Events Archive

Negotiating Chechnya’s Future

Event Date: Wednesday April 16, 2003
Time: April 16, 17 & 30
Location: Harvard Law School
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Conflict in Chechnya Panel
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A three-part series exploring human rights and conflict resolution in Chechnya April 16, 17 & 30 – free and open to the public.

Please join the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program for three events focusing on Chechnya and its continued … Read More 

Leadership and Negotiation in Critical Times

A Series of Workshops

Event Date: Thursday April 10, 2003
Time: April 10, 17, and 22
Location: Kennedy School of Government
Filed in: Events

Jamil Mahuad
Joint Fellow, Center for Public Leadership, and
Program on Negotiations, Harvard Law School
Former President of Ecuador (1998-2000)
MPA’89

THE DIFFICULTIES OF LEADING IN A “PERFECT STORM” SCENARIO
Thursday, APRIL 10
6:00 – 7:30 pm, Kennedy School of Government, L140/Goodman (First Floor Littauer Building)

This first in a series of three workshops focusing on “Leadership and Negotiation in Critical Times” will … Read More 

Arab and Jew: Return to the Promised Land

The PON Film Series

Event Date: Thursday March 27, 2003
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Location: ASEAN Auditorium, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts Univ.
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Film and Discussion with
Eileen Babbitt
Assistant Professor
of International Politics
Fletcher School
of Law & Diplomacy

Behind the political events in the Middle East are the ordinary Israeli and Palestinian civilians living in the midst of violent conflict and continual uncertainty. In 1988, Baltimore filmmaker Robert Gardner and Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times Middle East correspondent David K. Shipler … Read More 

The Ombudsperson’s Role: The Internal Neutral

The PON Dispute Resolution Forum

Event Date: Wednesday March 19, 2003
Time: DRF: 8:30-10:00 a.m. (Continental Breakfast at 8:00) Peervision Case Conference: 10:15-11:30 a.m.
Location: Pound 335, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events

Presenters:
Mary Rowe
Yoshiko Takahashi

Around this country, and around the world, organizational ombudspeople field many calls and questions about their profession. Some of these calls come from people who are well informed about the profession, while others are from the other extreme — those who are puzzled about the title (Ombudsman? Ombuds? Ombudsperson?) or about how … Read More 

Overcoming Cultural Barriers in International Negotiations

A Conference On Success In Diplomacy & International Transactions

Event Date: Friday February 28, 2003
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 P.M.
Location: Austin Hall, North Room, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events, Webcasts

Part I
Part II
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The Harvard Negotiation Law Review, in conjunction with the Program on Negotiation and the Consortium on Global Leadership, will be presenting this Conference on Friday, February 28th, from 1:00 – 5:00 pm at Harvard Law School in Austin Hall, North Room. The Conference will specifically address and provide insight into … Read More 

No Man’s Land

The PON Film Series

Event Date: Wednesday February 26, 2003
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Location: Harvard Film Archive Carpenter Center 24 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA
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Film and Discussion with
Danis Tanovic
Bosnian Director

and Harvard Law School Professor
Robert Mnookin

Set in the midst of the recent Balkan wars, No Man’s Land is a powerful account of the relationship that develops between two enemy soldiers—a Serb and a Bosnian—who are trapped together in the same trench. When the United Nations begrudgingly decides to come to … Read More 

KANEHSATAKE: 270 Years of Resistance

The PON Film Series

Event Date: Wednesday February 19, 2003
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. — Reception at 5:30 P.M.
Location: Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building, Kennedy School of Government
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Film and Discussion with
Kim Campbell
Former Prime Minister of Canada

Kanehsatake is the award-winning documentary film by Native American filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin depicting the two-and-a-half month armed confrontation between Native American Mohawks and Canadian government forces.

Following the film, former Prime Minister of Canada Kim Campbell will lead a discussion with the audience. Campbell became Canada’s first female … Read More 

The Israeli-Palestinian Final Status Talks: A Partial Success

The Program on Negotiation Brown Bag Lunch Series

Event Date: Monday February 3, 2003
Time: 12:00 P.M.
Location: Pound Hall 201, Harvard Law School
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Professor Menachem Klein of Bar Ilan University, Israel

The Program on Negotiation will welcome Professor Klein of Bar Ilan University on Monday, Feb. 3. Professor Klein will present a talk, “The Israeli-Palestinian Final Status Talks: A Partial Success”.

Professor Klein will analyze the peace talks held from 1999-2001 and will discuss the relationship of the Intifada to … Read More 

Culture and Conflict

The PON Dispute Resolution Forum

Event Date: Wednesday January 22, 2003
Time: DRF: 8:30-10:00 a.m. (Continental Breakfast at 8:00) Peervision Case Conference: 10:15-11:30 a.m
Location: Pound 335, Harvard Law School
Filed in: Events

Presenter:
Jeswald W. Salacuse

Cultural differences are at the root of many disputes, both international and domestic. The conflicts in the Middle East, the Congo, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, and Sri Lanka, to name but a few, all have important cultural dimensions. Within the United States, globalization and a growing multi-ethnic population have increasingly caused culture to become … Read More 

Conflict With Iraq: What Role For Negotiation?

Event Date: Thursday December 5, 2002
Time: 6:30 P.M.
Location: Langdell South, Harvard Law School
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Video Archive of this Event
Conflict with Iraq
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Panelists:
Roger Fisher
Samuel Williston Professor of Law Emeritus
Harvard Law School

Robert Mnookin
Samuel Williston Professor of Law
Harvard Law School

Michael Watkins
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School

Moderator:
Brian Mandell
Lecturer in Public Policy
Kennedy School of Government

On November 20th, 2002, as President Bush spoke at a NATO meeting in Prague about the disarmament … Read More 

Making an Impact: Bringing About Fundamental Change in Dispute Resolution

The PON Dispute Resolution Forum

Event Date: Wednesday November 20, 2002
Time: DRF: 8:30-10:00 a.m. (Continental Breakfast at 8:00) Peervision Case Conference: 10:15-11:20 a.m.
Location: Pound 335, Harvard Law School
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Presenter:
Frank Sander

As we enter the 21st century, there is much evidence of major change in the way disputes are being handled. But quantitatively speaking, ADR still has not made much of an impact. Courts and the adversary system are still viewed as the norm. How can we change this culture? Professor Frank Sander will explore … Read More 

Dispute Resolution and Democracy Facilitation: Professional Third Party Neutrals and Consensus Building

The PON Dispute Resolution Forum

Event Date: Wednesday October 16, 2002
Time: DRF: 8:30 a.m. (Continental Breakfast at 8:00) Peervision Case Conference: 10:10-11:30 a.m.
Location: Pound 335, Harvard Law School
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Presenter:
Carrie Menkel-Meadow

Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center; Director, Georgetown-Hewlett Program on Conflict Resolution and Legal Problem Solving; and Chair, CPR-Georgetown Commission on Ethics and Standards in ADR will discuss her current work on applying conflict resolution theory and practice to problems of democracy and participation in political and policy issues. Many mediators … Read More