{"id":7360,"date":"2016-04-11T09:58:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T13:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2022-03-23T10:27:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T14:27:56","slug":"humanrightsworkshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/humanrightsworkshop\/","title":{"rendered":"War Crimes Trial Anniversary Occasion for Human Rights Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7363\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/avidBarclay-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7363\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/avidBarclay-1.jpg\" alt=\"David Barclay\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Barclay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A workshop on human rights (April 14-16) at Kalamazoo College will offer the opportunity for some of the world\u2019s leading scholars to discuss their work among themselves and an audience that includes students, faculty and the general public. The workshop is titled &#8220;Seventy Years After Nuremberg: Genocide and Human Rights in Comparative Perspective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seventy years after the end of the Second World War and the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials of 1945-46 is a particularly appropriate time to reflect on genocide and responses to genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries,&#8221; said workshop organizer <strong>David Barclay<\/strong>, the Margaret and Roger Scholten Professor of International Studies. &#8220;Although the study of genocide, the Holocaust, international human right and related issues has become an essential component of academic scholarship and civic education, the current anniversary of the first war-crimes trials after World War II offers important opportunities to reflect comparatively, and in a focused way, on these vital matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The workshop begins on Thursday evening, April 14, with a keynote address by <strong>Daniel Chirot<\/strong> (University of Washington) titled &#8220;No End in Sight: Why Mass Political Murder Continues to Occur.&#8221; Friday morning\u2019s session focuses on genocide prior to the Second World War (and before the invention of the word), locating the phenomenon of genocide in the larger context of global history from the 19th to the 21st centuries. The session includes new scholarship concerning the Armenian genocide and new work detailing colonialism and genocide in Africa. Friday afternoon features two sessions on recent discussions of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop will conclude on Saturday morning with a consideration of other examples of 20th-century genocide, responses to genocide, and genocide and the protection of international human rights. Public participation and discussion will be encouraged. The event occurs in the Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room and is free to the public. In addition to Chirot and Barclay, among the other scholars featured are <strong>Joseph Bangura<\/strong>, Kalamazoo College; <strong>Carter Dougherty \u201992<\/strong>, Bloomberg News; <strong>John Dugas<\/strong>, Kalamazoo College; <strong>Hilary Earl<\/strong>, Nipissing University, Canada; <strong>Amy Elman<\/strong>, Kalamazoo College; <strong>Geoffrey J. Giles<\/strong>, University of Florida; <strong>Lesley Klaff<\/strong> Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom; <strong>Paul Gordon Lauren<\/strong>, University of Montana; <strong>Wendy Lower<\/strong>, Claremont McKenna College; <strong>Samuel Moyn<\/strong>, Harvard Law School; <strong>James Nafziger<\/strong>, Willamette University and American Society of Comparative Law; <strong>Raffael Scheck<\/strong>, Colby College; and <strong>Ronald Suny<\/strong>, University of Michigan.<br \/>\n&lt;!&#8212;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7399 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"War Crimes Trial Anniversary\" width=\"584\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7397\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7397 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"War Crimes Trial Anniversary\" width=\"584\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1-464x300.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> &#8212;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A workshop on human rights (April 14-16) at Kalamazoo College will offer the opportunity for some of the world\u2019s leading scholars to discuss their work among themselves and an audience that includes students, faculty and the general public. 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The workshop is titled &#8220;Seventy Years After Nuremberg: Genocide and Human Rights in Comparative Perspective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seventy years after the end of the Second World War and the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials of 1945-46 is a particularly appropriate time to reflect on genocide and responses to genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries,&#8221; said workshop organizer <strong>David Barclay<\/strong>, the Margaret and Roger Scholten Professor of International Studies. &#8220;Although the study of genocide, the Holocaust, international human right and related issues has become an essential component of academic scholarship and civic education, the current anniversary of the first war-crimes trials after World War II offers important opportunities to reflect comparatively, and in a focused way, on these vital matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The workshop begins on Thursday evening, April 14, with a keynote address by <strong>Daniel Chirot<\/strong> (University of Washington) titled &#8220;No End in Sight: Why Mass Political Murder Continues to Occur.&#8221; Friday morning\u2019s session focuses on genocide prior to the Second World War (and before the invention of the word), locating the phenomenon of genocide in the larger context of global history from the 19th to the 21st centuries. The session includes new scholarship concerning the Armenian genocide and new work detailing colonialism and genocide in Africa. Friday afternoon features two sessions on recent discussions of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop will conclude on Saturday morning with a consideration of other examples of 20th-century genocide, responses to genocide, and genocide and the protection of international human rights. Public participation and discussion will be encouraged. The event occurs in the Mandelle Hall Olmsted Room and is free to the public. In addition to Chirot and Barclay, among the other scholars featured are <strong>Joseph Bangura<\/strong>, Kalamazoo College; <strong>Carter Dougherty \u201992<\/strong>, Bloomberg News; <strong>John Dugas<\/strong>, Kalamazoo College; <strong>Hilary Earl<\/strong>, Nipissing University, Canada; <strong>Amy Elman<\/strong>, Kalamazoo College; <strong>Geoffrey J. Giles<\/strong>, University of Florida; <strong>Lesley Klaff<\/strong> Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom; <strong>Paul Gordon Lauren<\/strong>, University of Montana; <strong>Wendy Lower<\/strong>, Claremont McKenna College; <strong>Samuel Moyn<\/strong>, Harvard Law School; <strong>James Nafziger<\/strong>, Willamette University and American Society of Comparative Law; <strong>Raffael Scheck<\/strong>, Colby College; and <strong>Ronald Suny<\/strong>, University of Michigan.<br \/>\n&lt;!&#8212;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7399 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-2-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"War Crimes Trial Anniversary\" width=\"584\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7397\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7397 size-large\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/CHOLTEN-CONF-1-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"War Crimes Trial Anniversary\" width=\"584\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a> &#8212;&gt;<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7360"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16190,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7360\/revisions\/16190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7360"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=7360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}