Stanford Journal of International Law Symposium

Global Refugee Crisis:

Past, Present, Future

Saturday, April 22 | Stanford Law School, Room 190 | 8:30am-4:30pm

Mark your calendars on Saturday, April 22 for the Stanford Journal of International Law’s Symposium.  We will discuss the Global Refugee Crisis: Past, Present, Future.  Don’t miss this chance to engage with the experiences of immigration, refugee, and asylum experts discuss their work and the current state of the refugee crisis.

RSVP here.

Breakfast begins at 8:30am, with lunch at 12:30pm, and a wine and cheese reception to follow at 4:30pm.  Please contact Elizabeth Callahan (ecallaha@stanford.edu) or Jessie Yu (jessieyu@stanford.edu) with questions.

Co-sponsored by the Stanford Journal of International Law, the Levin Center, Stanford Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights, Stanford International Human Rights Law Association, International Law Society.

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Schedule:

8:30-9:30am Breakfast and Welcome

9:45am Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar | Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

11:15am How Did We Get Here? The Case of Afghan Refugees | Robert Crews, Associate Professor of History, Stanford Univ.

12:30-1:45pm Lunch

2-3:30pm Asylum Protections at the Border: From Obama to Trump

• Professor Jennifer Chacón, UC Irvine School of Law
• Julia Harumi Mass, ACLU of Northern California
• Professor Karen Musalo, Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at UC Hastings College of Law
• Lisa Weissman-Ward, Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic

Moderator: Professor Lucas Guttentag, Stanford Law School

Panel sponsored by Stanford Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights

3:30-4:30pm Where Are We Now? Current Advocacy | Elizabeth Foydel, Policy Counsel, International Refugee Assistance Project

4:30pm Closing and Wine and Cheese Reception in Cooley Courtyard