Stranger in a Strange Land: Cross-Cultural Issues in the Courts
Monday, June 8, 2009 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Registration:
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Increasingly, immigrants are pleading "the cultural defense," invoking the traditions of their homelands. "Cultural evidence" is playing a role in many other cases--both civil and criminal. In this highly engaging presentation, attendees will use hand-held technology to "vote" on real-life cases. Should the adage "all men are presumed to know the law" apply to recent immigrants? You be the judge. Professor Renteln will be signing copies of her award-winning book, The Cultural Defense, following the program. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Welcoming Remarks:
PATRICIA M. HYNES, President, New York City Bar
Moderator:
JONATHAN TURLEY, Professor, George Washington University School of Law; MSNBC Commentator/Analyst; Contributor, USA Today
Speakers:
ALISON DUNDES RENTELN, Professor, Political Science & Anthropology, University of Southern California; Lawyer and Author, The Cultural Defense; RENE L. VALLADARES, Chief, Trial/Appellate Division, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas; Editor/Contributor, Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense; MARK J. MILLS, JD, MD, Nationally-renowned Forensic Psychiatrist; HON. BERNICE B. DONALD, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee; Secretary, American Bar Association; Frequent Consultant on International Rule of Law
Program Chair:
HON. DELISSA A. RIDGWAY, U.S. Court of International Trade