Seminar: Law of Nationbuilding (Fall 2006)
Wednesday 1600-1800
Room 545
Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr.
hperritt@kentlaw.edu
(312) 906-5098
Photos of seminar participants
Topics & final papers
Gerald J. Bekkerman - Assassinations in war and peace as an instruments of foriegn policy
Bradley E. Faber - Foreign direct investment as a pre-requisite for economic development
Mateo A. Goldman - Representation of Least Developed Countries' Interests in Drafting International Contract Law
Yang Jiang - Adoption of international commercial arbitration by China as a builder of foreign investor confidence
Sunil P. Khedkar - Market-oriented Economic Development and Its Effects on Democratization
Adrian Martin Koller - Following and interdicting the money as a counter-terrorism strategy
Edward M. Pauker - Privatization in Cuba
Joel E. Roberson - Viable alternatives for Iraq
Benjamin H. Shanbaum - Deconstructing the importance of elections in post-regime-change environments
Bradley Schneiderman - Writing a definition of terrorism that allows freedom fighters
Schedule:
30 August: get acquainted, discuss interests, and pick tentative topics
6 September: Roberson, Pauker, Goldman
13 September: Gregor Guy-Smith, defense counsel for former KLA commander Idriz Balaj
20 September: Khedkar, Faber, Schneiderman
Brad Faber: outline/presentation (.ppt) (.html)
ESI report on role of extended family in rural economy in Kosovo
27 September: Shanbaum, Koller, Bekkerman
Adrian Koller description of scenario (.html) (Word) [read before class]
4 October: Jiang- first presentation on paper; Jiang - general discussion of China
Yang Yiang - outline Word
11 October: Discussion led by Ed Pauker and Brooke Heimann: the frustrations and rewards of a nationbuilder; is nationbuilding possible? is it "good"?
18 October: Discussion led by Perritt and Schneiderman: Insurgency military doctrine--Thaci, Clausewitz, and Che; KLA as a case study; drawing legal boundaries between terrorism and freedom fighting
D.C. Circuit opinion on designation of Kahane Chai as terrorist organization
"Fire for the Colors" music; also available on cdbaby.com, amazon.com, iTunes
25 October: Discussion led by Chad McMurray & Bekkerman: U.S. relations with former Soviet republics in South Asia
1 November: Shanbaum, Jiang
8 November: Koller, Goldman
15 November: Bekkerman, Schneiderman, Roberson
22 November: Khedkar, Pauker, Faber
tba: Discussion: Iraq; U.S. European relations
29 November: Last class - design U.S. foreign and security policy for next six years
Musical support for Kim Jong Il's cult of personality
First day assignment:
Good source of good reports on Kosovo, from before the war to now
Possible topics
Launching an anti-corruption initiative in Kosovo
Assessing nationbuilding efforts in Iraq
Evaluating final status implementation in Kosovo
Building democracy: political parties, the press, and other institutions of civil society
Application of "laws of war" to insurgencies
"Just wars" in the 21st Century
Counterterrorism strategies
Economic development strategies for Afghanistan
Economic development strategies for Iraq
Economic development and insurgency
Develop arguments for judicial review of visa denials
History of the Kosova Liberation Army ("KLA") and other insurgencies, emphasizing methods used by insurgents
Privatization and "takings"
Introducing financial services intermediaries in former socialist economies