The West Virginia University College of Law and
The West Virginia Law Review Present:
Civil Resistance and the Law: Nonviolent Transitions to Democracy
November 10, 2011
Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom
WVU Law Center
Morgantown, WV
From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street, the world is witnessing an unprecedented number of movements in which ordinary people are rising up against established power. Despite their differences, most instances of civil resistance implicate the same fundamental legal principles.
On November 10, 2011, the West Virginia Law Review hosts its 2011 symposium, “Civil Resistance and the Law: Nonviolent Transitions to Democracy.” Several distinguished speakers, each of whom brings a wealth of academic knowledge and on-the-ground experience, will challenge us with their ideas on this timely subject.
Join us as we explore the innumerable ways that civil resistance is changing the law, legal institutions, and our daily lives.
Panel Discussion
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Moderator:
Charles R. DiSalvo
Woodrow A. Potesta Professor of Law
West Virginia University College of Law
Keynote and Donnely Speaker:
Erica Chenoweth
Assistant Professor of Government
Wesleyan University
Panelists and Presenters:
Penelope Andrews
Associate Dean and Professor of Law
City University of New York School of Law
James J. Friedberg
Hale J. and Roscoe P. Posten Professor of Law
West Virginia University College of Law
Donald Kochan
Professor of Law
Chapman University School of Law
Daniel Serwer
Professorial Lecturer and Visiting Scholar in Conflict Management
and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations
The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies