NMLS PD Draft Agenda – June 2013

CBA National Military Law Conference
June 7, 2013 • RCAF Officers’ Mess • Ottawa, ON
8:30 – 9:00
Registration
9:00 – 9:05
Introductory Remarks
Heather Burchill, Chair, National Military Law Section
9:05 – 9:20
Welcome and Update from the Office of the JAG
9:20 – 11:00
PD session # 1: A Year in Review Rapid-fire
9:20 – 9:50
Legislative developments of interest
Colonel Michael Gibson
9:50 – 10:20
Appellate Decisions of significance
Panel Members to be finalized
10:20 – 10:40
Health Break
10:40 – 11:00
Canadian and Foreign Decisions of significance
LCol Stephen Strickey, Duke University
11 :00 – 12 :00 PD session # 2: Prosecuting Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes in Canadian Courts /
Poursuivre le génocide, les crimes contre l'humanité et les crimes de guerre devant les tribunaux canadiens
11:00 – 12:00
Prof. Fanny Lafountaine, Laval University
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 13:05
Presentation of the Annual Law Student Award
13:05 – 15:45 PD session # 3: The Child Soldier in International Law
Organized by the Canadian National Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (ISMLLW)
13:05 – 14:05
Keynote Presentation: Reimagining Child Soldiers in International Law and Policy
Professor Mark Drumbl, Washington and Lee University Faculty of Law
14:05 – 14:25
Health Break
14:25 – 14:45
Panel Discussion on Child Soldiers in International Law
Moderator:
Participants:
Colonel Michael Gibson, President, Canadian National Group ISMLLW
Professor Mark Drumbl, Washington and Lee University
Senator Romeo Dallaire, Senate of Canada
Professor Shelly Whitman, Dalhousie University
15:45 – 15:50
Thank You and Closing Remarks
Heather Burchill, Chair, National Military Law Section
15:50 – 16:00
Opportunity to meet Speakers/Network before NMLS meeting
For more information or to
register, please visit the
conference webpage:
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