along with Bnai Brith, The American Jewish International Relations Institute, The International Council of Jewish Women, World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues, Women's League for Conservative Judaism, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, Jewish Law Students Association of Fordham Law School, The Endowment for Middle East Truth, The New York Legal Assistance Group

PRESENT

"The Goldstone Report: Lawfare & The Threat to Israeli and American National Security in the Age of Terrorism"

DATE: April 27, 2010; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

VENUE: Fordham University School of Law, 140 W 62nd Street, New York

International law and legal institutions are being used to pursue strategic and political goals as a corollary to modern warfare. In the case of Israel and the threat posed by terrorism in the 21st century, can be as biased and lethal as any other form of weaponry. Attacks on the legitimacy of actions taken in self-defense by democratic states, in the halls of the UN and international and domestic courts, radically undermine the ability to protect the welfare of the Jewish state and all democracies from the scourge of terrorism. This assault empowers and emboldens the enemies of democracy and encourages the intolerance and antisemitism at the root of the terrorist and anti-Zionist agenda.

In particular, the semblance of authenticity and the cloak of legal language surrounding the Goldstone Report have given it an undeserved legitimacy and inspired a plethora of further mechanisms intended to demonize and delegitimize the state of Israel. The report and the lawfare strategy it embodies, erode the legitimacy of international law and pose a clear and present danger to the right of all democratic states, including the United States, to defend themselves. This program will explore, examine and expose the fallacies of the Goldstone Report, and other manifestations of lawfare, as well as suggest strategies for fighting back.

The Program is approved for up to 6 Professional Practice CLE credits.

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

9:00 - 10:30 The Goldstone Report: The Demonization of Israel and Human Rights Distortions

10:30 - 10:45 BREAK

10:45 - 11:00 Gabriella Shalev, Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations

11:00 - 12:30 The Goldstone Report: Undermining the Defense of Democracy in the Age of Terrorism

12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH BREAK

1:30 - 3:00 Legal Weaponry: The Perversion of International Jurisprudence and Institutions

3:00 - 3:15 BREAK

3:15-4:45 International and Domestic Legal Recourse: Responding to Lawfare

4:45-5:00 Conclusion

SPEAKERS INCLUDE: William C. Banks, Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Syracuse University, College of Law; Anne Bayefsky, Director, Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Avi Bell, Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law and Bar Ilan University Faculty of Law, Lt. Col David Benjamin, former Director of the Strategic and International Branch, International Law Department, Israel Defense Forces; Elizabeth Defeis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall; Samuel Edelman, Executive Director, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East; Allan Gerson, Chairman, AG International Law, PLLC; Stephen Greenwald, President, American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists; Peter J. Haas, President, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East; Malvina Halberstam, Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law; Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Shalem Center; Wexler-Fromer Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Richard Landes, Professor of History, Boston University; Nathan Lewin, Partner, Lewin and Lewin, Washington DC; Herb London, President, Hudson Institute; Kenneth Marcus, Ackerman Visiting Professor of Equality and Justice in America, Baruch College; David Matas, Senior Honorary Counsel, B'nai Brith, Canada; Ed Morgan, Professor of Law, University of Toronto; Trevor Norwitz, partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Adjunct professor, Columbia Law School; Nicholas Rostow, University Counsel and Vice Chancellor of the State University of New York; Gabriella Shalev, Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations; Shmuel Trigano, Professor, Paris X University Nanterre

FREE ADMISSION. FREE CLE CREDITS. KOSHER LUNCH PROVIDED.

SEATING IS LIMITED AND PARTICIPANTS MUST PRE-REGISTER.

PLEASE RSVP TO info@jewishlawyers.org

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