tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362869672024-02-28T22:00:02.849+00:00The Legal Research SocietyThe University of Aberdeen Legal Research Society's space on the webKhaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-58135430136807182602010-05-19T12:11:00.005+01:002013-05-15T12:17:33.391+01:00<div align="center">
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<strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Welcome to:<br /><br />Celebrating success and gaining from the experience<br /><br />Wednesday 19th May</span><br /></strong>L.R.S. has just organised a lunch time event to celebrate the success of our colleagues who have passed their vivas this year. Unfortunately some of them won’t be around but we will still cherish their achievements.<br />
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In this gathering Research students and all those interested were given the opportunity to learn from our two successful members: Sarah Vigers and Elizabeth Shaw who have happily shared their experience with us.<br />
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With our best Regards,<br />
[L.R.S. Team]<br />
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Legal Research Society School of Law<br />
University of Aberdeen Taylor Building Aberdeen AB24 3UB Scotland<br />
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Khaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-12281050421877760992010-04-22T18:05:00.025+01:002010-04-24T13:26:18.924+01:00Head of State: Legal Debat About The UK's Election. Legal Research Society. 22 April 2010<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcxgFIFe2XnB2UqRZIIEB7_-7ZvOPzWLFZ6KRwFlRMkB-SGjNLlQYHD1k5FWfQEgABjCEzO6FvnHSwE5twAYDsjTyEuJWTPkKJV1c-5DZlKtLe3-zeFowmB0Xi2nhyphenhyphen2ukiPCQ-A/s1600/200px-Head_of_State_film.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463012893214747906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcxgFIFe2XnB2UqRZIIEB7_-7ZvOPzWLFZ6KRwFlRMkB-SGjNLlQYHD1k5FWfQEgABjCEzO6FvnHSwE5twAYDsjTyEuJWTPkKJV1c-5DZlKtLe3-zeFowmB0Xi2nhyphenhyphen2ukiPCQ-A/s320/200px-Head_of_State_film.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;">Head of State: Legal Discussion About The UK Election. Legal Research Society. 22 April 2010<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">There</span> is a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">general</span> feeling that the recent debate in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Britain</span> between the main party leaders was rather staid compared to the more theatrical style of the U.S Presidential debate on which it was modelled. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Perhaps</span> the British <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">electorate</span> would prefer the plain-spoken, tell-it-like-it-is politics of Chris Rock's prescient spoof of the U.S Presidential election. "Head of State" starts Chris Rock as an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unlikely</span> democratic for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">presidency</span> of the United State, who goes on to win over the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">electorate</span> by shunning the political point-scoring and spin employed by other candidates and speaking forthrightly about issues that really concern people. Could such a tactic work for the political underdog in Britain. </div><div align="justify"></div><p align="justify">The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">screening</span> of this sassy political satire was followed by a discussion of the recent and the forthcoming political <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">debate</span> in Britain, as well as the General Election that will follow them. in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">particular</span> we intended to discuss the implications of this on the British <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Constitutional</span> Law and the increased impetus for reforming our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">electoral</span> system. Does the increasing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">influence</span> of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Liberal</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Democrats</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">herald</span> the end of our first-pass-the-post voting system? We have the debates, would we go so far as to import a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">written</span> constitution as the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Liberal</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Democrats</span> would like?</p><p align="justify">After watching this film an open debate began amongst the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">audience</span>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU5ONd6J8IkacK_AUmTQTaus_eYur88c2qlxWtkrLuS73-SM3QuzwtfCEZnWVr_BMNtLBRKWxAY_C7CArjW7WenG8qPopFGnNcnEfM0PlDFosNd1nryVJCcJe_qVIBNb6hnKhRg/s1600/images.jpg"></a>Questions were raised and answered in a friendly manner. Among the most interesting questions were: </p><p align="justify"></p><p align="justify">UK has borrowed the presidential debate style from US could Britain borrow more? for example, could UK accept a non-white person as a prime-minster?<br /></p><div align="justify">An economic student from Ghana commented: if we can't see black people on top of any council in UK, how can we see a prime-minster here. He questioned whether there was any top official who is not white in UK?<br /><br /></div><div align="justify">Another question was: Can an independent person (not belonging to any of the main parties in UK) become a candidate for the position of prime-minster?</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><p align="justify">Ahmad, an Iranian Lawyer and a PhD student at the Law school in Aberdeen, pointed out that the last election debate we had in Iran was even more open. A student from China asked:is Iran a democratic country? Ahmad, answered, yes, but in its own way. We do not have the American system. He proceeded, corruption in Iran may be found like in many other countries but we must not exaggerate the situation.</p><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">A question followed on the same theme: how can it be democratic in the USA when you have only two candidates from the whole US running for election?<br /></div><p align="justify"><br /></p><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Is UK a democratic country when only <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">the</span> elite can be candidates in election? can we have a non-white candidate in UK? </div><p align="justify"><br /></p><div align="justify">These questions among many others were discussed in this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">illuminating</span> session. Please feel free to add a comment. </div><div align="justify"></div><p align="justify"><br /><br /></p><div align="justify"><strong>Best Regards,<br /></div></strong><p align="justify"><br /></p><div align="justify"></div><p align="justify"><strong>L.R.S. Team</strong><br /></p><div align="justify"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error" style="color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div>Khaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-46758855353492650852010-04-13T12:30:00.000+01:002010-04-13T16:22:39.544+01:00Welcome to L.R.S.<div align="justify"><em>Justice Greanwood the International </em><em>Court </em></div><div align="justify"><em>of Justi</em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0XNF8zp7x7hD7bYpOgiRaf2TcrO3BXVDAzn_OoFkekpeTBj6hxPANJAU7meXmHBV82VK7IzahJOBlJ-rNo0ZMnHQhhqkMlrtBkPylYcBf-i_6778G3It-RZVND0Z9lEej5-M3Q/s1600-h/hague+added+pic.JPG"><em><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 319px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422490298990728754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0XNF8zp7x7hD7bYpOgiRaf2TcrO3BXVDAzn_OoFkekpeTBj6hxPANJAU7meXmHBV82VK7IzahJOBlJ-rNo0ZMnHQhhqkMlrtBkPylYcBf-i_6778G3It-RZVND0Z9lEej5-M3Q/s320/hague+added+pic.JPG" /></em></a><em>ce judge is third from the left<br /></div></em><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">The Legal Research Society is active at home and abroad. Six of its members travelled to The Hague last summer to visit some of the top international judicial bodies. The study trip included visits to the Peace Palace which houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), to the Organisation of the Prevention of Chemical Weapons as well as to The Hague Conference on Private International Law and to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The group met Justice Greenwood, judge on the ICJ, as well as Xavier-Jean Mohamed Keïta, head of the Office of Public Counsel for the Defence at the International Criminal Court. They also had a stopover at Leiden University to speak to peer researchers there. After returning to Aberdeen, they reported back to their colleagues in a feedback meeting at the Law School. The LRS thanks all who helped make this event possible.<br />In 2008/09 the Society has furthermore been organising various activities ranging from relaxed tea sessions to an Essay Competition, round table discussions and movie screenings. This year too LRS promises more and even better events building on what its team has achieved and learned last year. You can find out more about LRS by emailing <a href="mailto:legalresearchsociety@abdn.ac.uk">legalresearchsociety@abdn.ac.uk</a> .</div>Khaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-44907143364868860992010-02-22T11:58:00.007+00:002010-02-22T12:13:45.327+00:00Murder isn't always a crime? [Double Jeopardy]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-8KjMrfbRKGH_1VmPUumxXgFVt1TpoAe9KbliU0rXKxZIuZsOxSD4zDUhS1FXVgsHQVkgx-9kuy-jwVq2cyy1XkLlvNCliif0jumWn6EM7851oB5KFbhcJkIrlaq9TKyu1LNoQ/s1600-h/Doublejeopardyposter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441037219604894402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-8KjMrfbRKGH_1VmPUumxXgFVt1TpoAe9KbliU0rXKxZIuZsOxSD4zDUhS1FXVgsHQVkgx-9kuy-jwVq2cyy1XkLlvNCliif0jumWn6EM7851oB5KFbhcJkIrlaq9TKyu1LNoQ/s320/Doublejeopardyposter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman;">L.R.S has organised<br /><br />A Movie Night (Double Jeopardy)<br /><br />Followed by Legal Discussion on </span></strong></div><strong><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Wednesday 17th February 2010</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><br /><br /><br />“Double Jeopardy”, starring Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive and No Country for Old Men) and Ashley Judd (Where the Heart is and High Crimes) is a tense and slick American thriller. The plot centres around a fundamental legal doctrine within the American legal system, namely the constitutional protection against double jeopardy (being tried for the same crime twice) afforded by the fifth amendment. It is highly doubtful, however, that the drafters of the American Constitution had in mind the creative use of double jeopardy employed by the film’s protagonist to exploit the fact that she had previously been acquitted of the murder of her husband to do just that without the prospect of going to prison.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Doublejeopardyposter.jpg"> </a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="justify">Although the film is set in America, double jeopardy exists in other legal systems influenced by the common law, including Scotland where there was a recent review of the legal doctrine carried out by the Scottish Law Commission following a reference by the Scottish Government after the World’s End murder trial. Therefore, the film was followed by a discussion of the somewhat equivocal and rather criticised Scottish Law Commission report which was published in December last year. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">D<strong>iscussion Followed the Movie Screening</strong><br /></span><br />The movie has indeed sparked so many ideas and triggered the opinion of the audience who have argued for different (some time contradicting) perspectives.<br /><br />First of all, the majority thought that it is very difficult to accept that such a hypothetical case, as in the movie, could happen in reality. This is because, they argued, the difference in time of when the first crime and the last happened is a sufficient factor to open a new trial for the considered new case.<br /><br />There was some discussion of the Scottish Law Commission’s Report, which recommended a partial reform of the law of Double Jeopardy following the World’s End case.<br /><br />Afterwards some argued that we should reopen a trial if more evidence became available regardless of the double jeopardy principle. Whereas, some stood up for the principle and argued that regardless of the reason, a trial should not be reopened and the tried person should never live in that pain of being reminded of being accused of the crime in spite of technology advances that could provide us with new evidence e.g. DNA evidence.<br /><br />I argued that the question we should ask is: what do we intend by having a criminal law applied. Is our intention to try to punish every criminal or is it the personal and general deterrence that we are after?<br /><br />Loraine, from Germany, answered that in the past ten years the attitude have been quite punitive and not rehabilitative in Germany. In fact it has been quite clear that we are dealing with criminals on the bases of them and us.<br /><br />A participant from the sociology school argued that this attitude is real not only in Germany but even in the United States where she was residing before. Especially when minorities and different races are concerned, she said, you see the ‘system’ dealing with the accused as the ‘other’ who should be remanded in custody regardless of what motivations there were from the criminal act if it was ever committed by the same person.<br /><br />George, an International Relations student have argued that insecurity is what behind all this miss. If we feel confident we will never commit crime and we will never hurt the accused rather we will be trying to help criminals to get over it.<br /><br />This was only a brief summary for the discussion and if you require any further assistance with the topic please feel free to contact us and we shall try our best to help.<br /></div><div align="justify"><br />Khaled Bashir </div>Khaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-45452174978075617112010-01-29T16:22:00.004+00:002010-02-22T12:11:34.914+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjmpRXtDqLkzoGlwgGWsDn_tY2FqVnDVVInS33JX3_FNQOPnFyBIy9mAhFPkPPcRqLEpTnPzJSoz20dRrKkzHURiUDNu4kENbTsbeVMmtpiq118julB6VY5jf-a7fvyvCh6zjFg/s1600-h/Shooting_dogs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435913611770088066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjmpRXtDqLkzoGlwgGWsDn_tY2FqVnDVVInS33JX3_FNQOPnFyBIy9mAhFPkPPcRqLEpTnPzJSoz20dRrKkzHURiUDNu4kENbTsbeVMmtpiq118julB6VY5jf-a7fvyvCh6zjFg/s320/Shooting_dogs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">L.R.S organised a Movie night</span></strong> (Shooting Dogs) followed by a Legal iscussion on Thursday 28th January.<br /><br />According to Wikipedia: Shooting Dogs, released in the <a title="United States" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States">United States</a> as Beyond the Gates, is a <a title="2005 in film" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_in_film">2005</a> film, directed by <a title="Michael Caton-Jones" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caton-Jones">Michael Caton-Jones</a> and starring <a title="John Hurt" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hurt">John Hurt</a>, <a title="Hugh Dancy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Dancy">Hugh Dancy</a> and <a title="Claire-Hope Ashitey" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire-Hope_Ashitey">Claire-Hope Ashitey</a>. It is based on the experiences of BBC news producer <a title="David Belton" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Belton">David Belton</a>, who worked in Rwanda during the <a title="Rwandan Genocide" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide">Rwandan Genocide</a>. Belton is the film's co-writer and one of its producers.<br />The setting of the film is the <a title="Ecole Technique Officielle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecole_Technique_Officielle">Ecole Technique Officielle</a> (ETO) in <a title="Kigali" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kigali">Kigali</a>, <a title="Rwanda" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda">Rwanda</a> in 1994, during the <a title="Rwandan Genocide" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide">Rwandan Genocide</a>. Hurt plays a Catholic priest (loosely based on <a title="Vjekoslav Ćurić" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vjekoslav_%C4%86uri%C4%87">Vjekoslav Ćurić</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_Dogs#cite_note-0">[1]</a>) and Dancy an English teacher, both Westerners, who are caught up in the events of the genocide.<br />Unlike <a title="Hotel Rwanda" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda">Hotel Rwanda</a>, which was filmed in South Africa using South African actors, the film was shot in the original location of the scenes it portrays. Also, many survivors of the massacre were employed as part of the production crew and minor acting roles.<br />The film's title refers to the actions of UN soldiers in shooting at the stray dogs that <a title="Scavenger" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scavenger">scavenged</a> the bodies of dead. Since the UN soldiers were not allowed to shoot at the Hutu extremists that had caused the deaths in the first place, the shooting of dogs is symbolic of the madness of the situation that the film attempts to capture.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />The main points discussed in this session were how can humanity avoid fallen into tragedies like the Rwandan one in 1994? How can we make sure that states will only use force in a humanitarian intervention without being motivated by other unclean hidden agenda? </div><br /><div align="justify"><br />Furthermore, some argued that it is most worrying to stand still while tragedies like this happen in different parts of the world. In the same time we do not want to provide greedy powerful nations the legal tool to utilise in their new colonisation plans or to serve their own interests while intervening in other states’ domestic affairs, a member of the audience pointed. </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">For more information about the concept of humanitarian intervention you can contact us by email or just add your request as a comment below. </div>Khaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-10249777865969527182009-10-07T04:10:00.002+01:002009-10-07T04:14:34.488+01:00Movie: HOT FUZZ<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SswHMhGb8sI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/2Hb6h0exFfU/s1600-h/download.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SswHMhGb8sI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/2Hb6h0exFfU/s320/download.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389690765680833218" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:11;">On Wed, <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">7<sup>th</sup> October at 7pm in Taylor A19</span></b> the Legal Research Society will present its first movie night of this academic year with a screening of the film HOT FUZZ, a British action comedy with a huge portion of irony and black humour about the bigotry, hypocrisy and intrigues set in an (superficially) idyllic small town in Britain…</span></span><br /></div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Synopsis</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sgt Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is a fiercely motivated and successful London copper who finds himself transferred to the sleepy town of Sandford . Almost everyone in this manicured little community seems to know and love each other. But if Sandford is a sleepy market town, it is home to some very real nightmares. Not that local coppers like loveable oaf Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) see anything suspicious about Sandford's absurd number of 'accidents'. Angel is no ordinary constable and launches an investigation, much to the amusement of his bumbling boss and his colleagues.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Critics</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“Refreshingly British comedy… a movie you'll still want to see again, if only to get all the mini-jokes.” (<i><span style="font-style: italic;">BBC)</span></i></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“Plenty of irrepressible fun, an interestingly sophisticated sense of the fictional differences between British and American crime - and big, regular laughs…Hot Fuzz is on of these British films [that] satirically and pessimistically show evil eroding the valiant forces of good.” (<i><span style="font-style: italic;">The Guardian</span></i>)</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“A British film that is both blisteringly funny and genuinely action-packed…Fear not, laughs are on the way…Hot Fuzz is a film that's as easy to appreciate as it is to enjoy.” (<i><span style="font-style: italic;">Channel 4</span></i>)</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“Hilarious from start to finish, thanks to a terrific cast, inventive direction and a brilliantly written script.” (<i><span style="font-style: italic;">The ViewLondon</span></i>)</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Free of charge.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">ALL WELCOME!</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">LRS</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-67698963164151852652009-06-03T11:15:00.011+01:002009-06-03T11:29:21.993+01:00Presentation: Gypsies/Travellers - The last 'respectable' form of racism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SiZQS1XV8cI/AAAAAAAAAdM/9WzAKCB9GgU/s1600-h/gypsies_travellers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 96px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SiZQS1XV8cI/AAAAAAAAAdM/9WzAKCB9GgU/s400/gypsies_travellers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343046292414525890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span><b><span style="line-height: 150%;"></span></b></span></b></span><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Legal Research Society is pleased to announce that our member Ian Taggart who recently obtained his PhD will give a talk on racial discrimination of travellers in the UK .</span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: 3<sup>rd</sup> June</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time: 4:00-5:00 pm</span></b></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Venue: Taylor</span></b><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> A17</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Gypsies/Travellers in the United Kingdom remain the most socially excluded and discriminated sections of society that are subjected to racism on a daily basis.</span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">This presentation will examine the situation faced by Gypsies/Travellers based on primary research undertaken to inform the presenters’ doctoral thesis on Gypsies/Travellers titled Moving On – Again?</span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">This research was undertaken primarily to measure the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 and Race Relations Act 1976 as amended on prejudice and racism suffered by Gypsies/Travellers in Scotland, replicating previous research undertaken in 2000 by the Scottish Executive on Gypsies/Travellers lifestyles. The original research provides baseline data regarding prejudice and racism, that is particularly relevant as it coincided with the enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998 and Race Relations Act 1976 as amended. By replicating this research it was considered it should be possible to measure an anticipated positive impact on prejudice and racism by this legislation, in the intervening period. Sadly it was apparent there had been a 17% increase in prejudice with 79% of respondents reporting they had been victims in the previous 12 months, the majority of incidents being racially motivated. </span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">During the presentation an overview of Gypsies/Travellers lifestyles will be provided and the reasons for the increase in racism and ineffectiveness of the legislation explored.</span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">A copy of the Moving On – Again? report can be sourced at the following link: <a href="https://mail.abdn.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=c2086573878947078c80393784b94f5a&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.aberdeenshire.gov.uk%2fprivatehousing%2fMovingonagain.pdf" target="_blank"> http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/privatehousing/Movingonagain.pdf</a></span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The presentation will take around 20 minutes and will be followed by a discussion.</span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Tea&coffee refreshments will be available.</span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">All welcome!</span></p>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-54233185380896054442009-04-24T17:06:00.003+01:002009-04-24T17:19:55.421+01:00LRS Invitation to Guest Lecture on Law&Literature<p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span><b><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >Maria Aristodemou</span></span></b>, Senior Lecturer in Law, Birkbeck University of London<span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span><b><span style=";font-size:130%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%; font-weight: bold;font-size:13;" >DOES THE LETTER OF THE LAW ALWAYS ARRIVE </span></span></b></p><div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> <b><span style=";font-size:130%;" ><span style="line-height: 150%; font-weight: bold;font-size:13;" >AT ITS DESTINATION?</span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Thursday <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">30 April</span></b>, <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">1-3 p.m.</span></b></span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">(1.00 sandwich lunch, 1.30 talk)</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">MacRobert 302</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span><b><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >Abstract</span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">This lecture uses Balzac's short story "A Study in Feminine Psychology" as a springboard from which to explore what position the letter of the law occupies in a subject's psychic space. Through this tale of a mis-addressed declaration of love, the paper examines how the law and the signifier arrest the subject, and what freedom, if any, the subject has to manoeuvre around this position. Are subjects condemned, as Balzac seems to suggest in this tragi-comic tale, to never fully find, let alone assume, their own satisfying place "before the law"? Or that they can never do so without some embarrassment and/or pain? Further, if the letter of the law always arrives at its destination, if the subject is always arrested by the signifier, what hope is there for protest or critique?</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >Note</span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Preferable is a reading of one or even two short stories before the talk, in particular Balzac's <i><span style="font-style: italic;">A Study in Feminine Psychology</span></i> which will be focused on. The other story is Edgar Allan Poe's <i><span style="font-style: italic;">The Purloined Letter</span></i>, which is in the background of the talk. The speaker will try to go through them briefly.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >Speaker</span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">Maria Aristodemou, LLB (Bristol) LLM (Cambridge), is a Senior Lecturer at Birkbeck. Her research is interested in the interrelation of law and culture and, more specifically, how literary and other cultural narratives reflect and shape ideas about justice, norms and rules within society. It employs continental critical theory, in particular feminist, psychoanalytic and postcolonial approaches, to address texts ranging from Greek myths to contemporary writing, film and popular music.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">She has published her book <em><i>Law & Literature: Journeys from Her to Eternity</i></em><em><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> with</span></i></em><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i>Oxford University Press in 2000.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:12;">All welcome!</span></span></p>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-47643084544532061692009-03-26T15:23:00.003+00:002009-03-26T15:34:43.638+00:00Farewell Party: Professor Anthony Carty<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/ScugUlTLI_I/AAAAAAAAAcE/Uf-pT2v7vUE/s1600-h/55.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317520060511364082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/ScugUlTLI_I/AAAAAAAAAcE/Uf-pT2v7vUE/s400/55.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">The Legal Research Society<br />invites you<br />to the Farewell Party of Professor Anthony Carty</span></div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-29894590020926285532009-03-23T16:11:00.004+00:002009-03-23T16:18:46.162+00:00Movie & Discussion: The Butterfly’s Tongue<a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/Sce1o5c4XwI/AAAAAAAAAb8/d3shI6xvyk4/s1600-h/10576-LU.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 221px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/Sce1o5c4XwI/AAAAAAAAAb8/d3shI6xvyk4/s400/10576-LU.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316417599355510530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr Felipe Gomez</span>, Professor of Public International Law at <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Deusto</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> of the Basque Country, will present a film titled “The Butterfly’s Tongue”. The film is set <span style="font-weight: bold;">against the background of Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).</span> The film show will be followed with a discussion, to be <span style="font-weight: bold;">moderated by Professor Anthony Carty</span>, of how contemporary <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region> is handling through the courts and in public opinion the consequences of its very divisive Civil War.
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<br /></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;"></p> Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-17193100197830441992009-03-20T18:53:00.000+00:002009-03-20T18:54:35.882+00:00Presentation: The problem of economic, social and especially cultural self-determination of Mexico in the face of the United States<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Georgia;font-size:18;" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:18;" >The Legal Research society</span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:18;" >Invites you</span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:18;" >To</span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:18;" >‘The problem of economic, social and especially cultural self-determination of <span class="x_yshortcuts">Mexico</span> in the face of the <u>United States</u>.’</span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:18;" >Presented by</span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:12;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:18;" >Marcela Garnica</span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date</span>: Monday </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:16;">23rd<br /></span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:16;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Venue</span>: Macrobert 252</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:16;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time</span>:</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:16;"> 6:15 – 8:00 pm</span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;color:black;" ><span style=";font-size:14;color:black;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marcela </span>is a doctoral student from Mexico at the Autonomous University of Madrid Postgraduate International Law Programme. </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:14;"> Marcela would like to tackle the question: <span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;"> <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Is <span class="x_yshortcuts">Mexico</span> becoming another failed state? Looking for ways to restore and maintain the economic and social self-determination of developing countries in a time of global crisis and crisis in the United States.</span></i></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:14;">All welcome,</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:14;"><br /></span></span></p>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-47377159299439947712009-03-18T13:04:00.003+00:002009-03-18T13:34:40.731+00:00Trip to The Hague<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DSqiwA7QX5a54c_imu-m_0S5wvPmm-NwPgAWI6Ep5qh7QpA9yrwLl0Iuz8pUH3d6xDr49xbBJfGWF7uVnRZBM6DQZ4EYBqF2osSSGPFQgvPn1SKD7Gvj3CVIwH-svSXWezdo/s1600-h/palace-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DSqiwA7QX5a54c_imu-m_0S5wvPmm-NwPgAWI6Ep5qh7QpA9yrwLl0Iuz8pUH3d6xDr49xbBJfGWF7uVnRZBM6DQZ4EYBqF2osSSGPFQgvPn1SKD7Gvj3CVIwH-svSXWezdo/s320/palace-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314520538741357314" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:20;" >Trip to The Hague </span></span></b></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:20;" >24<sup>th</sup> – 28<sup>th</sup> May</span></span></b></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:20;" >One Day& 1 night in Amsterdam</span></span></b></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:20;" >3 Days in The Hague</span></span></b></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:20;" >Price after subsidy only: £300 </span></span></b></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" > </span></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;">In this trip, you will have the chance to see many international and European legal bodies including <u>The Hague Conference on Private International Law</u> , <u>International Court of Justice</u>, the <u>Peace</u><u> Palace</u>, the <u>Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons </u>(</span></span><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);font-size:10;" >OPCW)</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> and the <u>International Criminal Court </u>(ICC). We are also working on an open meeting with PhD Students at Leiden University. </span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >Tickets</span></b>: £120 deposit tickets sold on the bases of first come first serve; the deadline is <u>23<sup>rd</sup> March</u>. You can either pay by Cash or by Cheque made payable to the Legal Research Society. You can also pay by bank transfer to the LRS account: 06001537 sort code: 801215. </span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;">The payment of the rest of value must be made no later than 24<sup>th</sup> April.</span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This price includes</span> a return flight ticket from Aberdeen to Amsterdam and includes all accommodation + breakfast expenses in both Amsterdam and the Hague. </span></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >Notes:</span></b> LRS is still waiting for more sponsors to reply and if more subsidies become available, you will benefit from a price reduction. </span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="x_MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:12;" >Visa:</span></b> If you require a visa to enter the Netherlands, we will be happy to offer you advice and a letter to the embassy in support of your visa application.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-57327486293911305922009-03-18T00:38:00.005+00:002009-03-18T01:15:02.794+00:00The State Israel ’s in: Follow Up<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Legal Research Society organised</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The State Israel ’s in</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Thursday 12th @ 5pm</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >a talk by</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hilda Meers</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br />I speak to you as a Jewish person who campaigns for peace, for Palestinians' rights to justice, freedom to live at peace in the land historically known as Palestine, which they will share with their Jewish neighbours and friends once the folly of Zionism has led, either to a much-needed radical policy change or to its collapse. For, far from being deeply rooted in Jewish history or ideas, Zionism was formally put forward at a Zionist Congress in 1897. The notion of a Jewish state long ago promised to their ancestors in Biblical times is a myth, nor was Palestine the first destination proposed by advocates of Jewish separatism and exclusiveness, (Madagascar was first suggested) nor was the notion of a Jewish state widely supported by Jews worldwide, most of whom were either well-rooted in countries they lived in, or, if subject to persecution, particularly in Eastern Europe and Tsarist Russia, chose to emigrate In Russia and Lithuania, attacks on Jewish villages winked at by fascistic governments, forced many Jews to leave. Societies known as 'Lovers of Zion,' forerunners of the Zionist movement, convinced some of them to go to Palestine to rebuild the ancient Jewish 'Kingdom of David and Solomon'. Though most fled to the USA, to Britain, to South Africa, a few chose Palestine By 1900, almost a million Jews had settled in the United States. My own parents got to England from Lithuania as children, at about that time. And until that time, according to Don Peretz, in his book "The Arab-Israeli Dispute, ""most Jews in Palestine belonged to old Yishuv, or community, that had settled more for religious than for political reasons. There was little if any conflict between them and the Arab population. Tensions began after the first Zionist settlers arrived in the 1880's...when [they] purchased land from absentee Arab owners, leading to dispossession of the peasants who had cultivated it."<br />Zionism's programme, which gained more credence after the Nazi holocaust, was to establish for the Jewish people a legally assured home by settling Jewish agriculturists, artisans, and tradesmen in Palestine, organizing action groups in various countries, building Jewish consciousness and a national identity and beginning a process of gaining worldwide acceptance for a Jewish homeland, in Palestine, where Arabs comprised over 90% of the population. Most early immigrants, including those who entered illegally during and after the 2nd World War, had been city dwellers or had farmed in very different circumstances from those existing in Palestine. As the numbers of Jews increased so did the proportion of land they occupied, and quantity of water resources they used; not only did they cling to the myth that the holocaust gave them the right to the whole of the land , the myth that it was an empty land led them to the belief that the Arabs and Beduin residents were non-people, inferior, violent and unworthy. Zionist policy was to dispossess them, shifting them to other Arab countries, and create a new Jewish identity in Palestine.. The World Zionist Organization (WZO) had founded the Jewish Colonial Trust in 1899 to buy land, the Anglo-Palestine (commercial) Bank and Investments Institute soon following with the Jewish Colonial Trust and the Jewish National Fund buying land; also in 1909, the Israel Land Development Company with the Eretz Yisrael Bureau assisted until 1921, when the Zionist Executive replaced it.<br /><br />Britain's support was achieved with the 1917 Balfour Declaration of "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people....". It also guaranteed a state to Arabs, as stipulated in the October 1915 McHahon - Hussein Agreement to return Ottoman Turk land to Arab nationals post-WW I, in return for their help in the war. Britain betrayed them. So did America's Woodrow Wilson. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis had convinced him and Secretary of State Robert Lansing to support Zionism and British-French interests under the 1916 Sykes - Picot Agreement that carved up the region after the 1st World War. At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, the World Zionist Organization (WZO) presented its plan for a Jewish state, to include all Palestine, and South Lebanon up to Sidon and the Litani River, Syria's Golan Heights, Hauran Plain and Deraa; and control of the Hijaz Railway from Deraa to Amman to Maan, as well as the Gulf of Aqaba. (These latter, once part of historic Palestine, are now known as Jordan.) Other Zionists wanted land from the Nile in the West to the Euphrates in the East comprising Palestine, Lebanon, Western Syria and Southern Turkey. Then in 1920, WW I allies met in Italy and decided to control Ottoman lands with a "mandatory" system. The British Mandate began with a Jewish High Commissioner, Herbert Samuel, who promised a liberal Jewish immigration policy, immediate provisional citizenship for Jews, easy Jewish land acquisition, employment for Jewish immigrants, favourable customs policies for Jewish commerce, and in general favouring Jews at the expense of indigenous Arabs. The United Israel Appeal was founded to raise funds to finance welfare, health, education, and continued settlement projects. In 1929, the Jewish Agency was established to represent the WZO in dealings with the British government in administering Palestine, Chaim Weizmann as its first president. By 1942, the WZO's official aim was for a "Jewish Community" in Palestine - as the Biltmore Program stated: "Eretz Yisrael will be based as a Jewish community, to be integrated into a new democratic world."<br /><br />Herzl, Chaim Weizmann - Israel's first president, and Moshe Sharett, prime minister after Ben-Gurion - at first considered reconciliation with the Arab world. Others preferred Jabotinsky. Back in 1923, he'd published an article, "On the Iron Wall" arguing that Arab nationalists opposed a Jewish state in Palestine and wouldn't accept one. He claimed peaceful coexistence was unattainable, and Jews must build "an iron wall of Jewish military force."<br />Arab resistance grew as Jewish encroachment increased; in 1936, Arabs called a strike. Zionists countered with "compulsory transfer", Jewish sovereignty over all Palestine their priority. Postwar, Palestinians saw their country being lost, after the 2nd World War had bankrupted Britain and Zionist terrorist campaigns of violence caused so many casualties that the British Government ended its Mandate over Palestine; in 1948, The State of Israel was established, America the first country to recognise it. Truman signed the following: "This Government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine, and recognition has been requested by the provisional government thereof. The United States recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel.". Palestinians were still nearly 70% of the population, Jews around 30% and owned 6% of the land. Yet the November 1947 General Assembly Partition Plan (Resolution 181) gave Jews 56% of the land, Palestinians 42%. 2% under internationalized trusteeship included Jerusalem. Jews were allocated the best agricultural areas and water resources. Palestinians had no air access or harbor and port facilities, except for isolated Jaffa. Dissatisfied, Ben-Gurion wanted an 80% share. Israel's 1948 War of Independence got 78%. Israel did agree to UN Resolution 194 (in December 1948) providing for free access to Jerusalem and other holy places as well as granting Palestinian refugees the right of return. In May 1949, UN Resolution 273 gave Israel UN membership conditional on it accepting these resolutions and "unreservedly (agreeing to honor) the obligations of the United Nations Charter." However, in June 1948, the Israeli cabinet (with no formal vote) had barred Palestinian refugees from returning and directed the IDF to stop those trying with live fire. Despite the UN resolutions, the policy remains today, with "Israelification" and "De-Arabization" policies to preserve a "Jewish character", Palestinians still being dispossessed of their land, their homes demolished, their freedom restricted, their futures denied. Treat them like "dogs," said Moshe Dayan, so they'll leave. Use "terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation," became David Ben-Gurion's formula. Yet The U.N. had convened a peace conference in Lausanne, in the spring of 1949, after the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution that in effect replaced the November 1947 partition resolution. This new resolution, Resolution 194 of December 11, 1948, accepted U.N. Mediator Bernadotte's triangular basis for a comprehensive peace: an unconditional return of all the refugees to their homes, the internationalization of Jerusalem, and the partitioning of Palestine into two states. Several Arab states and representatives of the Palestinians accepted this as a basis for negotiations, as did the United States. Prime Minister Ben Gurion strongly opposed, but allowed Israel to participate in the conference. This chance of peace was not taken - due to Israeli, not Arab, resistance, Israel preferring a settlement in which Israel could dictate terms based on the idea of Jewish superiority and exceptionalism; the new state would grant citizenship exclusively to Jews.<br /><br />Three warmongering prime ministers, Menachem Begin (1977 - 83), Yitzhak Shamir (1983 - 84 and 1986 - 92), and Ariel Sharon (2001 - 06) gained power by acts of terrorism and brutality , Ben-Gurion now siding with Jabotinsky's military option, with winning the War of Independence as vindication, so Israel stayed hard-line politically and militarily. Violence, military threats and intimidation became its policy, generals its leaders, schools and Universities its means of indoctrinating its citizens to its founding myths, portraying their history as a unique victimisation that they were now determined to resist. With Washington, the West, and most Arab states concurring, military aggression is called self-defence - hence the Israel Defence Forces. International humanitarian and other laws are disregarded. United Nations resolutions are consistently ignored, International Law flouted. Tensions grew as the "returning natives" began the planned displacement of Arabs, most notoriously in the Nakba, where after the wiping out of the village of Deir Yassein, hundreds of thousands fled, never to be allowed to return.<br />Following the 1967 war, Israel gained an increased share of US foreign and military budgets, becoming 'the western pillar' of the US strategic alliance against a Soviet incursion into the Middle East, (which of course never happened) especially after the revolution in Iran took the country out of the US orbit. It is during this period that AIPAC and other pro-Israel organizations started shaping US foreign policy. Israel also became the only Middle East country possessing nuclear weapons - a secret revealed by Mordecai Vanunu, a citizen imprisoned for 18 years for revealing it, and still not allowed to leave Israel. Politically, Israel remained on the right - after Sharon's stroke, Olmert took over, with Livni coming to the fore, and the Labour party a spent force.<br /><br />U.S. military aid to Israel is now doled out in annual increments of billions of dollars. It remains virtually unchallenged while other fiscal outlays are drastically cut. The United States and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding in August 2007 committing the U.S. to give Israel $30 billion in military aid over the next decade. This is grant aid, given in cash at the start of each fiscal year. The only stipulation imposed on Israel’s use of this cash gift is that 74 per cent is used to buy U.S. military goods and services. The first grant under this agreement was made in October 2008, for 2009, in the amount of $2.55 billion. To bring the total 10-year amount to $30 billion, amounts in future years will gradually increase until an annual level of $3.1 billion is reached in 2013. This will continue through 018. Israel is by far the largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid, although it is a tiny country in comparison with the rest of the Middle East. Since 1949, the United States has provided Israel with $101 billion in total aid, of which $53 billion has been military aid. For the last 20-plus years, Israel has received an average of $3 billion annually in grant aid;, until now the grant has been a mix of economic and military aid. Israel receives its aid under vastly more favourable terms than any other recipient. When Israel attacks Palestinians, as during the recent assault on Gaza, its instruments of destruction are U.S. fighter jets and attack helicopters, U.S. missiles, U.S.-made white phosphorus, flechettes, experimental weapons such as Dime, U.S.-made Caterpillar bulldozers, although the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act stipulates that no aid may be provided to a country that engages in a consistent pattern of violations of international human rights laws. Israel has been charged by human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch with precisely such violations during the Gaza assault and in past attacks. Israel also violates the Arms Export Control Act, which stipulates that U.S. weapons must be used only for “internal security. This seriously undermines U.S. peace mediators such as former Senator George Mitchell, recently appointed by President Obama as envoy to the Middle East. As long as Israel can rest assured that it is guaranteed an annual arms package in the billions, it will have no incentive whatsoever to heed Mitchell’s mediation efforts, to make the territorial concessions necessary to reach a peace agreement, to stop building settlements and other infrastructure in the occupied Palestinian territories, or to stop its attacks on Palestinians.<br /><br />Pressure from around the world is needed. Demonstrations, international groups and individuals getting into Palestine with aid and messages of support, our energy put to useful ends. For instance, there has been a gradual growth in the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement, calling to put economic pressure on Israel until it recognizes the rights of the occupied Palestinian people and puts an end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, starting on 27 December 2008, which lasted for nearly a month, has given this movement a powerful reason to redouble its efforts. Dozens of BDS campaigns have gained momentum and publicity; dozens of new ones were launched during or immediately after Israel's attack. These campaigns range from calls to boycott goods from the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, to calls to stop all economic contacts with Israel. They include protests at supermarkets, sporting events, countries cutting diplomatic ties with Israel and demonstrations around the world, including here at Universities in Scotland. The growing protest against the atrocities committed by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip have begun to change something in the Israeli political discourse, and the first indication of this can already be seen; although the Israeli economic media doesn't concern itself with the moral dimension of the attacks on Gaza, the economic dimension of recent events have created a rising level of concern.<br /><br />Arab and Beduin inhabitants have few rights, although Israeli Arabs, who stayed on when so many fled, form 20% of Israel's population. They may vote, and even, at least until recently, sit in their Parliament, the Knesset, but government rulings aren't legitimate" without a "Jewish majority." Electoral law in Israel is complicated by its proportional voting system, resulting in no one party being able to form a government. Coalitions are necessary. In May 1996, Right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu became Israel’s prime minister, defeating Shimon Peres. Netanyahu had been a favourite of Christian Zionists during his years as Israel’s representative to the UN, and was a frequent speaker at important Christian Zionist functions. A powerful lobbying group in the US, Christian Zionists hold extreme religious beliefs, including the 2nd coming of Christ after the Holy Land is entirely Jewish and a cataclysm occurs.<br /><br />As we have seen, the concept of democracy in Israel is in itself questionable. The Law of Return is for Jews only, even if they have no previous connection with Israel. Even if they are secular; even though Jews do not originate from a clearly definable ethnic group. On land laws, housing, education, discrimination against Arabs is inbuilt. The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law prohibits Israeli Arab spouses from the West Bank, Gaza or any Arab country from entering Israel and getting residency rights or citizenship. Deported Arabs may not return. This is meant to counter a "demographic problem" or the threat that a faster-growing Palestinian population would soon outnumber Jews, changing the character of a "Jewish state." And about 10,000 Palestinians are held in detention, without charge or trial, on the say-so of israelis. Why are they held? Perhaps they have not been subservient enough.<br /><br />Skipping over past election details, none of their manoevres geared to a genuine peace process despite Camp David's claims, I come to the current elections, (March 2009). 'The Palestine Chronicle' reports on post-election deals and decisions, as follows: the recently formed Kadima, Livni's party and Likud's main rival, got a majority of votes, Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party was given all the portfolios it demanded: Foreign Affairs, Public Security, Tourism, National Infrastructures and Justice; the ultra-Orthodox Shas party given the Interior, Housing and Construction, and Religious Services ministries. The remaining portfolios are to be distributed among Likud, the United Torah Judaism and Habayit Hayehudi parties. The coalition government of five right-wing parties have a narrow majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Likud's main rival, Kadima, which won 28 seats in the snap elections, refused to join a government under Netanyahu, who does not support Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (During the election campaign, Netanyahu vowed there would be no Palestinian state if his party was elected.) Netanyahu also agreed to many conditions set by ultra right-wing Lieberman, including bills that draw a clear line between religion and the state, a law to deny National Insurance Institute payments to the families of Israeli Arabs who carry out attacks on Israeli targets, a legal team considering means to deny exiled former Arab MK Azmi Bishara the parliamentary pension. But, "Everyone is angry about the portfolios," a Likud MK told the Post, while Likud MK Silvan Shalom, a former foreign minister, will host a rally of Likud supporters to protest that deal with Yisrael Beiteinu.<br /><br />This is the ragbag of Israel today, Many Jews aren't staying, and growing numbers won't move there, despite tempting economic incentives. Most Jews there are now secular, nor do they originate from one identifiable ethnic group; several extreme religious groupings are allowed exemption from Army service. Nominally it's a democracy, as many Jewish refugees who had fled there had hoped. A minority of courageous Israeli citizens do oppose Government policies, speaking out for Palestinian freedom, taking part in joint Arab-Israeli actions against the separation wall and its shut crossing points, rebuilding demolished houses, protecting farmers while they harvest crops, even refusing to take part in obligatory military service. as, for instance, a group of girl school-leavers is defiantly doing. And it has its handful of truth-speaking journalists. But Israel's political parties each have policies which end any hope for a viable Palestinian state by increasing outposts and illegal settlements. Outposts comprise small settlements ranging from a few caravans, which are sometimes connected to water and electricity, to slightly larger settlements. They are referred to as outposts by the media as they are generally not recognised by the Israeli government. The settlements, legal under Israeli law, vary in number from several hundred to small towns with thousands of inhabitants and associated infrastructure. Nearly 300,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank and nearly 200,000 in East Jerusalem, according to the Israeli information centre for human rights B'Tselem. Under international law, these settlements are built illegally on Palestinian land. And Jewish-only roads carve up the land. Gaza is under siege, tortured and ravaged by war, blockaded because its people voted democratically for a party the US doesn't like. The West Bank is dogged by land seizures, walls, checkpoints, home demolitions, a nightmarish bureaucracy, closures, agricultural and movement restrictions, crop destruction, curfews, permits, economic strangulation, random killings, arrests, imprisonment, and overall terror against its population. Israel has total control, aided by the complicit Fatah party under Abbas- once it was Yassah Arafat and the Palestine Liberation movement that was demonised, now it is Hamas, that kept to its resent cease-fire agreement but demands the opening of the blocked border crossings into Gaza.<br /><br />For over a half century, the Knesset, the parliament in Tel Aviv has ignored hundreds of UN resolutions condemning its actions against Palestinians and other Arabs, deploring it for committing them, or demanding, calling on, or urging Israel to end them. Consider UN Resolution 242 (November 1967) calling for: "Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict." Or, Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits: "Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory...." Neither shall "The Occupying Power...deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies. "Israeli settlements have "no legal validity" said Security Council Resolutions 446 (March 1979), 452 (July 1979), 465 (March 1980), 471 (June 1980), and 476 (June 1980). In addition, Resolutions 267 (July 1969) and 497 (December 1981) say the annexations of East Jerusalem (267) and Syria's Golan Heights (497) should be rescinded as illegal. Israel continues settlement expansions and maintains control over Palestine, despite international law and Israel's own legal expert's opinion.<br /><br />Immense courage and love of their land sustains Palestinians; it has shown in their organisation of civilian protests in the first and second Intifadas, plus the ingenuity of their survival tactics in the Gaza Strip. And the global BDS Movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions, calls for criminal prosecutions for Israeli war criminals and expulsion of Israel from the UN System until it fully complies with international law are growing worldwide. In November 2004, law professor Michael Mandel wrote: "Israel's West Bank and Gaza settlements are war crimes in Canada. Under the Canadian Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act 2000, Israel's settlements in territories taken in the June 1967 war constitute war crimes punishable in Canada." In Section 8, paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) adopted by 120 states in July 1998. Item viii prohibits: "The transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory." Did you know, after initially voting against this Rome Statute, the Clinton administration signed it in December 2000. Then in May 2001, the Bush administration revoked the signature and began a worldwide campaign against the Court. Israel isn't a party to the Rome Statute, but that's irrelevant under Canadian law. Grave breaches of the Geneva Convention constitute war crimes. Israel (like America) is criminally liable. Mandel states that although "Israel denies it, there is no question that Israel is an Occupying Power for the purposes of the Geneva Convention, the Rome Statute, and the Canadian Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act." Holding it accountable is essential. It's high time world jurists demanded it.<br /><br />Facts for this talk were from the following main sources:<br />Stephen Lendman (Mathaba Daily News), Information Clearing House, Electric Intifada, Medialens, The Palestine Chronicle, Jewish Peace News. Compiled by Hilda Meers, member of CND, Stop the War Coalition, Scottish Jews for a Just Peace, Palestine Solidarity Campaign.<br />She can be reached at hildameers@talktalk.net<br /><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">After this talk was first given, I was asked for my opinion on the future of Israel/Palestine, a difficult question. In view of Israeli settlements making a 2-state system unviable yet at the same time being deeply opposed to a 1-state-for-all idea. As a contribution to further discussion of this issue, I append the following article:</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Fearing a One-State Solution, Israel’s President Serves</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Pabulum to Washington By Franklin Lamb</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> ' You take my water. Burn my Olive Trees. Destroy my house.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Take my job. Steal my Land. Imprison my Mother. Bomb my</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> country. Starve us all. Humiliate us all. But I am to blame:</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> I shot a rocket back.'</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> – Sign carried near Hyde Park Corner during a demonstration</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> in London on 2/15/09 by a Member of the British Parliament</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> February 20, 2009 "Dissident Voice" -- Ain el Helwe</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Palestinian Refugee Camp, Sidon, Lebanon — Israeli President</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Shimon Peres has participated in shaping the policies of</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Israel for most of its existence. His Washington Post op-ed</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> last week billed as “a peacepartners prod” to the Obama</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> administration, evide ces a major disconnect within the</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> government of Israel concerning what is urgently required for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> that country’s increasingly unlikely long-term survival.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> According to a CIA Study currently being shown to selected</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> staff members on the US Senate Intelligence Committee and the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Israel’s</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> survival in its present form beyond the next 20 years is</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> doubtful.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> The Report predicts “an inexorable movement away from a</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> two-state to a one-state solution, as the most viable model</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> based on democratic principles of full equality that sheds the</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> looming specter of colonial Apartheid while allowing for the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> return of the 1947/1948 and 1967 refugees. The latter being</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the precondition for sustainable peace in the region.”</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> To President Peres’ chagrin, the Executive Summary states that</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> “during the next fifteen years more than two million Israelis,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> including some 500,000 Israeli citizens who currently hold US</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> green cards or passports, will move to the United States. Most</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Israelis not in possession of these documents will receive</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> ‘expedited waivers.’ The Report claims that, “Alongside a</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> decline in Jewish births and a rise in Palestinian fertility,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> approximately 1.6 million Israelis are likely to return to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> their forefather’s lands in Russia and Eastern and Western</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Europe with scores of thousands electing to stay, depending on</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the nature of the transition.”</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> In his Washington Post piece President Peres desperately</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> attempts to salvage a two-state solution from a one, a three-</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> or even a four-state arrangement. He appears to realize that a</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> two-state solution is seriously jeopardized unless Israel</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> dramatically and quickly changes course. With the tacking to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the right in Israel and the likely make up of the next</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> government once Peres selects Livni or Netanyahu in the next</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> few days, and given the swelling mood among the occupied in</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> favor of another Intifada, Peres plaintively asserts to the</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Obama administration that “two states is the only realistic</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> solution.”</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Peres instructed the American people and their government</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> three times in his op-ed brief for a two-state solution, and</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> that Israel is “the land of my forefathers.” He laments that</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> the CIA-predicted one-state solution would, “Undermine</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Israel’s legitimacy and the internationally recognized right</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> to exist as a sovereign Jewish state in the land of my</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> forefathers.”</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Peres knows that his forefathers had no connection whatsoever</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> to Palestine, as is the case with more than 95% of the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Zionists who swept into the area over the past century and</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> demolished close to 600 villages while expelling a majority of</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> the native population. Historians have established that most</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> arriving Jews were in fact Slavic converts to Judaism without</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> any historical or genealogical nexus to Palestine or Hebrew</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> tribes in the area.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Against the historical backdrop of the past century of nearly</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> global rejection of colonialism, his claim of settled</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> international acceptance of “Israel’s legitimacy” is a major</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> stretch. “Legitimacy” is what the conflict continues to be</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> about — whether a 19th Century colonial enterprise can</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> violently uproot and massacre an indigenous population taking</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> over a land declaring God promised it to them, as they</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> terrorize and expel the local inhabitants. Contrary to Peres’</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> claim of Israel as a “legitimate State,” there is no</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> internationally recognized right for Israel to exist on stolen</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> land without the consent of the dispossessed. Peres assures</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> his American benefactors that Israel’s legitimacy is based “in</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> international law or morality.” In point of fact, both</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> International law and morality require the right of return of</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> those whose lands were taken and lifting the brutal</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> occupation. Surely Peres is aware, as the CIA Report asserts,</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> that a majority of the 192 countries which make up the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> membership of the United Nations would vote this evening to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> establish one State of Palestine if given the chance.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> The Report concludes that what went wrong will be debated for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> many years. In essence the problem was the premise that a</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> “chosen people” with no link or rights to a land could impose</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> a state by force. Many Middle East observers believe that the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> two-state solution is essentially over, but for the packing,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> finger-pointing and assuredly more violence.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Increasingly repelled by Israeli crimes, the international</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> community is moving toward the majority position of</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Palestinians, and is coming to believe that the realistic</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> solution to the Middle East conflict is one state — secular,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> multicultural, democratic, and based on one person one vote.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Peres is loath to accept one state and claims, in promoting a</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> two-state solution, that he has “personally witnessed the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> remarkable progress we have made with the Palestinian</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Authority in recent years.”</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Does he have in mind the increasing bantustanization (what</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Noam Chomsky calls “unviable fragments”), the ever-snaking</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> apartheid wall and other barriers, the illegal outposts which</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> increased yet again last year? The blockade of and depraved</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> slaughter in Gaza?</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Or does President Peres have in mind this week’s announcement</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> by outgoing Prime Minister Olmert that Israel has the right to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> keep building in large West Bank settlement blocs, including</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Efrat, by adding 423 acres so that 21,000 more residents can</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> join the current 9,000, according to Efrat mayor Oded Revivi?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Olmert claims its part of the annexation that will be</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> considered in a future final peace deal with the Palestinians.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> President Peres has passed nearly a lifetime devoted to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> undermining prospects for a viable Palestinian state and</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> offering a wink and nod to the building of more than 430</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> colonies while offering lip service to the “peace process.” </span><span style="font-size:100%;">His “Message to the American People” fails to communicate what</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> the Israeli and Palestinian public knows well about the real</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> nature of the two-state option he has in mind and which he</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> considers to be “the best resolution to this age-old</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> conflict.” Both populations know that the two-state option</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> that long time politician Peres has consistently run on, is</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the Yigal Allon Plan.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> The Allon scheme to expel the Arab population from Palestine</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> has been Peres’ electoral platform during his campaigns in</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> 1974, 1977, 1981, 1984, and 1987 and it shaped Israel’s</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> settlement policies from 1967-1977. Peres worked to make the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Allon Plan part of the 1978 Camp David agreement and 1993 Oslo</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Accords.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> As the American public begins to stir from its long slumber on</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the Question of Palestine and hopefully dramatically changes</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> American Middle East policy, it should consider that the Peres</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> favored “moderate” Allon Plan continues to be Israeli policy.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> As formulated by its author and adhered to by successive</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Israel governments, it contains the following “moderate”</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> elements:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> * Seeking “maximum land with minimum Arabs”</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> * Annexes approximately 40% of the West Bank and Gaza, taking</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the choicest parts</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> * Dispossess Palestinians from land Israel wants for Jews</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> After Israel’s attack in 1967, Yigal Allon presented to the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> cabinet a solution to the Arab problem. The Allon Plan called</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> for annexing the following areas: “a strip of land ten to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> fifteen kilometers wide along the Jordan River; most of the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Judean desert along the Dead Sea; and a substantial area</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> around Greater Jerusalem, including the Latrun salient.” The</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> plan was crafted to include as few Arabs as possible in the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> area claimed for Israel and included building permanent</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> colonies and army bases in these areas.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> The two-state solution that Peres is trying to sell the</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> American public and administration is a Palestinian “state” in</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> 76.6% of the West Bank, carved up into sealed enclaves, with</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> the largest of the 430 plus settlements/colonies remaining in</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> place under Israeli sovereignty. Israel would take another</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> 13.3% outright and continue to occupy the remaining 10.1% for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> a period of up to thirty years. During this period Israel</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> would continue building new and expanding current</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> settlement/colonies. The above percentages do not include the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> subtracted East Jerusalem and the territorial waters of the</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Dead Sea. In point of fact the 76% offer is based not on 100%</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> of the occupied territories, but merely those parts that</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Israel was willing to discuss. Consequently, the “just and</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> moral solution” President Peres favors would amount to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> slightly less than 16% of historic Palestine being given to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> those driven from their homes and land.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Peres claims Israel has worked tirelessly for peace. Yet the</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> record is clear that Israel has only worked tirelessly for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> expansion at the expense of the indigenous Arab population</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> while obstructing more than two-dozen “peace initiatives” over</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> six decades, while targeting the Palestinian people, culture,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> and economy.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Peres claims in his op-ed that Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffi</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> agrees that Israel deserves Palestine and that “this is</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> salient in his fundamental and central premise that the Jewish</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> people want and deserve their homeland.” Peres takes Qadaffi’s</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> words out of context and misrepresents his thesis, which in</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> fact calls for one state shared by both peoples. Qadaffi</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> insists that the Middle East welcomes Judaism but not racist</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Zionism. It is the latter which underpins the founding of</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Israel and which has led to history’s condemnation.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> As the President of Israel seeks yet more indulgence and</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> largesse from the American taxpayers and the Obama</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> administration, there is something he can do to shore up</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> waning trust and waxing disillusionment with the two-state</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> option. He can announce immediately that he fully accepts UN</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Security Council Resolution 242 and advocates the removal of</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> all settlements and the total withdrawal of the Israeli</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> military from the West Bank and Gaza.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Israel’s President urges the American people and government</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> to, “commit our most concerted effort to allow two states to</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> flourish.” Unless he and his fellow leaders of Israel are</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> prepared, without further delay, to commit to a complete</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> withdrawal to the June 4, 1967 armistice line, in a serious</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> effort at peace, Israel will continue to lose American and</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> international support and one state is the likely future for</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Palestine.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Israeli President Peres can avert his eyes from reality, but</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> he Obama administration and the American people cannot afford</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> this fatal delusion.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Franklin Lamb is author of the recently released book, The</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Price We Pay: A Quarter Century of Israel's Use of American</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Weapons in Lebanon. His volume Hezbollah: A Brief Guide for</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> Beginners is due out soon. He can be reached at</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> fplamb@gmail.com. Read other articles by Franklin.</span></div></div>Khaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-62745662599851971142009-03-10T14:46:00.006+00:002009-03-11T13:24:22.599+00:00Presentation: The State Israel's In<p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">As we have promised you after the successful Workshop and Roundtable Discussion on the Legal Implications of the War on <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236695850_2">Gaza</span> :<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">we are delighted to announce our first follow up event focussing on the Jewish/Israeli perspective:</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><u><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><u><span style="font-weight: bold;">The State <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236695850_3">Israel</span> ’s in</span></u></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: Thursday 12<sup>th</sup> @ 5pm</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Venue: NK 14<br /></span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Speaker: Hilda Meers</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hilda Meers</span></b>, is an eye witness of the history of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. A Jewish peace campaigner for <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236695850_4">more than thirty years</span>, her talk out of experience is not to be missed. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Topics covered:</span></b>The founding of the state of Israel and its core values and policies, post <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1236695850_5">World War <span style="color:navy;"><span style="color:navy;">II</span></span></span> developments and the effects of these on the indigenous Arab populations of Palestine , a divided Israel . Moreover, US support for Israel 's economy and wars, election procedure, with these various strands pulled together as a coherent whole.</span></p><p face="georgia" style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-67657564636087641912009-03-09T14:22:00.004+00:002009-03-09T14:29:46.706+00:00Movie: “The Last Emperor”<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SbUmjU-6bsI/AAAAAAAAAbU/DBz9_BCl_wM/s1600-h/image001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SbUmjU-6bsI/AAAAAAAAAbU/DBz9_BCl_wM/s320/image001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311193723923230402" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Legal Research Society</span> would like to kindly invite you to:<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Film Night, 11 March, 7pm, Taylor C11</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">An Academy Awards film screen-written and directed by an Italian director</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >“The Last Emperor”</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Last Emperor</span> is a biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay written by Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci. It was directed by Bertolucci and released in 1987 by Columbia Pictures. Puyi's life is depicted from his ascension to the throne as a small boy to his imprisonment and political rehabilitation by the Chinese Communist authorities. It was the first feature film for which the producers were authorized by the Chinese government to film in the Forbidden City (the historical royal palace) in Beijing. <span style="font-weight: bold;">In 1987, the film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.</span><br /><br />The film bears much on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese history in the first half of the 20th century </span>and is also related to some international historic events such as the Second World War as well as some legal problems which might be of interest to some audience. Considering that, <span style="font-weight: bold;">a brief presentation</span>, partly descriptive but mostly analytical, <span style="font-weight: bold;">will be held by PhD students on some of the following topics:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. An Outline of Significant Events in Chinese Modern History from 1840 till 2000</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. A Glimpse of Development of Constitutionalism and Democracy in East-Asia</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. International Law and Politics Regarding the State of Manchuria and League of Nations</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Emperor as War Criminal? The Difference between China and Japan</span><br /><br /><br />All welcome!<br /><br />Refreshments will be available.</span> </div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-48563277361738602902009-02-09T17:18:00.014+00:002010-04-15T11:13:34.592+01:00Workshop & Roundtable Discussion : The Legal Implications of the Recent War against Gaza<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="country-region" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype></span><object id="ieooui" classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D"></object><style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style><br /><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">The</span></b></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:130%;" > <b>Legal Research Society</b></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: georgia"></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Organised a <b>Workshop and Roundtable Discussion</b> on:</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:130%;">“<b>The</b> <b>Legal Implications of the Recent War against <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Gaza</st1:place></st1:city></st1:city></st1:place>”</b></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: georgia"></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u>Date</u></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;">: Friday, 13<sup>th </sup>February 2009<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><b><u>Time</u></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;">: 4 to 6 pm<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><b><u>Venue</u></b>: New King’s 14<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Can one legally speak of a </span><b style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia">holocaust</b><span style="font-family:georgia;"> or genocide committed by </span><st1:country-region style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:georgia;">? – What </span><b style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia">human rights violations </b><span style="font-family:georgia;">are the Palestinians subjected to? – Are the Israeli attacks covered by the right to </span><b style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia">self-defense</b><span style="font-family:georgia;">? – In legal terms, can Hamas be described as terrorists or as freedom fighters? – What does </span><b style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia"><span style="font-size:+0;">jihad</span></b><span style="font-family:georgia;"> mean under Islamic International Law? – Could </span><st1:country-region style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia" st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:georgia;"> as a state or Israeli officials be held liable and be prosecuted for</span><b style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia"> war crimes</b><span style="font-family:georgia;">?</span><o:p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia"></o:p><o:p style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia"></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>These and many other questions werediscussed by <b><u>four panel speakers:</u></b><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Mohamed<span style="color:red;"> </span>Almagsoudi</b> – PhD student in Human Rights Law<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Nabahan Al-Ma’awali</b> – PhD student in International Criminal law<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Khaled Ramadan Bashir</b> – PhD student in Islamic Contribution and International Law<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia">Ahmed Samir Hassanein</b><span style="font-family:georgia;"> – PhD student in International Criminal law</span><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Moreover, </span><b style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia">Prof. Tony Carty</b><span style="font-family:georgia;">, who has extensively published in the area of International Law on the Use of Force and the anthropological and philosophical assumptions underlying it, participated by adding some valuable comments.</span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;">The workshop and discussion was moderated by <b>Paula Herm</b>, PhD student in International Law on the Use of Force.<br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">We would be glad if as many as possible of you join us in this event which promises to be most enlightening and stimulating.</span><br /></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: georgia"></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-8782941035852139952009-02-04T15:07:00.004+00:002009-02-09T17:17:49.481+00:00Movie: Occupation 101<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SYmxNbgHuqI/AAAAAAAAAY4/VgLfun9Aq7w/s1600-h/dvd_coverLG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SYmxNbgHuqI/AAAAAAAAAY4/VgLfun9Aq7w/s320/dvd_coverLG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298961280856996514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:12;" ><br />On Wednesday 11th of February from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm in <st1:city st="on">TAYLOR</st1:city> C11</span></b><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:12;" > (opposite to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:city> library entry) The <b>Legal Research Society & The Egyptian Society </b>will screen a movie titled <b style="">“Occupation 101”</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Did the conflict between Palestinian’s and Israeli’s start last December when Hamas fired its rockets on </span><st1:country-region style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:place st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-weight: bold;"> or yet it has a deep rooted history?</span><br />The answer to this question and others are in <b style="">'Occupation 101'. Furthermore a roundtable discussion will take place on Friday 13<sup>th</sup> of February from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm to tackle the legal aspects which the last conflict between Israel and Hamas has provoked, the place TBA. </b><span style=""> </span></span> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of <b style="">the Israeli-Palestinian conflict</b>. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict -- <b style="">'Occupation 101'</b> presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. </span></p><div face="georgia" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The film also details <b style="">life under Israeli military rule</b>, <b style="">the role of the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace.</b> The roots of the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground experiences from leading <st1:place st="on">Middle East</st1:place> scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in American media outlets. </span></p><div face="georgia" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The film covers a <b style="">wide range of topics</b> -- which include -- the first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880's, the 1920 tensions, the 1948 war, the 1967 war, the first Intifada of 1987, the Oslo Peace Process, Settlement expansion, the role of the United States Government, the second Intifada of 2000, the separation barrier and the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as well as many heart wrenching testimonials from victims of this tragedy.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">You are very welcome to come along.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-24366100604002532032009-01-19T18:01:00.002+00:002009-01-19T18:10:31.615+00:00Is the Israeli aggression on Gaza illegal?‘Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defense – it’s a war crime’ is an article published by the Sunday Times on 11th January 2009 to shed the light on the legality of the Israeli aggression on Gaza in the Christmas time of 2008 which continued until the 17th January 2009. the article reads:<br /><br />{ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an act of “self-defence” as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention. <br />The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas deplorable as they are, do not, in terms of scale and effect amount to an armed attack entitling Israel to rely on self-defence. Under international law self-defence is an act of last resort and is subject to the customary rules of proportionality and necessity. <br />The killing of almost 800 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and more than 3,000 injuries, accompanied by the destruction of schools, mosques, houses, UN compounds and government buildings, which Israel has a responsibility to protect under the Fourth Geneva Convention, is not commensurate to the deaths caused by Hamas rocket fire. <br />For 18 months Israel had imposed an unlawful blockade on the coastal strip that brought Gazan society to the brink of collapse. In the three years after Israel’s redeployment from Gaza, 11 Israelis were killed by rocket fire. And yet in 2005-8, according to the UN, the Israeli army killed about 1,250 Palestinians in Gaza, including 222 children. Throughout this time the Gaza Strip remained occupied territory under international law because Israel maintained effective control over it. <br />Israel’s actions amount to aggression, not self-defence, not least because its assault on Gaza was unnecessary. Israel could have agreed to renew the truce with Hamas. Instead it killed 225 Palestinians on the first day of its attack. As things stand, its invasion and bombardment of Gaza amounts to collective punishment of Gaza’s 1.5m inhabitants contrary to international humanitarian and human rights law. In addition, the blockade of humanitarian relief, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and preventing access to basic necessities such as food and fuel, are prima facie war crimes. <br />We condemn the firing of rockets by Hamas into Israel and suicide bombings which are also contrary to international humanitarian law and are war crimes. Israel has a right to take reasonable and proportionate means to protect its civilian population from such attacks. However, the manner and scale of its operations in Gaza amount to an act of aggression and is contrary to international law, notwithstanding the rocket attacks by Hamas.}<br /><br />This article is signed by a number of prominent International Lawyers as follow:<br /> <br />Ian Brownlie QC, Blackstone Chambers <br />Mark Muller QC, Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales <br />Michael Mansfield QC and Joel Bennathan QC, Tooks Chambers <br />Sir Geoffrey Bindman, University College, London <br />Professor Richard Falk, Princeton University <br />Professor M Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul University, Chicago <br />Professor Christine Chinkin, LSE <br />Professor John B Quigley, Ohio State University <br />Professor Iain Scobbie and Victor Kattan, School of Oriental and African Studies <br />Professor Vera Gowlland-Debbas, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva <br />Professor Said Mahmoudi, Stockholm University <br />Professor Max du Plessis, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban <br />Professor Bill Bowring, Birkbeck College <br />Professor Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University <br />Professor Thomas Skouteris and Professor Michael Kagan, American University of Cairo <br />Professor Javaid Rehman, Brunel University <br />Daniel Machover, Chairman, Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights <br />Dr Phoebe Okawa, Queen Mary University <br />John Strawson, University of East London <br />Dr Nisrine Abiad, British Institute of International and Comparative Law <br />Dr Michael Kearney, University of York <br />Dr Shane Darcy, National University of Ireland, Galway <br />Dr Michelle Burgis, University of St Andrews <br />Dr Niaz Shah, University of Hull <br />Liz Davies, Chair, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyer <br />Prof Michael Lynk, The University of Western Ontario <br />Steve Kamlish QC and Michael Topolski QC, Tooks Chambers<br /><br />finally, I add my voice as well in support of this legal view, do you? If not, then why?<br /><br />The article is available on line at:<br /><br /><br />http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5488380.ece?Submitted=trueKhaled Ramadan Bashirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558567228047967727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-59336817302203719552009-01-16T18:56:00.012+00:002009-01-21T15:53:36.694+00:00Movie & Discussion: The Lives of Ohters<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SXDcDhOPTYI/AAAAAAAAAYA/eznwkNuTxgM/s1600-h/lives_of_others_pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291971515176144258" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 224px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SXDcDhOPTYI/AAAAAAAAAYA/eznwkNuTxgM/s320/lives_of_others_pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><b>On Wednesday 28th of January from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm in <st1:city st="on">TAYLOR</st1:city> C11</b> (opposite to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:city> library entry) The <b>LRS </b>will screen a movie titled <b>“The Lives of Others”</b>.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><br /><br />After the film</b> we will have the opportunity to talk about the film and the issues it raises. Our honourable member <b>Gerd Koehler</b> from the former GDR ("Ossi") will share his first-hand insights into East German society and provide us with contemporary East German perspectives on the vanished country and its regime. Our "Wessi" German LRS president <b>Paula Herm</b> will moderate the discussion.<br /><br />"<b>The Lives of Others</b>" is at once a political thriller and a human drama.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> In the early 1980s, a successful dramatist and his long-time companion, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't always think loyal to the party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in the woman, so a secret service agent is instructed to observe and sound out the couple, but their life fascinates him more and more...</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />The New York Times stated that in the <b>“The Lives of Others” </b>the suspense comes not only from the structure and pacing of the scenes, but also, more deeply, from the sense that even in an oppressive society, individuals are burdened with free will. You never know, from one moment to the next, what course any of the characters will choose.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />The Lives of Others <b>won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film</b>. The film had earlier <b>won seven German Film awards</b> – including <b>best film, best director, best screenplay, best actor, and best supporting actor</b>– after having set a new record with 11 nominations.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />You are very welcome to come along and enjoy the movie and the refreshments. </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" face="georgia"></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;" face="georgia"></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"></div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-5556431622213461052008-12-18T18:10:00.010+00:002008-12-18T18:53:38.684+00:00ESSAY COMPETITION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SUqV1bJYBjI/AAAAAAAAAUc/7oCHglrnqGU/s1600-h/LRS-A3-PosterRED.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SUqV1bJYBjI/AAAAAAAAAUc/7oCHglrnqGU/s320/LRS-A3-PosterRED.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281198258098013746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Call for Papers</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Legal Research Society</span> is organizing an Essay Competition and invites <span style="font-weight: bold;">all postgraduate</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> law students</span> from the University of Aberdeen to participate.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >– Engage in Research! – Submit an excellent Essay! – Win a valuable Prize (worth of £100)! –</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >We welcome essays in the areas of <span style="font-weight: bold;">EU Law</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Private and Commercial Law </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Public</span></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> International Law</span>. The essays should be of approximately <span style="font-weight: bold;">3,500 words</span> and they should be</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > sent to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> k.bashir@abdn.ac.uk</span> by <span style="font-weight: bold;">February 14th, 2009</span>.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >All taught and research postgraduate law students are eligible to participate provided that they have not graduated by the time of the deadline of submission.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Essays will be assessed on the basis of excellence and depth of analysis, of critical thought, of</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > evidence of extensive reading and of superior understanding of the issue.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The winners</span> in each subject area will be chosen and proclaimed in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">beginning of March 2009</span> and a <span style="font-weight: bold;">celebratory event</span> will be held shortly afterwards.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >The prizes to be won are book vouchers of up to £100.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Participants are free to define their own specific topics <span style="font-style: italic;">within </span>the given areas. However, we</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > encourage you to include a dimension of critical consideration, e.g. of the role that law does</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > and should play in your chosen subject or the effectiveness of the legal norms to grasp and</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > solve particular problems.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >For instance (by way of example):-</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">EU Law</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• Democratic control (e.g. Given the large-scale effect of EU Law on domestic law and thus on European</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > citizens is there sufficient democratic participation within the EU regime?)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• Institutions (e.g. What is the role of the ECJ in promoting and enforcing the four fundamental freedoms?)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• Legal regime (e.g. Is there a need for a European constitution and what should it look like?)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Private and Commercial Law</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• Contract law</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• Tort law</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• E.g. the concept of pure economic loss: Discuss the issue with respect to a particular area of law, such as insurance law, company law, oil/gas law.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Public International Law</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• Human rights (e.g. universalism, effective implementation)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• Use of force (e.g. UN Charter law and customary law)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >• International criminal law</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >In the spirit of a community of young researchers we are looking forward to your essays!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >The LRS organizing committee</span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /></div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-2936958149575301622008-12-17T16:59:00.010+00:002008-12-17T17:33:30.890+00:00Conference: 6th CASS postgraduate conference<div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><i><span style="color:black;">Moving Forward</span></i></b><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/pgradconf/"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ></span></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SUkz_YKWY0I/AAAAAAAAAUE/wh7ryz7b58E/s320/main.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280809201979253570" border="0" /></a></span> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" >The 6</span><span style=";font-size:8;color:black;" >th </span><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" >College of Arts & Social Sciences</span><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" >Postgraduate Conference</span><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city st="on"><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" >University of Aberdeen</span></st1:city><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" >, <st1:country-region st="on">Scotland</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region></span><span style=";font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-size:14;color:black;" > 21 – 22 July 2009</span></span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > Drawing on the success of the past five events, the <b style=""><i>Moving Forward</i></b><i> </i>organising committee are delighted to announce that the <b style="">6th CASS postgraduate conference</b> will take place at the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><b style="">University</b></st1:placetype><b style=""> of <st1:placename st="on">Aberdeen</st1:placename></b></st1:place> <b style="">on</b> <b>Tuesday 21 </b>and <b>Wednesday 22 July 2009</b>.<b style=""><br /><br />Its aim</b> is to bring together postgraduate research students from different universities across the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and further a field, to debate common issues and problems and to establish lasting contacts. In previous years there has been a truly international flavour: the conference has attracted quite brilliant delegates from prestigious universities across the world.<br /><br /> The conference is designed to provide an opportunity to present work in a supportive and relaxed atmosphere and to discuss various findings and theories amongst fellow peers in the disciplines of, <b style="">Business, Divinity, History and Philosophy, Education, Language and Literature, Law and Social Sciences.</b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />A “<b>Call for Papers</b>” along with all the relevant registration and contact details will be forthcoming in January 2009. For all those who are unfamiliar with the CASS conference, please feel free to consult the website listed below where you can read about the proceedings of the 2008 conference: <b>http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/pgradconf/.</b> These pages will be updated with 2009 Conference details in due course.</span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: georgia;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:11;color:black;" ></span></b>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-49582743257012333212008-12-14T20:00:00.005+00:002008-12-18T13:22:37.518+00:00RT: 'Human Rights: Universalism vs. Relativism' (for the 60th anniversary of UDHR)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SUpOi9rDdKI/AAAAAAAAAUM/0mCumcflzNo/s1600-h/udhrpage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 143px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SUpOi9rDdKI/AAAAAAAAAUM/0mCumcflzNo/s320/udhrpage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281119875622991010" border="0" /></a><br />December 10, marked the <span style="font-weight: bold;">60th anniversary </span>of the adoption of the United Nations’ <span style="font-weight: bold;">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</span>. Most people assume this day that the guarantee of human rights is an essential feature of all civilized societies.<br /><br />In order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the LRS will host a roundtable discussion on ‘Human Rights: Universalism vs. Relativism’.</span><br /><br />Time: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, 15th December, from 4 pm until 6 pm</span><br />Location<span style="font-weight: bold;">: MacRobert Building 252</span><br /><br />The UDHR enshrines universal rights that apply to all humans equally. 60 years ago, while the fledgling U.N. General Assembly ultimately passed the UDHR by 48-0 vote, a huge diplomatic effort was required to get disparate nations to agree on exactly what "human rights" are or should be. Communist countries proffered one view, while capitalist and Islamic countries had their own perspectives. Proponents of cultural relativism argue for acceptance of different cultures.<br /><br />In this RT, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Matyas Bodig</span> will give us a brief introduction of International Human Rights: from European perspective to universalism. And <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Robert Dunbar</span> has agreed to attend this discussion. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Khaled Bashir</span> will present human rights from the Islamic standpoint.<br /><br />This discussion will be moderated by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nasser Algheitta</span> (PhD student in Criminal Justice and Human Rights).<br /><br />Let us jointly celebrate this memorable day for all countries! All welcome!Yin Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14795957443051933674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-14163950205961024082008-12-12T18:15:00.016+00:002008-12-12T19:31:46.714+00:00Movie: Le Dîner de cons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SUK7tJtdZaI/AAAAAAAAAQs/TrcCoxBHKtg/s1600-h/MV5BMjEzMjc1MTcxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMTM0OTA5_002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/SUK7tJtdZaI/AAAAAAAAAQs/TrcCoxBHKtg/s200/MV5BMjEzMjc1MTcxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMTM0OTA5_002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278988097606739362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">To round off the year with a light and entertaining last movie night, on <b>Wednesday 17th of December</b> from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm in TAYLOR C11 (opposite to Taylor library entry) the <b>LRS </b>will screen “<b>Le Dîner de cons”</b> (<i style="">The Dinner of Idiots</i>), a French comedy of the year 1998.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Imagine </span><span style="font-size:100%;">your friend takes you to a nice dinner of a bunch of people, but the thing you don't know is that <b style="">your freakiness and originality</b> are supposed to make for a big laugh for the people around you.<o:p></o:p><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">If you thought the French are not good at making comedies <b>Le Dîner de cons</b> will make you think again.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The film won three awards (best actor, best supporting actor, best producer) at the national film award of <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Award" title="César Award"><b>César Award</b></a> in 1999.<o:p></o:p><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">You are very welcome to come along and enjoy the movie and the refreshments.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia" style="margin-left: 39.05pt; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><!--[endif]--></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia" style="margin-left: 39.05pt; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><!--[endif]--></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia" style="margin-left: 39.05pt; text-indent: -18pt; font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><!--[endif]--></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-16887815478612879452008-12-08T17:19:00.007+00:002008-12-08T17:43:29.118+00:00Movie & Discussion: Workingman's Death<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/ST1a6yVJRZI/AAAAAAAAAQc/Lsku_h1HRGM/s1600-h/workingmansdeathri6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/ST1a6yVJRZI/AAAAAAAAAQc/Lsku_h1HRGM/s200/workingmansdeathri6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277474304337462674" border="0" /></a><br />On <b>Wednesday 10th of December</b> from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm in TAYLOR C11 (opposite to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:city> library entry) The <b>LRS </b>will screen a movie titled <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Workingman's Death”.</span><br /><br /><b>After the film we will have the opportunity to talk about the film and the issues it raises.</b><br /><br />Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? <b>Workingman's Death</b> follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the <b>Ukraine</b>, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in <b>Indonesia</b>, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in <b>Nigeria</b>, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in <b>Pakistan</b>, and joins <b>Chinese</b> steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.<br /><b><br />Even though it's the twenty-first century, the director wants us to know that a lot of workers across the world have not benefited from the advancement in technology</b>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">You are very welcome to come along and enjoy the movie and the refreshments.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36286967.post-86127523977598516822008-12-01T19:41:00.006+00:002008-12-05T09:37:08.672+00:00Movie: Lion of the Desert<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081059/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wRcWEjSHjaw/STQ-kFgiSpI/AAAAAAAAAPs/vfIYLEH-f-c/s200/lion+of+the+desert.JPG2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274909853232548498" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">On <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 3</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">rd</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> of December</span> from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm <span style="color:black;">in TAYLOR C11 (opposite to <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Taylor</st1:place></st1:city></st1:city></st1:place> library entry) The <span style="font-weight: bold;">LRS </span>will screen a movie titled</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Lion of the Desert”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><i>Lion of the Desert</i> is <span style="font-weight: bold;">a 1981 historical film</span> starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader <span style="font-weight: bold;">Omar Mukhtar</span> who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931.<br /></span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">In 1982 the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Italian authorities banned and censored the movie</span> because, it was "damaging to the Italian Army's honour".</span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">The Movie will be preceded by a Historical and legal overview <span style="font-weight: bold;">(the concept of ‘</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1228316545_8" style="background-position: 0% 50%; background-attachment: scroll; cursor: pointer;"><i><span style="font-style: italic;">jihad</span></i></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">’, </span><span id="lw_1228316545_9" style="background-position: 0% 50%; background-attachment: scroll; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;"><span class="yshortcuts">International Law of War</span>)</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>delivered by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Khaled Bashir</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ahmed Hassanein</span>, also there will be a discussion after the movie.</span></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">You are very welcome to come along and enjoy the movie and the refreshments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Ahmed Samir Hassaneinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319042710126984288noreply@blogger.com0