Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Syria

The Swedish branch of the International Law Association, in cooperation with the Fulbright Commission in Sweden and the Stockholm Center for International Law and Justice (SCILJ), invites you to a a discussion with Professor Christie S. Warren on post-conflict reconstruction in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.

Seminar

Date:

Tuesday 8 April 2025

Time:

17.00 – 18.30

Location:

Vinge, Smålandsgatan 20, 111 46 Stockholm

Professor Christie S. Warren, the Fulbright-Lund Distinguished Chair in Public International Law during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Professor Warren is an expert on post-conflict justice and the rule of law. She has designed, implemented and assessed programs in more than 58 countries throughout the world, including in Africa, Central and East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. She served as Legal Advisor during the Darfur Peace Talks and has advised on constitutional issues and processes in many countries. Under appointment by the Chief Justice of the United States, she served as Supreme Court Fellows Commissioner and is the recipient of the Administration of Justice Award, awarded by the Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association, "In Recognition of Significant Contributions to the International Administration of Justice and the Rule of Law."

Professor Warren is based at William & Mary Law School in the United States, where she serves as Professor of the Practice of International and Comparative Law and Director of the Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. She was named the 2016-2017 Fulbright Schuman Distinguished Chair at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and has served as Visiting Professor in Madrid and Rome. During the 2024-2025 academic year, she serves as the Fulbright-Lund Distinguished Chair in Public International Law at Lund University.

Professor Warren's presentation will be followed by Q&A, which will be moderated by Professor Pål Wrange, Director of SCILJ and Professor of International Law at Stockholm University.

Registration

The seminar will end at 18.00 with refreshments to follow. Please register your participation at sekretariat@ilasweden.se by Friday, April 4, at 12:00 at the latest.