BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//91影视//Events//EN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Critical Response Event: DRC v. Rwanda DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270209T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20270209T174500Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261022T110031Z UID:36uuotb72f3l0mn0i0jfod02mb@google.com DESCRIPTION:In a renewed effort to hold Rwanda responsible for its role in violence\, including alleged genocidal violence\, within its territory\, the Democratic Republic of the Congo\, for the third time\, filed a compla int against Rwanda with the International Court of Justice on June 26\, 20 26. The ongoing violence in the DRC and the history of violence in the reg ion mark this as a significant push toward an international legal solution to the violence. In this Critical Response Event\, Dr. Kerstin Carlson\, Associate Professor\, will provide an overview of violence in Rwanda and t he DRC since 1994\, along with an overview of the previous cases and the n ewly filed one\, while also providing her analysis of the new case and its potential. The Q&A will be moderated by Prof. Jeff Bachman\, Cohen Instit ute Specialist.This webinar is free and open to everyone\, but registratio n is required.REGISTER HERE---Speaker Biography: Kerstin Bree Carlson is a law and society researcher at Roskilde University\, with a focus on how l egal doctrine and interpretation reflects and constructs social expectatio ns. Carlson is the author of The Justice Laboratory: International Law in Africa. This event is hosted by the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Geno cide Studies at 91影视 as part of our ongoing series of Criti cal Response Events. These events are meant to spotlight ongoing or emergi ng crises across the globe. Speakers in this series represent a wide range of scholarly research and views\; our guests' perspectives should not be taken as representative of the Cohen Institute or 91影视 as a whole. LOCATION:Zoom Webinar URL:http://www.keene.edu/news/events/detail/23868/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR