Geneva
Geneva Schedule Update
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From June 22 – June 28, 2014, I will lead a class from the Southern Methodist University Dispute Resolution program on a tour of Geneva, Switzerland. The course is entitled, “International Conflict Engagement: Provention, Engagement, and Peacebuilding,” and will feature lecture and discussion sessions with international organizations headquartered in Geneva but engaged in conflict engagement all around the world.
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Early in the week in Geneva we will meet in the room where the international arbitration that settled the final conflict associated with the American Civil War (the Alabama Arbitration) was held. There the class will be given some historical perspective on the role of Geneva as an international center for dispute resolution, and how the city came to embody the idea of peaceful dispute resolution. In addition to seeing museums and cultural sites within the city, an array of peace makers, peace keepers, and peace builders will hold discussions with the students. Here is the tentative schedule (more organizations may be added):
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Sunday, June 22: Check in to the hotel, Orientation to the Week
Monday, June 23: International Organization of Migration (IOM) and Etat Geneve
Tuesday, June 24: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Wednesday, June 25: Day trip to Chamonix and Mont Blanc
Thursday, June 26: The International Labour Office (ILO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Friday, June 27: Day trip to Annency-les-Vieux
Saturday, June 28: Capstone discussion and dinner.
Sunday, June 29: Check out of hotel.
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For more information, call Kay Barclay at SMU: 972-473-3435, or send an e-mail to Daniel Rainey through the “contact me” function on this web site.