What position do military contractors hold with regards to international law, domestic accountability? This interdisciplinary panel brings together scholars from the fields of law, anthropology and philosophy to consider the myriad issues surrounding the growing reliance on privately paid soldiers. Participants include Mateo Taussig-Rubbo, associate professor, University of Buffalo Law School; Paul Kahn, professor of Law and the humanities and director, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights, Yale University; Avril McDonald, research associate of the TMC Asser Institute and lecturer in international humanitarian law at the University of Groningen. Moderated by John Collins, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Queens College. Free, no reservation required. The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave. For more information call 212-817-2005 or visit the Permalink | Add to Google Calendar