Contemporary Counter-Terrorism Issues Symposium
The Minnesota Journal of International Law and the Human Rights Center invite you to join a symposium entitled “Contemporary Counter-Terrorism Issues.” Counterterrorism law and practice have continued to expand as a pressing issue in international and national law. The full-day symposium will present diverse views on key counterterrorism challenges, positing solutions that can be applied at global and local levels. As part of this endeavor, the symposium will feature panels addressing four contemporary counterterrorism issues: gender issues with foreign fighters and returnees, (de)radicalization, civil liberties and the right to privacy, and transnational issues including state cooperation practices. Speakers include leading academics, researchers, representatives of NGOs, and the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. The Special Rapporteur will be the keynote speaker, discussing deradicalization and prevention of violent-extremism issues.
This event is free, but registration is required.
8:00-8:30am |
Registration |
8:30-8:45am |
Opening Remarks Dean Garry Jenkins, University of Minnesota Law School Meghan Knapp and Cindy Shi, MJIL Editor-in-Chief and Symposium Editor |
8:45-10:05am |
Civil Liberties and the Right to Privacy Krisztina Huszti Orban, University of Minnesota Human Rights Center Diala Shamas, Center for Constitutional Rights Alan Rozenshtein, University of Minnesota |
10:20-11:40am |
Deradicalization – National PVE/CVE Efforts Fionnuala Ni Aolain, University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, UN Special on counter-terrorism and human rights Stephen Tankel, Center for a New American Security Ben Hayes, Statewatch |
11:40-1:30pm |
Lunch |
1:40-2:20pm |
Keynote Address Fionnuala Ni Aolain, University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, UN Special on counter-terrorism and human rights |
2:30-3:50pm |
Gender and Foreign Fighter Returnees Thomas Renard, Egmont Institute Jayne Huckerby, Duke University Ahmet Yayla, DeSales University Candice Ortbals, Pepperdine University |
3:50-4:10pm |
Coffee Break |
4:10-5:30pm |
Transnationalism and State Cooperation Fiona de Londras, University of Birmingham Tufyal Choudhury, Durham University Ben Saul, University of Sydney |