2025 Creighton Law Symposium: The Challenge to Democracies and International Law

2025 Creighton Law Symposium: The Challenge to Democracies and International Law [1]

Date:

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Description:

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA:

Welcoming Remarks: Dean Joshua Fershee - Creighton School of Law

Opening Keynote: Judge Raul Pangalangan - Former Judge of ICC

Panel Discussion: Can International Law Save Democracies? The Judiciary, International Norms and Democracy.

Topic: How domestic and international judges apply international law in democratic societies. Discussion of judicial deference to international legal norms, the role of courts in holding state actors accountable, and how transnational legal principles promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations based on law and justice.

Moderator: Father Stefanus Hendrianto

Panelists:
Brian D. Lepard - University of Nebraska College of Law
Jena Martin - St. Mary?s University School of Law
Kelley Loper - University of Denver
Christopher N.J. Roberts - University of Minnesota

Closing Remarks: Professor Michael Kelly - Creighton School of Law

Location:

Creighton University School of Law

Address 1:

2133 Cass St

City:

Omaha

State:

Zip Code:

68178

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For More Information:

https://www.creighton.edu/events/2025-creighton-law-symposium-challenge-democracies-and-international-law [2]

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Timezone:

Unless otherwise listed in the event description, all times are U.S. Eastern Time (ET).