Wednesday, November 4, 2009

New York Law School's Global Law and Justice Colloquium Presents "The Fall of the Wall--Then and Now--Politics, Law, and Culture"

New York Law School's Global Law and Justice Colloquium will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a two-day conference, "The Fall of the Wall--Then and Now--Politics, Law, and Culture," on November 9 and 10. Co-sponsored by The New School for Social Research and the New York Law School Division of Lawyers Without Borders.

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 4, 2009 -- On November 9, 2009, the world will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. To commemorate this occasion, New York Law School's Global Law and Justice Colloquium will present a two-day conference, "The Fall of the Wall--Then and Now--Politics, Law, and Culture," on November 9 and 10.

"We are proud to observe this great day in world history with a conference that will explore some of the important ways that the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall changed the worlds of politics, law, and culture," Professor Ruti G. Teitel said. "We will discuss the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, political and cultural consequences, as well as contemporary significance." Professor Teitel is the Chair of the Global Law and Justice Colloquium and the Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law at the Law School.

"We are proud to observe this great day in world history with a conference that will explore some of the important ways that the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall changed the worlds of politics, law, and culture," Professor Ruti G. Teitel said.
Co-hosted by The New School for Social Research and the New York Law School Student Division of Lawyers Without Borders, the conference will be held primarily at New York Law School, located at 185 West Broadway, with a couple of events on day two of the conference being held at The New School for Social Research.

The conference will feature participants who represent a variety of disciplines and generations, and will include four roundtable discussions: Reflections on Fall 1989, This Generation Reflects (student panel), Reflections on Transitions and Transformations, and Towards a New Global Order. There will also be screenings of the new documentary, Writing on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall. The film was produced in conjunction with the German Embassy's national commemoration of the 20th anniversary. After the screening of the film, a Q & A will be held with one of the filmmakers, Dr. Susan Michalczyk and Winston Churchill's granddaughter, Edwina Sandys (interviewed in the film). For a full program and list of speakers, please visit the Global Law and Justice Colloquium's Web page.

To register for this event, please contact Stan Schwartz at stan.schwartz@nyls.edu or 212.431.2168. Press should contact LaToya Jordan in the New York Law School Marketing and Communications Office at latoya.jordan@nyls.edu or 212.431.2191.

The Global Law and Justice Colloquium at New York Law School was established in 2002. This discussion group explores globalism, conflict, and the rule of law from a comparative perspective. Distinguished presenters come from schools in New York and elsewhere, and discussions--attended by faculty from inside and outside New York Law School--explore issues in comparative tort law and comparative constitutional law, as well as in the politics of crime, international justice, and the meaning of civil society.

About New York Law School
Founded in 1891, New York Law School is an independent law school located in lower Manhattan near the city's centers of law, government, and finance. New York Law School's renowned faculty of prolific scholars has built the School's strength in such areas as constitutional law, civil and human rights, labor and employment law, media and information law, urban legal studies, international and comparative law, and a number of interdisciplinary fields. The School is noted for its eight academic centers: Center on Business Law & Policy, Center on Financial Services Law, Center for International Law, Center for New York City Law, Center for Professional Values and Practice, Center for Real Estate Studies, Institute for Information Law & Policy, and Justice Action Center. New York Law School has more than 13,000 graduates and enrolls some 1,500 students in its full- and part-time J.D. program and its four advanced degree programs in financial services law, real estate, tax, and mental disability law studies. www.nyls.edu


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