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October 23 - Recognition and Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in Conflict
November 3 - Reckoning with the Rabin Assassination, Thirty Years Later: A Panel Discussion
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Thursday, October 23
7-9 PM
Rapaporte Treasure Hall
Prosecution of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) is always challenging. The October 7 attack epitomizes these difficulties, considering the lack of survivors who are able to provide testimony, and the lack of primary physical forensic evidence. Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, LLM, JSD, an expert on family law and international women's rights, will present the The Dinah Project's book, "A Quest for Justice - October 7 and Beyond." The book provides a comprehensive assessment of sexual violence during the October 7 attack and in captivity, develops a pioneering structured evidentiary framework, and creates a legal framework for joint criminal responsibility in mass atrocities.
Prof. Halperin-Kaddari is the Founding Director of the Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women at Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty in Israel, where she serves as a full Professor, and Dinah Project founding member. In December 2018 she completed three terms on the UN Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), on which she served twice as Vice-Chair of the Committee and as the first Chair of the Working Group on Inquiries. A graduate of Yale Law School (LLM; JSD), she is a renowned speaker in academic as well as professional forums and has published extensively.
Cosponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies.
Tuesday, November 3
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Via Zoom
On November 4, 1995, a Jewish assailant assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in an attempt to stop the Oslo peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The assassination shook Israel, the Middle East, and the world. Thirty years later, join us for discussion and reflection on the Rabin assassination and how its aftershocks are still felt today.
Moderator:
Shayna Weiss (Brandeis University)
Panelists:
Anwar Mhajne (Stonehill College)
Tomer Perisco (Shalom Hartman Institute)
Romy Neumark (Brandeis University)
This panel is presented in conjunction with Tel Aviv University.
Thursday, November 6
Online (Open to all): 12:30-1 PM
Register
In Person (For the Brandeis community): 12:30-1:30PM, at the Mandel Center for the Humanities, 3rd Floor, Room 328.
REGISTER by October 31
Join us for a Schusterman Scholars Seminar with Rephael (Rafi) Stern ‘11, Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Law. Stern writes and teaches in the areas of administrative law, constitutional law, international law, legal history, and comparative law. He is especially interested in twentieth-century Middle Eastern legal history and the history of Anglo-American law. He received his B.A. in History from Brandeis University in 2011. He also holds an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a. Ph.D. in History from Harvard University.
Brandeis community members are invited to attend in person, and to stay after the presentation for a discussion with Prof. Stern. A kosher pizza lunch will be provided. Register by October 31.