A Reflection: Getting Real

2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

by Kristy Dinsmoor, United States of America  Wednesday - We are in the second day of a 3 day simulation and it has gotten real. A fictitious country is in the midst of a civil war and [...]

A Reflection: Getting Real2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

A Tale of Many Interests

2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

Natalia Montano Hernandez, Mexico “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was [...]

A Tale of Many Interests2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

In the Midst of Chaos

2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

by Sarthak Maggon, India Leaving personalities out of negotiations is what yields constructive results. But that remains a major flaw in the concept of international conflict resolution, the existence of a plethora of interests. Yesterday began yet [...]

In the Midst of Chaos2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

Many Things Are Sinking Deeper, Becoming clearer

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by Wanja Munaita, Kenya/Canada “To bring peace through justice” This was a statement made by a participant in the documentary War Don Don, which we watched at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Is that possible in our [...]

Many Things Are Sinking Deeper, Becoming clearer2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

Reporting from Cairo

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by Kristy Dinsmoor, United States of America Today our guest speaker, photojournalist Keith Lane, gave us an appreciation for the invisible people behind the scenes who put themselves at risk (in more ways than one), in a search [...]

Reporting from Cairo2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

Mission Impossible

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by Melissa Gregg, United Kingdom Ambassador Jacques Paul Klein is a man with rich and pragmatic advice to give: “don’t mistake enthusiasm for competence”, “if you continue to ride a dead horse, don’t expect it to take [...]

Mission Impossible2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

Getting Real

2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

Kristy Dinsmoor, United States of America In a field driven by donor expectations and feel good projects, we often see good intentions produce negative effects. There are often gaps between academic theory and practical application. Today our [...]

Getting Real2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

Validity of the Court

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by Anna Farrant, Australia  My partner recently said that The Hague is like ‘Disney Land for lawyers’, and if that’s true then the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is surely one of its most [...]

Validity of the Court2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

A Wealth of Knowledge

2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

by Ben Kissin, United States of America  The 2013 Hague Symposium has been a great experience so far, and there has been a wealth of knowledgeable speakers who have lectured for us. Today’s speaker was former [...]

A Wealth of Knowledge2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00

The ICTY Case Study

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by Alex Raleigh, United States of America As I completed the readings in preparation for today’s case study on the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY), I realized I knew almost nothing about the conflict. Nevertheless, after four [...]

The ICTY Case Study2019-01-02T18:19:44+00:00
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