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Genocide and Justice in Rwanda: Lessons and Perspectives, Feb. 15

Nyseth Brehm

War and Peace Theme & Making and Breaking the Law Theme present “Genocide and Justice in Rwanda: Lessons and Perspectives” on Monday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Porter 104. The speaker is Hollie Nyseth Brehm, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University, and a fellow at the Mershon […]

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February 1, 2016 at 8:30 pmEvents

Spring 2016 | 1-Credit Course on Making & Breaking Law

Spring 2016 | 1-Credit Course on Making & Breaking Law

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture offers a 1-credit course with the Making and Breaking the Law theme in Spring 2016. CAS 1300x Themes in Action: Making and Breaking the Law introduces students to law in relation to society, culture, politics, and power. Seats are still available. Ohio University […]

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November 10, 2015 at 11:26 amNews

Spring 2016 | Course on Violence and Peace

Spring 2015 students on Shankill Road in Northern Ireland.

The Anthropology program is offering a CAS Social Science course focusing on comparative approaches to violence and peace in the 20th and 21st centuries, with special attention to themes of law and justice. ANTH 3530 Anthropology of Violence and Peace meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:40-10:35 a.m. It counts as […]

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October 19, 2015 at 12:19 pmNews

Making & Breaking Law Invites Faculty to Add Courses

Making & Breaking Law Invites Faculty to Add Courses

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture invites faculty teaching courses relating to law and justice to consider adding their courses to the Making and Breaking the Law curricular theme. Part of the themes initiative, the Making and Breaking the Law theme addresses major challenges of the 21st century, incorporates various […]

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October 6, 2015 at 11:54 amNews

Faculty Panel: Syrian Refugees and the Question of Responsibility, Sept. 16

Faculty Panel: Syrian Refugees and the Question of Responsibility, Sept. 16

An inter-disciplinary panel of five Ohio University faculty members share their thoughts and insights on the current context and conditions of Syrian refugees and the regional and international responses thus far. The panel is Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at 6 p.m. in Grover Center W125. In recent weeks, U.S. and international media attention has […]

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September 1, 2015 at 8:15 pmEvents

Attorney Alum to Discuss Liberation and Human Trafficking, Sept. 29

Emily Dunlap

Ohio University alum Emily Dunlap is on campus Tuesday, Sept. 29, to discuss “Liberation & Justice for All: Legal Advocacy for Victims of Human Trafficking.” Dunlap works as a new staff attorney for Advocating Opportunity, a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to trafficked and exploited persons in Ohio. […]

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September 1, 2015 at 5:00 pmAlumni Events

Philosophy Offers Course on Civil Disobedience and the Law

Philosophy Offers Course on Civil Disobedience and the Law

A special version of PHIL 4420: Philosophy of Law will be offered in Fall 2015, focusing on the topic of Civil Disobedience and the Law. The course focuses on key questions at the heart of the philosophy of law: Does anyone ever have a right to engage in civil disobedience? […]

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August 18, 2015 at 5:36 pmNews