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DESCRIPTION:Presented by Luc H. Reydams\, Associate\nProfessional Specialis
 t\, Department of Political Science\,\nUniversity of Notre Dame. Associate
  Professor of the Practice.\nFellow of the Joan B. Kroc. Institute for Int
 ernational Peace\nStudies and of the Nanovic Institute for European Studie
 s.\nHe will discuss The Rise and Fall of Universal Jurisdiction\, in\nHAND
 BOOK OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW\, W. Schabas and N. Bernaz\,\neds.\, Lo
 ndon: Routledge\, 2010\nAbstract\nThe article considers the rise and fall 
 of universal\njurisdiction. I begin by revisiting the unique Zeitgeist of 
 the\n1990s and by broaching the actors behind the campaign for universal\n
 jurisdiction. Then I discuss how these actors\, mainly\nnon-governmental o
 rganizations\, framed the issue and how\npolicy-oriented international law
 yers constructed the legal\nargument. Thereafter I review the (alleged) hi
 storical sources of\nuniversal jurisdiction and their contemporary (distor
 ted)\ninterpretation. My subsequent examination of post-World War II\nmult
 ilateral treaty practice finds little enthusiasm among states\nfor univers
 al jurisdiction. After that I assess cases of the last\nfifteen or so year
 s\, distinguishing between “hard” cases (in\ncourts) and “virtual” cases (
 in the media). Next I show in a brief\npost mortem how a backlash in Afric
 a\, the United States\, Israel\,\nand China against virtual trials in Euro
 pe caused the premature end\nof universal jurisdiction. In the final secti
 on I draw some lessons\nand ponder its future.\nAbout the speaker\nReydams
  earned degrees in law and in political sciences from the\nKatholieke Univ
 ersiteit Leuven and the Université Catholique de\nLouvain. He practiced la
 w for a number of years in Brussels before\npursuing degrees in internatio
 nal law at the Center for Civil and\nHuman Rights (Notre Dame Law School).
 \nSince joining the Political Science Department in 2002\, he has\ntaught 
 Introduction to International Law\, Transnational Social\nMovements\, Inte
 rnational Organizations\, and Nuclear\nNon-Proliferation. He also has taug
 ht as a Visiting Professor at\nthe Catholic Universities of Lublin (Poland
 ) and Leuven (Belgium).\nReydams research focuses on the intersections bet
 ween international\nlaw and international relations.\nIn 2003\, he publish
 ed Universal Jurisdiction: International\nand Municipal Legal Perspectives
  with Oxford University Press\n(2003). More recent publications deal with 
 the prosecutorial policy\nof the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwand
 a\, patterns of\narmed conflict and humanitarian law responses\, and US\na
 nti-terrorism policy.\nHe also co-ordinates International\nProsecutors fro
 m Nuremberg to The Hague: Organization\, Operation\,\nand Legacy\, a five-
 year interdisciplinary international\nresearch project under advance publi
 cation contract with Oxford\nUniversity Press.\nJanuary through June 2008\
 , Reydams is a Senior Research Fellow\nat the Leuven Center for Global Gov
 ernance Studies\n(www.globalgovernancestudies.eu). Finally\, he also organ
 ized a\nsymposium and film festival “The Changing Face of Armed Conflict”
 \nat Notre Dame in February 2009 on the occasion of 60th anniversary\nof t
 he Geneva 'Red Cross' Conventions.\n
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LOCATION:Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:The Rise and Fall of Universal Jurisdiction
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