International Justice at the
Irish Centre for Human Rights and The Hague
2009 Exploration Seminar in
Ireland & Netherlands
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. PLEASE CONSIDER ANOTHER EXPLORATION SEMINAR PROGRAM!
Program Director: Frederick Michael Lorenz, JD, LLM ~ International Studies
Dates of Instruction: Aug 23 to Sept 12, 2009
This program will be co-sponsored by the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway, Ireland; ten days will be spent at the Centre in Galway before making a three night stop in Dublin and then a six day trip to The Hague. The program will provide a firsthand study of the major international tribunals; the theme will be The Challenges of International Justice. In Galway we will have a series of seminars with the Centre’s PhD candidates, and Professor William Schabas, one of the leading scholars of international criminal law and the International Criminal Court (ICC). There we will study the history of international justice, and how the international community works to promote justice and accountability for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. We will have briefings on recent developments at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. We will also learn about the role of the International Court of Justice and current challenges facing the ICC.
There will be a series of information presentations on the Seattle Campus, it will be important for applicants to make one of these programs and meet with the program director. All are in Thomson Hall Room 317: Tuesday Feb 17 at 12:30 and 5:30 PM, Tuesday Feb 24 at 12:30 PM and Wed Feb 25 at 5:30 PM. Presentations in Tacoma or Bothell in late February can also be scheduled. The program director will be on the Seattle campus only three days (listed above) in the winter quarter, send an e-mail if you wish an individual appointment to lorenz@u.washington.edu.
 Please see the Director's Web Page for more in depth information and photos:
http://faculty.washington.edu/lorenz/Hague09/
Galway is an historic city and the gateway to the rolling hills of Connemara, there will be time for coastal hikes and a climb of Croagh Patrick, legend tells us it was here that Saint Patrick fasted for forty days and banished the snakes from Ireland. We will also make a trip to Dublin, with a focus on Irish legal history from the English period through Irish independence to membership in the European Union. There will be a visit to the historic Four Courts, the site of a bombardment by British artillery during the Easter Rising of 1916. In Dublin we will have a first hand account of Ireland’s current role in international justice. Last year we had a private meeting with a Justice of the Irish Supreme Court.
In The Hague during our last week, visits will be made to the International Criminal Court(ICC), the ICTY and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICC began operation in 2002, but the United States has refused to participate for a number of reasons related to sovereignty and national security. The US has been a great supporter of the ICTY, and the Tribunal is conducting a series of prosecutions, including Radovan Karadzic, the former leader of the Bosnian Serbs. The ICJ, sometimes known as the World Court, hears disputes between States and operates in the Peace Palace, an historic structure built largely with contributions from American financier Andrew Carnegie. Last year in The Hague we were able to observe proceedings in five different international criminal trials, and part of an international boundary demarcation case before the ICJ. The Hague is a truly international city with its own unique history, world class museums, and an efficient streetcar system with easy access to the sea.
Participants will receive five credits in of SIS 490: Special Topics (I&S), or EURO 399: Europe Study Abroad (I&S). Participants should check in advance with their advisors to determine how these credits can count towards departmental requirements.
 Student costs:
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