The Antisemitism, Discrimination, Human Rights and International Law Seminar Series
Anti-Judaism, or the controversial term coined in the 1870s by Wilhelm Marr, Antisemitism, is one of the most complex and, at times, perplexing forms of hatred. It spans history, infecting different societies, religious and philosophical movements, and even civilizations. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, some contend that Antisemitism illustrates the limitations of the Enlightenment and modernity itself. Manifestations of Antisemitism emerge in numerous ideological based narratives and the constructed identities of belonging and otherness such as race and ethnicity, nationalisms, and anti-nationalisms.
This seminar series, co-sponsored with the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, aims to explore this subject matter in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework from an array of approaches and perspectives as well as regional contexts. Eminent scholars and researchers are invited to present seminar papers in an informal setting.
Wednesdays 7:00 to 9:00PM
Wasserstein Hall
Harvard Law School
Conveners:
Charles Asher Small, Director, ISGAP; Koret Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Charles Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Spring 2013
Feb. 27 – Milstein West B
Aleksandra Gliszczynska-Grabias
Researcher, PoznaY Human Rights Centre, Institute of Legal Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences; Vice President, “Open Republic” Association against Antisemitism and Xenophobia
“Memory Laws or Memory Loss? Limiting Freedom of Speech in Search of Europe’s Historical Identity”
Video
Mar.13 – Milstein West A
David Seymour
Professor of Law, City University, London
“Critical Theory, The Holocaust and Human Rights”
Video
Apr. 3 – Caspersen Student Center, Hark South (2nd Floor)
Elyakim Rubinstein
Justice Supreme Court of Israel
“Reflections on Antisemitism and Israel”
*Reception at 7 PM, Lecture at 7:45 PM, followed by a Q&A*
Apr. 10 – Wasserstein 1010
Gregory Gordon
Associate Professor of Law, University of North Dakota; Director, UND Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies
“The Forgotten Nuremberg Hate Speech Case: Otto Dietrich and the Future of Persecution Law”
Fall 2012
Oct. 17, 7:30-9PM – Milstein East BC
Irwin Cotler
Member of Canadian Parliament; Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; Professor of Law, McGill University; Director, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
Alan Dershowitz
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Daniel Sibony
Psychoanalyst and Philosopher
Charles Asher Small
Director, ISGAP; Koret Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
“Is A Legal Remedy to Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program and Incitement to Genocide Still Possible? A Colloquium”
Introductory Remarks by Charles Asher Small, ISGAP Director
Video
Oct. 31 – Milstein West A
Thomas Hochmann
Associate Professor of Public Law, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne; Associate Member, Perelman Centre for Legal Philosophy (Brussels)
“Holocaust Denial and Freedom of Speech after United States v. Alvarez”
Video
Nov. 14 – Milstein East C
Orde Kittrie
Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University; Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
“International Law, Lawfare, and the Challenge of Iran”
Video
Nov. 28 – Milstein East A
Susan Benesch
Senior Fellow and Project Director, World Policy Institute
“Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the Contours of International Human Rights Law”
Video
SEMINARS ARE OPEN TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY) AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC
This programming is made possible in part by funding from the Koret foundation.