News Archive
2004/10
- Richard Holbrooke Receives the Great Negotiator Award
- Richard Holbrooke was the premier architect of the 1995 peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia and a skillful negotiator credited with resolving the bitter dispute over dues owed in arrears by the United States to the United Nations. Last night, at a dinner held in his honor, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations received the prestigious 2004 Great Negotiator Award, presented by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. [Fri, 29 Oct 2004]
- Professor Stuntz on the Presidential Election
- Professor Bill Stuntz finds interesting comparisons between this year's race for the White House and the 1948 Truman vs. Dewey contest. [Thu, 28 Oct 2004]
- Webcast: Charles Fried on the Supreme Court
- In a provocative lecture, Professor Charles Fried, a former solicitor general, asks: Is the Supreme Court going down the drain? [Tue, 26 Oct 2004]
- HLS Convenes Global Finance Experts
- From Oct. 22 to Oct. 24, leaders of the financial systems of the United States and Japan convened in Portsmouth, NH to discuss issues affecting the global financial system. The occasion was the seventh annual Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for Japan and the United States, sponsored by the Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems, in cooperation with The International House of Japan. [Mon, 25 Oct 2004]
- International Justice: An Examination of Key Issues
- On October 25, Gary Bass, author of "Stay the Hand of Vengeance", and Samantha Power, author of "A Problem from Hell: American and the Age of Genocide", will discuss key issues in international justice. The event, which is free an open to the public, is the first in a series of five lectures this year that will consider the promise and limitations in past, present, and future pursuits of justice and human rights internationally. The event will begin a 4:30 p.m. in Pound 101. [Fri, 22 Oct 2004]
- Professor Fried on a Muddled Supreme Court
- In a New York Times op-ed, Professor Charles Fried writes: "This pattern, defending principles in theory but abandoning them in fact, points to a court that has lost its will to protect and explain the nuanced doctrinal constructions that have threaded their way past opposing extremes. At the same time, the court has lacked the energy to substitute some new and intelligible vision." [Thu, 21 Oct 2004]
- Negotiation Conference Examines Israeli Settlements
- Just days before the Israeli government submitted to the Knesset—Israel’s 120-member parliament—draft legislation to authorize the evacuation of Jewish settlers from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation held a two-day conference titled, “Past, Present, and Future of the Jewish West Bank and Gaza Settlements: The Internal Israeli Conflict.” [Thu, 21 Oct 2004]
- Professor Stuntz on Terrorism and Organized Crime
- Professor William Stuntz writes: "No one is willing to wait for a nuclear weapon to blow away an American city and then prosecute the conspirators who survived the blast. Nor does it make sense to devote massive resources to building cases for small-potatoes crimes that will put away would-be murderers for a year or two, after which they can resume their homicidal careers. Perhaps that is why military and intelligence services have played such a large role in the war on terrorism." [Wed, 20 Oct 2004]
- Human Rights Program Turns 20
- This weekend, Harvard Law School's Human Rights Program (HRP) will mark its 20th anniversary with a gathering principally of alumni and a full slate of speeches and discussions. And in many ways, the celebration also honors the movement it embraces. [Fri, 15 Oct 2004]
- Bebchuk's Book on Executive Compensation Focus of Conference
- On October 15, a new book on executive pay and corporate governance by HLS Professor Lucian Bebchuk and Jesse Fried, Harvard Law School class of 1993, will be the focus of symposium at Columbia Law School. [Thu, 14 Oct 2004]
- Military Commissions and the Global War on Terrorism
- On Wednesday, October 13, Colonel Will A. Gunn, chief defense counsel for the Office of Military Commissions, will speak on "Military Commissions and the Global War on Terrorism: The Chief Defense Counsel's Perspective." Col. Gunn's remarks will begin at 6 p.m. in the Langdell South classroom. [Wed, 13 Oct 2004]
- Dukakis to Speak on 2004 Election
- On Wednesday, October 13, former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis will reflect on his experience working with Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and offer his thoughts on the 2004 election. The speech, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Austin West classroom. [Wed, 13 Oct 2004]
- Memorial Service for Archibald Cox
- On Friday, October 8, a memorial service will be held for Professor Emeritus Archibald Cox, the famed Watergate special prosecutor and former solicitor general, who died in May. The service, which is open to the public, will begin at 2 p.m. in Harvard's Memorial Church. [Wed, 06 Oct 2004]
- Kuehl Presented with Cox, Richardson, Coleman Award
- At a ceremony on Oct. 4, Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan presented the Cox, Richardson, Coleman Award to California State Senator Sheila Kuehl. Named for three of Harvard Law School's most distinguished graduates, Archibald Cox, Elliot Richardson and William Coleman, the award honors graduates for distinguished service in government. [Tue, 05 Oct 2004]
- Prof. Mnookin and PON Managing Director Hackley on Negotiating with Terrorists
- Professor Robert Mnookin and PON Managing Director Susan Hackley write: "Talking to terrorists is different from giving in to them. Sometimes it may be good practice to know what they are thinking, or, as a line in 'The Godfather' goes, it is important to 'keep your friends close but your enemies closer.'" [Mon, 04 Oct 2004]