Participants: Zachary D. Kaufman Henriette Mutegwaraba Providence Umugwaneza Panel Description: TBD Co-Sponsors: University of Houston Law Center: Criminal Justice Institute International Law Society Initiative …

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2023-04-07
“International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice”

Lecture Title: “International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice” Lecture Format: Guest speaker, “International Relations” course taught by Professor Max Abrahams. Date: Friday, April 7, 2023 Time: 10 am EDT Venue: Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)

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2022-11-18
“Transitional Justice”

Lecture Title: “Transitional Justice” Lecture Format: Guest lecturer, “Conflicts and Their Resolutions: A Journey Across Time and Space” course taught by Professor Larry Schooler. Date: Friday, November 18, 2022 Time: 11 am CT

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2022-11-07
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: University of Florida Levin College of Law Date: Monday, November 7, 2022 Time: 12 pm Eastern Time

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2022-10-31
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: Indiana University Maurer School of Law Date: Monday, October 31, 2022 Time: 12 pm Central Time

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2022-10-12
“Human Rights Analysis of Lethal Force”

Panel Title: “Civilian Protection and Atrocity Prevention” Conference: American Society of International Law: 2022 Midyear Meeting Panelists: Moderator: Rachel Lopez Participants: Joshua Andresen: “It’s Time to Rethink the Laws of Armed Conflict” Zachary D. Kaufman: “Human Rights Analysis of Lethal …

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2022-10-12
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: Florida State University College of Law Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Time: 12 pm ET

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2022-09-02
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: First Friday Ideas Salon (Los Angeles, California) Date: Friday, September 2, 2022 Time: 11 am Pacific Time

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2022-08-18
“Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowships.”

Panel: “Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowships” Panelists: Moderator: TBD Participants: Professor Zachary D. Kaufman (University of Houston Law Center) Other panelists TBD. Sponsor / Host: Truman National Security Project Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022 Time: 12 pm – …

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2022-08-05
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: American Psychological Association’s American Psychology-Law Society – 2022 Annual Meeting Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

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2022-07-28
“Human Rights Analysis of Lethal Force”

Lecture Title: “Human Rights Analysis of Lethal Force” Conference: Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS): 2022 Annual Conference Panel: “Works-in-Progress Workshop: Criminal Law” Panelists: Moderator: Shawn Fields Participants: Danielle Jeffries Zachary D. Kaufman David Kwok Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

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2022-07-14
“Police Policing Police”

Title: “Police Policing Police” Conference: Law & Society Association: 2022 Annual Conference Panel: “Social Movement Responses to Structural Injustice” Panelists: Chair: Ellen Andersen (University of Vermont) Discussant: Ellen Andersen (University of Vermont) Participants: Zachary D. Kaufman (University of Houston Law …

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2022-05-28
“Transitional Justice for Rwanda – Ongoing Challenges”

Lecture Title: “Transitional Justice for Rwanda – Ongoing Challenges” Conference: Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda Host: IbukaUSA (organization in the United States of Survivors of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda) Date: May …

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2022-05-11
“Universal Jurisdiction: Controversies and Opportunities”

Panel Title: “Universal Jurisdiction: Controversies and Opportunities” Panelists: Balkees Jarrah (Interim Director, International Justice, Human Rights Watch) Wolfgang Kaleck (General Secretary, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights) Professor Zachary D. Kaufman (Associate Professor of Law and Political Science and …

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2022-04-27
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: Washington University in St. Louis School of Law Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Time: 12 pm Central Time

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2022-04-11
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Lecture Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Conference: Kwibuka28: 28th Annual North American Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda Date: April 11, 2022 Venue: Online and in person in San Antonio, Texas

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2022-04-09
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Conference: Midwest Political Science Association – 2022 Annual Meeting Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022 Time: 6:30 pm Central Time

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2022-04-01
“Bystanders amid Atrocity Crimes”

Title: “Bystanders amid Atrocity Crimes” Conference: International Studies Association: 2022 Annual Conference Panel: TBD Panelists: Chair: Discussant: Participants: Zachary D. Kaufman (University of Houston Law Center) TBD Date:  Friday, April 1, 2022 Time: 4 pm – 5:45 pm

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2022-03-03
“Putin Brings War to Europe: What’s Next for Ukraine?”

Panel Title: “Putin Brings War to Europe: What’s Next for Ukraine” Panelists: The Honorable Lech Garlicki (Washington University in St. Louis School of Law) Professor Zachary D. Kaufman (Washington University in St. Louis School of Law) Professor Michael Newton (Vanderbilt …

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2022-02-25
“Police Policing Police”

Conference Title: American Constitution Society (ACS) Constitutional Law Scholars Forum Conference Host: American Constitution Society (ACS) Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Date: Friday, February 25, 2022 Time: TBD

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2021-11-17
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Lecture Format: Guest lecturer, “Leadership and Conflict Resolution” course taught by Professor Larry Schooler. Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Time: 10 am EDT Venue: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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2021-11-12
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Conference: 2021 Annual Meeting, Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum Date: Friday, November 12, 2021 Time: TBD

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2021-10-29
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: University of Houston Law Center Date: Friday, October 29, 2021 Time: 1 pm Central Time

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2021-10-13
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Conference: 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual Crim Workshop Hosts: University of Virginia Law School & University of North Carolina School of Law Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Time: TBD

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2021-09-20
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Lecture Format: Guest lecturer, Seminar in the Human Rights Program Date: Monday, September 20, 2021 Time: TBD Venue: University of Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, Indiana

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2021-09-13
“Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowships.”

Panel: “Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowships” Panelists: Moderator: TBD Participants: Professor Zachary D. Kaufman (University of Houston Law Center) Other panelists TBD. Sponsor / Host: Truman National Security Project Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 Time: 12 pm – …

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2021-08-12
“Analysis of Nestlé USA v. Doe”

Lecture Title: “Analysis of Nestlé USA v. Doe” Conference: 2021 U.S. Supreme Court Update Venue: University of Houston Law Center Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021 Time: 11:50 am Central Time

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2021-07-30
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Conference: Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS): 2021 Annual Conference Panel: “Works-in-Progress Workshop: Criminal Law” Panelists: Moderator: Julia Belian (University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) Participants: Miriam Baer (Brooklyn Law School) Zachary D. Kaufman …

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2021-07-27
“National Security Law: Recent Trends and Developments”

Conference: Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS): 2021 Annual Conference Panel: “National Security Law: Recent Trends and Developments” Panelists: Moderator: Professor John Cook (University of North Dakota School of Law) Participants: Professor Shima Baradaran Baughman (University of Utah S.J. Quinney …

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2021-07-09
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: University of Houston Law Center Date: Friday, July 9, 2021 Time: 1 pm Central Time

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2021-07-07
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Venue: Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Time: 11 am Central Time / 5 pm London time

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2021-07-02
“Combatting Genocide Incitement and Denial”

Panel: “27th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi” Host: Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management Panelists: Moderator: Dr. Maria Madison Panelists: Didier Bizimungu Dr. Sara E. Brown (Executive Director, Change, the Center for Holocaust, Human …

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2021-06-25
“Combatting Genocide Incitement and Denial”

Panel: “How Digital Technology is Being Used to Perpetuate Genocide Denial and Strategies to Counter It” Co-Sponsors: United Nations Rwandan Mission to the United Nations Panelists: Moderator: Doris Uwicyeza Panelists: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman (Associate Professor of Law and Political …

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2021-05-30
“Police Policing Police”

Title: “Police Policing Police” Conference: Law & Society Association: 2021 Annual Conference Panel: “To Protect and Serve: Examining Policing and Community Engagement” Panelists: Chair: Vincent Southerland (New York University School of Law) Discussant: Vincent Southerland (New York University School of …

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2021-04-29
“Police Policing Police”

Lecture Title: “Police Policing Police” Venue: Washington University in St. Louis School of Law – Junior Faculty Forum Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021 Time: 11:30 am Central Time

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2021-04-21
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Lecture Format: Guest speaker, “Mass Atrocities and Global Politics” course taught by Professor David Simon. Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Time: 1:30 pm EDT Venue: Yale University New Haven, Connecticut

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2021-04-09
“Bystanders amid Atrocity Crimes”

Title: “Bystanders amid Atrocity Crimes” Conference: International Studies Association: 2021 Annual Conference Panel: “International Law in a Local Context” Panelists: Chair: Matthew Millard (Nazarbayev University) Discussant: Francesca Parente (Princeton University) Participants: Zachary D. Kaufman (University of Houston Law Center) Richard …

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2021-01-08
“New Voices in International Human Rights”

Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS): 2021 Annual Conference Panel: “New Voices in International Human Rights” Description: This program features new voices in the field of international human rights drawn from a call for papers to the Section on …

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2021-01-05
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS): 2021 Annual Conference Panel: “Rescuing Law: On Fetal Harms, Moms, Migrants, and #MeToo” Description: This panel will explore the shifting intersections between criminal law and the rights and duties …

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2020-11-12
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” C0-Sponsors: American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Section & Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Criminal Justice Section Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020 Time: 12:45 pm – 3:15 pm EDT Venue: Online.

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2020-10-07
“What is International Law?”

Lecture Title: “What is International Law” Sponsor: University of Houston Law Center’s International Law Society Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Time: 12 PM – 1 PM Venue: University of Houston Law Center Houston, Texas

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2020-10-02
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Conference Title: Chicagoland Junior Scholars Conference Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Date: October 2, 2020 Time: TBD Host: Northern Illinois University College of Law

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2020-09-30
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Venue: U.S. Department of State – Office of Global Criminal Justice Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

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2020-08-21
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Date: Friday, August 21, 2020 Time: 12 pm EST Venue: Yale Law School – Information Society Project

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2020-08-04
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Conference: Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS): 2020 Annual Conference Panel: Works-in-Progress Series: Criminal and International Law Panelists: Moderator: Shelly Taylor Page Participants: Jenny Carroll Zachary D. Kaufman Steven Koh John Linnarelli Jena Martin Anna Roberts …

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2020-08-02
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Conference: Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS): 2020 Annual Conference Panel: New Scholars Workshop: Criminal Law and Procedure Panelists: Moderator: Eric Carpenter Participants: Donna Coltharp Zachary D. Kaufman Jason Smith Date: Sunday, August 2, 2020 Time: …

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2020-07-24
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Conference Title: “International Legal Ethics Conference” Date: July 24, 2020 Venue: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law Los Angeles, California NOTE: Cancelled because of coronavirus concerns.

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2020-07-09
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Date: July 9, 2020 Time: 12 pm EDT Venue: CrimWip (Criminal Law Works-in-Progress Series)

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2020-07-06
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Date: July 6, 2020 Time: 11 am EDT Venue: Duke Law School – Criminal Law Works-in-Progress Series

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2020-06-26
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Conference: American Society of International Law (ASIL) – 2020 Annual Meeting Conference Title: “The Promise of International Law” Date: Friday, June 26, 2020 Time: 1 pm – 2 pm EDT (during the Human Rights Interest Group Business …

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2020-06-08
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Conference Title: “Women’s Rights as Human Rights” Date: June 8, 2020. Venue: Gonzaga University School of Law – Human Rights Conference Florence, Italy NOTE: Cancelled because of coronavirus concerns.

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2020-05-29
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Title: Digital Age Samaritans Conference: Law and Society Association: 2020 Annual Meeting Panel: Technological Innovation in Legal Practice and Education Panelists: Chair and Discussant: Susan Smelcer Speakers: Amit Haim Jiaying Jiang and Larry DiMatteo Zachary D. Kaufman Michelle Miao Yao Yao …

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2020-05-20
“Balancing Policy, Advocacy, and Research”

Panel: “Balancing Policy, Advocacy, and Research” Host: International Studies Association Panelists: Moderator: Nick Micinski Participants: John D. Ciorciari Zachary D. Kaufman Linda Oucho Carrie Walling Date:  Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Time: 10 am – 11 am EDT Venue: Webinar

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2020-04-24
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Date: April 24, 2020 Time: 1 pm EDT Venue: Washington University in St. Louis School of Law – Junior Faculty Forum

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2020-04-19
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Panel Title: “Atrocity Prevention and US Law: The Wiesel Act and Beyond” Conference Title: “Frontiers of Prevention III” Date: TBD Time: TBD Venue: Binghamton University – Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention Binghamton, New …

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2020-04-01
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Date: April 1, 2020 Venue: American University Washington College of Law NOTE: Cancelled because of coronavirus concerns.

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2020-03-24
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Lecture Format: Guest speaker, “Mass Atrocities and Global Politics” course taught by Professor David Simon. Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Time: 10:15 am EDT Venue: Yale University New Haven, Connecticut

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2020-03-07
“Digital Age Samaritans”

Lecture Title: “Digital Age Samaritans” Conference: “Borders: Laws of Physical and Conceptual Space” Date: March 7, 2020 Venue: Stanford Law School NOTE: Cancelled because of coronavirus concerns.

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2020-02-04
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Co-Sponsors: American Society of International Law (ASIL) & University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Time: TBD Venue: University of Houston Law Center Houston, Texas

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2020-01-31
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Conference: American Society of International Law – International Criminal Law Interest Group Workshop Date: Friday, January 31, 2020 Time: TBD Venue: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Cleveland, Ohio

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2019-11-23
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Conference: International Studies Association – Midwest Conference Date: Saturday, November 23, 2019 Time: 10:15 AM – 12 PM Venue: The Hilton at the Ball Park St. Louis, Missouri

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2019-11-14
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Lecture Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019 Time: 1 PM – 2:20 PM Venue: Guest Lecturer, “Human Rights” course taught by Professor Lydia Tiede University of Houston Department of Political Science Houston, Texas

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2019-11-13
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Time: 3 PM Venue: Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Affairs Boston, Massachusetts

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2019-11-07
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” C0-Sponsors: American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Section & Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Criminal Justice Section Date: Thursday, November 7, 2019 Time: TBD Venue: Madison Hotel Washington, DC

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2019-10-16
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Guest Speaker: “International Criminal Law” course taught by Professor Ken Levy Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Time: 12:50 PM – 1:50 PM Venue: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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2019-09-26
“What is International Law?”

Lecture Title: “What is International Law” Sponsor: University of Houston Law Center’s International Law Society Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019 Time: 12 PM – 1 PM Venue: University of Houston Law Center Houston, Texas

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2019-08-02
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Title: “Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes” Conference: Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS): 2019 Annual Conference Panel: TBD Panelists: Chair: TBD Discussant: TBD Participants: Zachary D. Kaufman (University of Houston Law Center) Date: Friday, August 2, 2019 Time: TBD …

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2019-06-14
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Lecture Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Speakers: Zachary D. Kaufman, J.D., Ph.D. Jacqueline Murekatete Date: Friday, June 14, 2019 Co-hosts: American Bar Association and American Society of International Law Venue: Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda Washington, …

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2019-05-31
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Title: Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes Conference: Law and Society Association: 2019 Annual Meeting Panel: Legal Consciousness Across Contexts Panelists: Chair: TBD Discussant: TBD Participants: Zachary D. Kaufman (Stanford Law School / Harvard University Kennedy School of Government) Date:  Friday, …

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2019-05-20
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Conference Title: “25th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda” Panel Title: “Preserving Memory: Cooperation and Responsibility in Fighting Impunity and Genocide Denial” Lecture Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Speakers: Simon Adams Marion Bergman …

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2019-05-01
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Event Title: “The 25th Commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda: A Discussion on Preserving Memory and Prioritizing Prevention” Lecture Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Time: 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM Venue: United …

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2019-04-27
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Conference Title: 25th Commemoration of the Genocide Against Tutsi of Rwanda Lecture Title (Keynote Address): “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 Time: 2 PM Venue: Hamilton City Hall 71 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario …

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2019-04-19
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Conference Title: “International Symposium on Genocide: Confronting the Past and Understanding the Present” Lecture Title (Keynote Address): “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Date: Friday, April 19, 2019 Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Venue: Michigan State University MSU …

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2019-04-17
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Event Title: “Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda” Speakers: Zachary D. Kaufman, J.D., Ph.D. Jacqueline Murekatete Simone Monasebian Albert Gasake Moderator: Dr. Simon Adams Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Time: 6 PM – …

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2019-04-15
“Legislating Atrocity Prevention”

Lecture Title: “Legislating Atrocity Prevention” Lecture Format: Guest speaker, “Mass Atrocities and Global Politics” course taught by Professor David Simon. Date: Monday, April 15, 2019 Time: 2 PM – 3:30 PM Venue: Yale University New Haven, Connecticut

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2019-04-04
“Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy”

Conference Title: “Kwibuka 25 Kigali International Conference: Preserving Memory, Championing Humanity” Panel Title: “Genocide and Collapse of Society” Moderator: Zachary D. Kaufman, J.D., Ph.D. Moderator Remarks Title: “Lessons from Rwanda: Post-Genocide Law and Policy” Panelists: Frank Chalk Victoria Fontan David …

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2019-03-27
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Title: Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes Conference: International Studies Association: 2019 Annual Conference Panel: Sexual Violence: Dominance and Control of Women Panelists: Chair: Rosemary L. Nagy (Nipissing University, Canada) Discussant: Kerstin Carlson (University of Southern Denmark; The American University of …

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2019-03-01
“Discrimination”

Remarks Title: “Discrimination” Remarks Format: Guest speaker, “Law and Social Justice” course taught by Professor Fred Galves. Date: Friday, March 1, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Venue: Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado

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2019-02-12

Webinar Title: “Reaching Out!” (workshop on public engagement) Speakers: Zachary D. Kaufman (Stanford Law School / Harvard University Kennedy School of Government) – “Academic Engagement with the Public” Carol Anderson (Emory University) – “Writing / Publishing Op-Eds” Mark Goldberg (Editor, UN …

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2018-08-31
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Conference: American Political Science Association: 2018 Annual Conference Panel: “Justice in Conflict” Chair and Discussant: Mahmood Monshiouri, San Francisco State University Panelists: Holly Guthrey, Uppsala University Zachary D. Kaufman, Stanford Law School / Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Joseph …

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2018-07-20
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Violence”

Title: “Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Violence.” Host: The Pixel Project (global NGO combating violence against women and girls). Interviewer: Regina Yau, Founder and President, The Pixel Project Date: July 20, 2018 (aired live).

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2018-06-09
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Conference: Law and Society Association: 2018 Annual Meeting Panel Title: “International Coordination in Law & Society” Panel Description: Achieving global public goods often requires coordination across borders. Whether in business or criminal law, recovery or rebuilding efforts, and elsewhere in law …

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2018-06-07
“Bystanders and Upstanders”

Title: “Bystanders and Upstanders” Date:  Thursday, June 7, 2018 Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Venue: Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center on International Security and Cooperation Encina Hall 616 Serra Street Stanford, California 94305

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2018-06-03
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Conference: Harvard Law School Institute for Global Law & Policy 2018 Conference: Law in Global Political Economy: Heterodoxy Now Panel Title: Law and Women Empowerment Panelists: Moderator: Noemi Perez Vasques Speakers: Melissa Handl: “Conditional Cash Transfers & Third-Way Neoliberalism: Empowering …

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2018-05-18
“The Nuremberg and Tokyo International Military Tribunals”

Conference: “70 Years Later: The International Military Tribunal for the Far East” Conference Sponsor: International Nuremberg Principles Academy Panel Title:  “Comparative Analysis: The Nuremberg and Tokyo International Military Tribunals” Panelists: Zachary D. Kaufman TBD Date:  Friday, May 18, 2018 Time: 11:30 …

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2018-05-16
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Conference: Tenth Biennial Conference on Policy History Panel Title:  “College / Higher Ed: Sex In Loco Parentis, and Free Speech” Panelists: Zachary D. Kaufman: “Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes” Katherine Jewell: “Regulating the ‘Collegiate Sound’: The FCC and the Culture …

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2018-04-04
“Bystanders and Upstanders amid Sexual Crimes”

Title: TBD Conference: International Studies Association: 2018 Annual Conference Panel: Rwandan Genocide: Current Research Panelists: Chair: Stacey Mitchell (Georgia State University) Discussant: Jessica Achter (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) Participants: Zachary D. Kaufman (Harvard University Kennedy School of Government / Stanford …

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2017-11-17
“How ISIS May Face Justice for War Crimes”

Interview Interviewee:  Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman Interviewer: Mark Leon Goldberg, host of the “Global Dispatches” podcast Platform: The “Global Dispatches” podcast Date recorded: October 26, 2017 Date aired: November 17, 2017 Interview available: https://www.undispatch.com/isis-may-face-justice-war-crimes/ Summary (from Mark Leon Goldberg): Over the last several weeks, …

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2017-10-24
“Careers in Public International Law”

Title: “Careers in Public International Law” (panel) Date:  Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Time: 1 PM – 2 PM Venue: Stanford Law School Room 280B 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, California 94305

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2017-10-19
“This Supreme Court Case Could Have a Big Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy”

Interview Interviewee:  Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman Interviewer: Mark Leon Goldberg, host of the “Global Dispatches” podcast Platform: The “Global Dispatches” podcast Date recorded: October 12, 2017 Date aired: October 19, 2017 Interview available: https://www.undispatch.com/supreme-court-case-big-impact-us-foreign-policy/ Summary: On October 11, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard …

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2017-09-05
“U.S. Foreign Policymaking in the Trump Era”

Title: U.S. Foreign Policymaking in the Trump Era Co-Hosts: Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and EastWest Institute Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm. Event Website:  Eventbrite Venue: EastWest Institute 11 East 26th Street New York, New …

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2017-02-27
“Agents of Change: Large-Scale Problems, Individual Impact”

Title:  Agents of Change: Large-Scale Problems, Individual Impact (book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities) Date:  Monday, February 27, 2017 Time:  6:45 PM – 8:15 PM Website (for purchasing tickets): Here. Venue: S. Dillon Ripley Center The Smithsonian 1100 …

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2016-10-04
“Nonprofit Law and Social Enterprise”

Title:  Nonprofit Law and Social Enterprise Speakers: Zachary D. Kaufman Justin Zaremby Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Time: 12:10 PM Venue: Room 111 Yale Law School 127 Wall Street New Haven, Connecticut 06520

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2016-09-12
“Military Service, Defense, Diplomacy, and Security”

Panel Title: “Military Service, Defense, Diplomacy, and Security.” Moderator: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman Panelists: Paul Sonne (Pentagon Correspondent, Wall Street Journal) Kingston Reif (Director Disarmament and Threat Reduction, Arms Control Association) Eric Gardiner (Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans …

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2016-09-03
“United States Foreign Policy on Transitional Justice”

Title: United States Foreign Policy on Transitional Justice (roundtable book discussion) Conference: American Political Science Association: 2016 Annual Meeting Panelists: Chair: Professor Leslie Vinjamuri, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Director of the Centre on Conflict, Rights, and Justice, School of Oriental and …

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2016-09-03
“Law and Patterns of Political Contestation”

Title: Law and Patterns of Political Contestation Conference: American Political Science Association: 2016 Annual Meeting Panelists: Chair: Andrew C. Rudalebige, Bowdoin College Discussant: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman Participants: Hannah Simpson Paul Brian Nolette Mackenzie Eason Date:  Saturday, September 3, 2016 Time: 2:00 PM – …

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2016-09-02
“Recent U.S. Policymaking on Atrocities”

Title: Recent U.S. Policymaking on Atrocities Conference: American Political Science Association: 2016 Annual Meeting Panel: New Research in Genocide and Mass Killing Panelists: Chair: Scott Straus (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Presenters: Jennifer M. Dixon (Villanova University) – Coming to Terms with Dark Pasts? Chad …

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2016-06-02
“Rights and Liberal Legality in the Global Context”

Conference: Law and Society Association: 2016 Annual Meeting Panel Title: Rights and Liberal Legality in the Global Context Panel Description: This panel explores how new constitutional regimes in the wake of colonialism and the end of the Cold War are incorporating notions of international …

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2016-05-09
“Whither Transitional Justice?”

Title: Whither Transitional Justice?: U.S. Policy, Past Lessons, and Future Prospects (Book talk on United States Law and Policy on Transitional Justice: Principles, Politics, and Pragmatics (Oxford University Press, 2016)) Venue: War Studies Meeting Room King’s College London London, United Kingdom Date: …

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2016-05-08
“Book Publishing”

Title: Book Publishing Date:  Sunday, May 8, 2016 Time: 4:00 PM Host: Association of Marshall Scholars Venue: Goodenough College Mecklenburgh Square London WC1N 2AB United Kingdom  

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2016-04-07
“Commemorating the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda”

Title: Film Screening and Discussion: Genocide in Rwanda Venue: George Mason University – School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) Description: Genocide Watch and the Genocide Prevention Program at George Mason University, in collaboration with the Embassy of Rwanda in Washington, …

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2016-03-19
“Inside Out: Linking Local and Global Politics of Religion”

Title: Inside Out: Linking Local and Global Politics of Religion Conference: International Studies Association: 2016 Annual Convention Panelists: Chair: Lars Berger Discussant: Zachary D. Kaufman Presenters: Alireza Raisi Wenhui Yang Rameez Abbas Galib Bashirov Ali Tejpar Date:  Saturday, March 19, 2016 Time: 10:30 AM …

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2016-03-18
“The International Criminal Court”

Title: The International Criminal Court Conference: International Studies Association: 2016 Annual Convention Panelists: Chair: Ayodeji K. Perrin Discussant: Zachary D. Kaufman Presenters: Mark S. Kersten Nora Stappert Yuna Christine Han Date:  Friday, March 18, 2016 Time: 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM Venue: Pavilion 3 …

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2016-03-16
“United States Foreign Policy on Transitional Justice”

Title: United States Foreign Policy on Transitional Justice (roundtable book discussion) Conference: International Studies Association: 2016 Annual Convention Panelists: Chair: Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri, Co-Director, Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in International …

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2016-03-16
“Human Rights and State Capacity”

Title: Human Rights and State Capacity Conference: International Studies Association: 2016 Annual Convention Panelists: Chair and Discussant: Zachary D. Kaufman Presenters: Richard W. Frank Mark S. Berlin Tero Erkkilä Benjamin C. Carbonetti Melissa M. C. Beaudoin Date:  Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Time: 1:45 PM …

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2016-03-10
“Genius Solutions to Social Issues”

Title: Genius Solutions to Social Issues Conference: 92nd Street Y Presents: 7 Days of Genius Panelists: Moderator: Zachary D. Kaufman Panelists: Nick Ehrmann (CEO & founder, Blue Engine) Andrew Klaber (founder, Even Ground) Lily Liu (co-founder, PublicStuff) Date:  Thursday, March 10, 2016 Time: 8:00 …

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2016-02-26
“International Law in Domestic Human Rights Advocacy”

Conference Title: “International Law in Domestic Practice” Conference Host: Harvard International Law Journal Location: Harvard Law School Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 Time: TBD Panel Title: “International Law in Domestic Human Rights Advocacy” Moderator: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman, Fellow, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School …

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2015-10-27
“Serving as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow”

Title: Serving as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow Speakers: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman (Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; 2014-15 U.S. Supreme Court Fellow) Jeff Minear, Esq. (Counselor to the Chief Justice of the United States) Moderator: Richard J. Lazarus, Howard and …

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2015-10-19
“Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship”

Title: Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Speaker: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman (Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Member, Advisory Board, Harvard Social Enterprise Law Association) Host: Harvard Social Enterprise Law Association, Harvard Law School Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Venue: Harvard …

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2015-09-14
“Academia and Public Policy”

Title: Co-Chair, Workshop on “Academia and Public Policy.” Host: Association of Marshall Scholars Date: Monday, September 14, 2015. Venue: British Embassy 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008  

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2015-09-02
Workshop on Teaching Human Rights

Title: Panelist, Workshop on Teaching Human Rights Conference: 2015 Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association Date:  Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Time: TBD Venue: San Francisco, California (details TBD)  

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2015-05-11
“Legal Issues in Impact Investing”

Conference Title: “Legal Issues in Impact Investing” Location: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2020 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 Date: Monday, May 11, 2015 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:10 PM Theme Title: “The Role of Lawyers in Impact Investing” Panel Title: “Legal Careers …

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2015-04-20
“Cum Laude Ceremony”

Shady Side Academy 2015 Cum Laude Ceremony Featured speaker: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman ’96 Monday, April 20, 2015 8:15 AM Richard E. Rauh Theater Hillman Center for Performing Arts Shady Side Academy Senior School Campus 423 Fox Chapel Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania …

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2015-04-11
“Ethical Issues in International Law Practice”

109th American Society of International Law (ASIL) Annual Meeting Conference Title: “Adapting to a Rapidly Changing World” Location: Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, DC Date: Saturday, April 11, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Panel Title: “Ethical Issues in International …

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2015-04-09
“Rwanda’s Remarkable Rapid Development / Genocide Commemoration”

Host: Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas Date: Thursday, April 9, 2015 Time: Starting at 2 PM Speakers: Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift. Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman, United States Supreme Court Fellow; co-editor, After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and …

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2015-03-09
Workshop on Social Entrepreneurship

On Monday, March 9, 2015, Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman, editor of Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities, will run a workshop on social entrepreneurship at Harvard Law School (HLS). The workshop serves as the second annual “Impact Lab” of HLS’s Social Enterprise Law Association (SELA) …

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2014-11-18
“Future Directions: Genocide Studies and Digital Media Archives”

Panelist, “Future Directions: Genocide Studies and Digital Media Archives.” Conference: “Memory, Media, and Technology: Exploring the Trajectories of Schindler’s List.” USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education. University of Southern California. Los Angeles, California. 18 November …

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2014-11-03
“From Rowe to Rwanda”

“From Rowe to Rwanda.” Shady Side Academy. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3 November 2014. (Career talk to students at my high school.)

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2014-03-31
“The International Legacies of the Genocide”

Panelist (along with Edward Luck, former Special Advisor for the Responsibility to Protect to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and James Traub, New York Times Magazine contributing writer), “The International Legacies of Genocide.” Yale University Symposium on the …

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2014-03-28
“Workshop on Social Enterprise Law”

“Workshop on Social Enterprise Law.” Harvard Law School. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 28 March 2014. (Inaugural speaker to the Harvard Law School Social Enterprise Law Association’s Impact Lab.)

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2014-03-24
“Facing Challenges in Social Entrepreneurship”

“Facing Challenges in Social Entrepreneurship.” One of five lectures at a conference on “The Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and Social Entrepreneurship.” Hosted by Bard College and the Open Society Foundation’s International Higher Education Support Program. Istanbul, Turkey. 24 March 2014.

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2014-03-23
“The Art of Argument in Social Entrepreneurship – Workshop 1”

“The Art of Argument in Social Entrepreneurship – Workshop 1.” One of five lectures at a conference on “The Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and Social Entrepreneurship.” Hosted by Bard College and the Open Society Foundation’s International Higher Education Support Program. Istanbul, Turkey. 23 …

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2014-03-23
“The Art of Argument in Social Entrepreneurship – Workshop 2”

“The Art of Argument in Social Entrepreneurship – Workshop 2.” One of five lectures at a conference on “The Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and Social Entrepreneurship.” Hosted by Bard College and the Open Society Foundation’s International Higher Education Support Program. …

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2014-03-22
“Keynote: Social Entrepreneurship”

“Keynote: Social Entrepreneurship.” One of five lectures at a conference on “The Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and Social Entrepreneurship.” Hosted by Bard College and the Open Society Foundation’s International Higher Education Support Program. Istanbul, Turkey. 22 March 2014.

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2014-03-05
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Hosted by the Yale Net Impact Undergraduate Chapter. Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut. 5 March 2014.

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2014-02-13
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Guest speaker, “Social Enterprise in Developing Economies: Business Solutions for the Global Poor” course taught by Professor Bo Hopkins. Yale …

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2014-02-10
“Watchers of the Sky”

Panelist (along with Luis Moreno Ocampo, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court), at a screening of “Watchers of the Sky.” Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut. 10 February 2014.

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2014-02-03
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World for the New York City Bar Association Committee on African Affairs. New York, New York. 3 February 2014.

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2013-10-31
“Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship: A Framework for Fundraising”

“Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship: A Framework for Fundraising.” Hosted by the University of Maryland’s Center for International Development and Conflict Management, the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business’s Center for Social Value Creation, the University of Maryland School …

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2013-10-30
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area, the Georgetown University Department of African Studies, the Georgetown …

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2013-09-17
“Academic Influence on Public Policy”

Co-Chair, Workshop on “Academic Influence on Public Policy.” Hosted by the Association of Marshall Scholars. British Embassy in the United States. Washington, DC. 17 September 2013.

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2013-09-12
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by Mayer Brown LLP, the Truman National Security Project, and the Yale Club of Chicago. Mayer Brown LLP. Chicago, …

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2013-07-18
“The Crisis in Syria”

Panelist, “The Crisis in Syria.” Briefing for a U.S. Congressperson sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. Cannon House Office Building, United States House of Representatives. Washington, DC. 18 July 2013.

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2013-06-26
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Hosted by Philip Barton, the Deputy Chief of Mission. British Embassy in the United States. Washington, DC. 26 June 2013.

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2013-06-14
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Interview about: Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Show: The Africa 54 television show on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Date: Recorded and aired on 14 June 2013. Video: Here.

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2013-04-16
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies‘ Net Impact chapter and StartingBloc DC. School of Advanced …

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2013-04-11
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Hosted by the Yale Social Enterprise Club. Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut. 11 April 2013.

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2013-04-04
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs’ Economic and Political Development (EPD) Concentration and Management Specialization, and …

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2013-03-12
“Careers in Social Entrepreneurship”

Moderator and Panelist, Panel on “Careers in Social Entrepreneurship.” New York University Law School and New York University Stern School of Business. New York, New York. 12 March 2013.

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2013-03-07
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. New York University Law School and New York University Stern School of Business. New York, New York. 7 March 2013.

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2013-03-01
“Entrepreneurship in Africa”

“Entrepreneurship in Africa.” Hosted by George Washington University’s African Students Association. George Washington University. Washington, DC. 1 March 2013.

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2013-03-01
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business’s Fifth Annual Social Enterprise Symposium. Co-hosted by the University of …

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2013-02-28
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by the Aspen Institute (the Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation and the Aspen Network of Development …

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2013-02-21
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Hosted by Ashoka. Conference: “Ashoka U 2013 Exchange.” University of San Diego. San Diego, California. 21 February 2013.

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2013-02-07
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by the Yale Law School Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights, the Yale Law School Information …

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2013-01-31
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by the American University Washington College of Law’s Social Enterprises Legal Society and American University’s Social Enterprise Program’s Social …

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2012-11-03
“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities”

“Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities.” Book talk on Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Co-hosted by Africa Gathering and the African Society of Georgetown. Conference on “Africa Unlimited.” Georgetown University. Washington, DC. 3 November …

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2012-10-22
“Pursuing Higher Education in the United Kingdom”

“Pursuing Higher Education in the United Kingdom.” Conference on “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Advancing Access and Opportunity in a Changing Environment.” Hosted by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Washington, DC. 22 October 2012.

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2012-10-08
“Transitional Justice and Social Entrepreneurship in Rwanda”

“Transitional Justice and Social Entrepreneurship in Rwanda.” Book talks on After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond and Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Center for Conflict Management, National University of …

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2012-10-04
“Transitional Justice and Social Entrepreneurship in Rwanda”

“Transitional Justice and Social Entrepreneurship in Rwanda.” Book talks on After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond and Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World. Kigali Institute of Science & Technology. Kigali, …

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2012-09-18
“The Trans-Atlantic Alliance”

Panel Title: “How Should the Role of the United States, and the Trans-Atlantic Alliance, Evolve in the World in the Next 20 Years?” Co-Chair: Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman Host: Association of Marshall Scholars Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Venue: British Embassy 3100 …

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2012-06-23
“Social Entrepreneurship”

Panelist, “Social Entrepreneurship.” Annual Meeting of the Association of Marshall Scholars. Stanford University. Stanford, California. 23 June 2012.

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2012-02-26
“International Law and Transitional Justice”

“International Law and Transitional Justice.” Lecture to the 2012 Lantos-Humanity in Action Congressional Fellows. Co-Hosted by Humanity in Action and the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. Washington, DC. 26 February 2012.

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2011-04-27
“Effective Communication Strategies”

“Effective Communication Strategies.” Interview. The Up Front radio show on the Africa News and Features program on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Recorded 26 April 2011, aired 27 April 2011.

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2011-03-10
“Sustainable Social Enterprises and Pro-Poor Growth”

Panelist, “Sustainable Social Enterprises and Pro-Poor Growth.” Conference on “Social Enterprise and the Relationship Between Markets, State, and Society: Are There Limits to Market-Based Approaches to Development?” Hosted by the Economic and Political Development Concentration, School of International and Public …

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2010-12-08
“Developing a Reading Culture”

“Developing a Reading Culture.” Interview. The Up Front radio show on the Africa News and Features program on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Recorded 7 December 2010, aired 8 December 2010.

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2010-11-16
“After Genocide”

“After Genocide: The Origins and Establishment of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.” University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia. 16 November 2010.

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2010-09-26
“Marshall Scholars’ Public Service Projects”

“Marshall Scholars’ Public Service Projects.” Co-hosted by U.S. Congressman John Spratt and the Association of Marshall Scholars. Rayburn House Office Building, United States Congress. Washington, DC. 20 September 2010.

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2010-04-16
“Regional Options for Justice in Africa”

“Regional Options for Justice in Africa.” 16 April 2010. Conference on “Anticipating and Countering Atrocities in Africa” co-hosted by the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States Department of State‘s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Arlington, Virginia. 15-16 April 2010.

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2009-11-18
“Justice for All”

“Justice for All.” Interview. The Up Front radio show on the Africa News and Features program on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Recorded 17 November 2009, aired 18 November 2009.

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2009-06-29
“Literacy”

“Literacy.” Interview. The Up Front radio show on the Africa News and Features program on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Recorded 23 June 2009, aired 29 June 2009.

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2009-04-17
“After Genocide”

“After Genocide.” Book talk on After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond. Yale Law School. New Haven, Connecticut. 17 April 2009.

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2009-04-14
“After Genocide”

“After Genocide.” Television interview about After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond. The “Tuesday Forum” show, hosted by Henry Rugamba, on Rwandan Television. Recorded 6 April 2009, aired 14 April 2009.

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2009-04-13
“Post-Genocide Politics”

“Post-Genocide Politics.” Guest speaker, “The Rwandan Genocide in Comparative Context” course taught by Professor David J. Simon. Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut. 13 April 2009.

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2009-04-04
“After Genocide”

“After Genocide.” Book launch of After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond. Residence of the United States Ambassador to Rwanda W. Stuart Symington. Kigali, Rwanda. 4 April 2009.

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2009-04-04
“Post-Genocide Reconstruction”

“Post-Genocide Reconstruction.” Book launch of After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond. Kigali Public Library. Kigali, Rwanda. 4 April 2009.

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2009-03-27
“After Genocide”

“After Genocide.” Book talk on After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond. Guest speaker, “Introduction to International Relations” course taught by Professor Stephen Wrage. Political Science Department, United States Naval Academy. Annapolis, Maryland. 27 March …

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2009-03-27
“After Genocide”

“After Genocide.” Book talk on After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond. Guest speaker, section 1 of “Formation of U.S. Policy” course taught by Professor Stephen Wrage. Political Science Department, United States Naval Academy. Annapolis, …

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2009-03-27
“After Genocide”

“After Genocide.” Book talk on After Genocide: Transitional Justice, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Beyond. Guest speaker, section 2 of “Formation of U.S. Policy” course taught by Professor Stephen Wrage. Political Science Department, United States Naval Academy. Annapolis, …

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2008-09-27
“Governing After 2008”

“Welcoming Remarks and Introduction.” Conference on “Governing After 2008” hosted by the Yale Law & Policy Review. Yale Law School. New Haven, Connecticut. 27 September 2008.

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2008-04-07
“How Does a Country Overcome Mass Violence?”

“How Does a Country Overcome Mass Violence?” Guest speaker, first section of “Politics in Africa” course taught by Professor David Backer. College of William and Mary. Williamsburg, Virginia. 7 April 2008.

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2008-04-07
“How Does a Country Overcome Mass Violence?”

“How Does a Country Overcome Mass Violence?” Guest speaker, second section of “Politics in Africa” course taught by Professor David Backer. College of William and Mary. Williamsburg, Virginia. 7 April 2008.

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2007-11-14
“Conflict Resolution”

“Conflict Resolution.” Interview. The Up Front radio show on the Africa News and Features program on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Recorded 12 October 2007, aired 14 November 2007.

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2007-09-26
“Volunteerism”

“Volunteerism.” Interview. The Up Front radio show on the Africa News and Features program on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Recorded 4 May 2007, aired 26 September 2007.

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2007-03-21
“The Politics of Establishing War Crimes Tribunals”

“The Politics of Establishing War Crimes Tribunals.” Panelist, “Criminal Justice for Crisis States.” London School of Economics and Political Science. London, United Kingdom. 21 March 2007. Conference Synopsis. Conference Series Report.

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2007-03-08
“Philanthropy in Africa”

Panelist, “Philanthropy in Africa.” The Africa Journal television show on the TV to Africa program on Voice of America. Washington, DC. Aired live: 8 March 2007.

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2006-03-14
“An Overview of Transitional Justice Mechanisms”

“An Overview of Transitional Justice Mechanisms.” Guest speaker, course on “Managing Global Diversity: The Matrix of Change” taught by Professor Eva Meyersson Milgrom. Stanford University. Stanford, California. 14 March 2006.

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2006-03-02
“Being a Social Entrepreneur”

“Being a Social Entrepreneur.” Guest Speaker, Course on “Leadership Out of the Box” taught by Professor Ella Bell. Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire. 2 March 2006.

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2003-06-28
“Accounting for Past Rights, Not Just Wrongs”

“Accounting for Past Rights, Not Just Wrongs.” Conference on “Post-Conflict Development: Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Reconciliation.” St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford. Oxford, United Kingdom. 28 June 2003.

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