Mock Interviews with Judith Saunders Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm EST Location: Law School Robing Room Sponsor: CSO Contact Name: Gail Peshel Phone: 631-7625 Email: Peshel.1@nd.edu CCHR Advisory Council Meeting Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm EST Location: Civil Rights Reading Room Sponsor : Center for Civil and Human Rights Contact Name : Marilyn Imus Contact Phone : 631-8555 Contact Email : marilyn.j.imus.1@nd.edu Doe vs. Unocal: the future of the Alien Tort Claim Act. Time: 3:00pm EST Location: Courtroom Last year Paull Hoffman, a member of our Advisory Council, made a presentation on his work as lead counsel in Doe vs. Unocal, one of the most important human rights cases regarding the Alien Tort Claim Act. Since then, UNOCAL has petitioned for a rehearing en banc against the 9th Circuit decision that upheld jurisdiction to sue UNOCAL for violations that took place in Burma, and the Justice Department has joined the defendants with a brief that attempts to overturn the Filartiga precedent and the whole progeny of ATCA cases. Suing Human Rights Violators in U.S. Courts: Is there life after Doe v. UNOCAL? Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST Location: Courtroom Refreshments follow lecture. Sponsor : Center for Civil and Human Rights Contact Name : Marilyn Imus Contact Phone : 631-8555 Contact Email : marilyn.j.imus.1@nd.edu
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