Presented by the ISBA Human & Civil Rights SectionCo-Sponsored by the ISBA International & Immigration Law Section
Live Webcast
Thursday, January 9, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
1.5 hours MCLE credit
Don’t miss this comprehensive overview of the roles, jurisdiction, and authority of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as well as the laws it interprets and applies. Criminal justice lawyers, immigration law attorneys, military affairs counsel, and racial and ethnic minority practitioners with all levels of practice experience who attend this online program will learn:
- The human rights issues implicated in the current Gaza Conflict;
- How the ICJ evaluated the application of international humanitarian law and international human rights law to this conflict;
- How the International Humanitarian Law (Law of War) pertains to civilians;
- The ICJ findings based on the evidence presented to it; and
- The possible remedies and enforcement measures available to the ICJ and the United Nations.
Hon. Junaid M. Afeef, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago
Prof. Cindy Buys, SIU Simmons Law School, Carbondale
Jill D. Leka, Clark Baird Smith LLP, Rosemont
Ronald Langacker, Langacker Law, Urbana
Abra C. Siegel, Leland Grove Law LLC, Chicago
Program Speakers:
Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn, Texas Tech University School of Law, Texas
Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch, New York
M. Arsalan Suleman, Foley Hoag, Washington D.C.
Program Moderator:
Prof. Cindy Buys, SIU Simmons Law School, Carbondale
Program Chat Moderator:
Hon. Junaid M. Afeef, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago
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Program InformationFees:ISBA Member - $53ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).Non-Member - $105New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25Law Student Members - FreeSpecial pricing is available for Legal Service Attorneys.If you cannot attend the live web event, a full refund is available, if you cancel your registration up to the start of the live web event on the program page in your “My CLE Account”. Please Note: MCLE credit is available to registrants only on the day of this live event – and you must attend the entire program to earn MCLE credit. All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event a few days after the program, but credit is NOT available for the recording.
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