November 10, 12:50 PM - 1:50 PM | Room 127, Law School
On November 10, the Program in Comparative Legal Studies & Post-Conflict Justice will host a presentation by Jason Gluck, Director of the Constitution-Making Program and Director of the Iraq Rule of Law Program at the United States Institute of Peace, titled "The Iraq Constitution: Its Drafting Process and Future." Mr. Gluck provided technical support and advice during the constitutional drafting and review processes in Iraq. As a member of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq, he served as Legal Officer and Constitutional Advisor to the Office of Constitutional Support and negotiated compromise positions among Iraq's major political blocs on key constitutional provisions. Free and all are welcome.

November 11, 1:00 PM | Law School Entrance Hall
The Law School, the William & Mary Veterans Benefits Clinic and the Military and Veterans Law Society invite you to join the Law School community for a celebration of our nation's veterans and the first anniversary of the Veterans Benefits Clinic. Cake and cider served. Free and all are welcome.

November 12, 8:00 AM - November 13, 4:30 PM | Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA
The W&M Tax Conference offers lawyers and accountants an in-depth look at current topics in tax law. The 2009 conference is titled "After the Party: Planning to Survive this Economy."

November 16, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Room 134, Law School
Lecture by Julie Mertus, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the MA program in Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs at American University, addressing the growing role of national human rights institutions in peace-building. Part of the Human Security Law Program Distinguished Lecture Series. Free and all are welcome.

November 17, 12:50 PM - 1:50 PM | Room 119, Law School
On November 17, Louis M. Aucoin will give a presentation on "The Growth of Public Participation in Post-Conflict Constitution-Building: Cambodia through Kosovo." Professor Aucoin is Associate Research Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and previously served as Program Officer at the United States Institute of Peace, where his work focused on the role of informal justice systems in fostering peace in post-conflict societies, and national reconciliation strategies during post-conflict peace-building efforts. He served as an advisor to the constitution drafting processes in Cambodia, Rwanda, East Timor and Kosovo. Sponsored by the Program in Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Justice. All are invited.

November 19, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Room 127, Law School
Panel hosted by the Human Security Law Program and Human Rights First, a non-profit organization advocating that building respect for human rights and the rule of law will help ensure the dignity to which every individual is entitled and will stem tyranny, extremism, intolerance, and violence. Free and all are welcome.

January 14, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Room TBA, Law School
Lecture by His Excellency, Jaime Eduardo Aleman Healy, Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to the United States. Jaime Aleman will address the rebuilding of Panama's civilian constitutional government after the fall of Manuel Noriega, former general and military dictator of Panama.