EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS SPONSORED BY THE ICLTD
On May 24, 2000, the ICLTD had its second annual board meeting at which Laura Miller, Humanities Specialist for the Manhattan Public School System, was elected as a director of the organization. The meeting took place at the Columbia Club of New York.
On March 9, 2000, the ICLTD sponsored a panel discussion on War Crimes Tribunals for New York City Global Studies teachers. The Executive Director of the ICLTD organized and moderated the panel. Michael Bacharach, a friend of the organization, spoke on the subject matter jurisdiction of the ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Bruce Brumehall, Director of the Law and Justice Program of the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, spoke on the international criminal court and the negotiations leading up to the Rome Treaty establishing that court. The program was presented as part of staff development day for global studies teachers in the Manhattan public school system.
On February 11, 2000, ICLTD President and Executive Director, Robert I. Goodman, spoke at a meeting of Assistant Principals of Global Studies of the Manhattan public schools. Mr. Goodman introduced the ICLTD organization and described its approach to global education and its current initiatives.
Between May 27, 1999 and August 19, 1999, the ICLTD sponsored the 1999 Summer Research Internship for Law Students on Public International Law and Human Rights organized under the auspices of the New York County Lawyers’ Association. The Summer Internship is dedicated to providing law students interested in international law and human rights an opportunity to conduct research, develop position papers and comments, and interact with world affairs and human rights professionals. Some of the papers developed over Summer 1999 can be access through the Reports and Essays Page of the ICLTD web site.
On June 5, 1999, the Executive Director and President of the ICLTD made a presentation to the Quebec Bar Association as part of its 150th Anniversary Convention in Quebec City. His topic was "Reducing the Risk of Litigation and Litigation Costs in the United States." The paper detailing this topic can be found under the category "Reports and Essays" at the ICLTD’s web site. The Executive Director participated in the convention pursuant to the ICLTD’s risk management project and its Canadian-American Policy Studies Series. The trip was principally financed through a contribution made by Carol M. Goodman.
On April 29, 1999, the International Center for Law, Trade and Diplomacy, Inc. along with the International Law Society of Pace University sponsored a forum on "American and Canadian Human Rights and Trade Policy: A Comparison of National Approaches." Guest speakers included Thomas M.T. Niles, President of the U.S. Council for International Business and Dwayne Wright, Deputy Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner of the Canadian Consulate General of New York.
This forum addressed the approaches that have been developed by Canadian and American policy makers since the end of the Cold War to resolve the tension between trade and human rights policy objectives. This topic was based on the paper, "A Comparison of American and Canadian Trade and Human Rights Policies: A China Case Study," principally drafted by Pace University Law Student, Ellen Javor, as part of her study of international trade law under Louise Valiquette, Adjunct Professor of International Trade Law at Pace. The paper is part of the ICLTD’s Advanced Draft Series and can be reviewed over the internet at http://www.icltd.org under the category "Reports and Essays." This event was part of the ICLTD’s Canadian-American Policy Studies Series, the goal of which is to raise the level of awareness and knowledge about Canadian-American relations and Canada’s approach to world affairs.