Sept. 11 victim compensation is among topics of law symposium

COLUMBUS —As the nation debates the effectiveness of America’s post-war strategy, a panel of experts, including Kenneth R. Feinberg, special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, will discuss post-conflict dispute resolution at the annual symposium of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution.

The event is set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday (1/22) at The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, 55 W. 12th Ave. For more information about the symposium, contact Leslie Youssef at (614) 292-7170 or by e-mail, lyoussef@columbus.rr.com.

The symposium, “Winning the Peace: Post-Conflict Dispute Resolution and Nation-Building,” will include panel discussions, and insight on topics including victim compensation and reparations, transitional justice mechanisms, refugee repatriation, and integrative peace processes.

The symposium will conclude with a discussion by Bathsheba Crocker, fellow and co-director of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Crocker will summarize the symposium and discuss the broader questions of U.S. post-conflict reconstruction policies by providing insights from her work assessing U.S. efforts in Iraq. Other panelists expected to attend include: Ilene R. Cohn, senior policy coordination officer of the United Nations Mine Action Service for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations; and Norma Kriger, visiting scholar, Mershon Center at Ohio State.

The symposium will be broadcast on the World Wide Web. To access the broadcast, see the college’s web site at http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/.

WHAT: A panel of experts will discuss post-conflict dispute resolution at the annual symposium of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday (1/22)

WHERE: Moritz College of Law, 55 W. 12th Ave.

WHY: To offer insight on topics including victim compensation and reparations, transitional justice mechanisms, refugee repatriation, and integrative peace processes.