Volume 10 Symposium: International Law & the Rule of Law

February 21, 2020 • Notre Dame Law School

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Journal’s annual Symposium. The event featured two panels and a debate, all incorporating the theme of International Law & the Rule of Law. Recordings of all three sessions, as well as opening remarks from one of the Journal’s faculty advisors, Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, and the dean of Notre Dame Law School, G. Marcus Cole, can be found below.

Program

Panel #1: International Law, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law
Moderator: Professor Roger Alford (Notre Dame Law School)
Panelists: Professor Douglass Cassel (Notre Dame Law School), Professor Diane Desierto (Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame), and Professor Christina Cerna (Georgetown University Law Center)

Debate: The Promise of International Law — Legalism v. Realism
Moderator: Professor Michael C. Desch (Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame)
Debaters: Professor John Mearsheimer (Department of Political Science, University of Chicago) and Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell (Notre Dame Law School)

Panel #2: International Law, International Relations, and the Rule of Law
Moderator: Mr. Thomas A. Durkin
Panelists: Dr. Karen Greenberg (Fordham University School of Law), Professor Brad Roth (Wayne State University Law School), Professor Vasuki Nesiah (Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University)

Recordings

With generous support from: