On October 4-5, 2007 the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Fordham Law Review and the Fordham Leitner Center on International Law and Justice sponsored a two- day symposium entitled, "International Law and the Constitution: Terms of Engagement” at Fordham Law School. Prominent scholars and advocates grappled with central debates concerning the relationship between international law and the Constitution, and the implications of this relationship for human rights.

The event featured:

• Carol Anderson, Professor of History at University of Missouri- Columbia and Author, Eyes Off the Prize: The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, on October 5th.

A video of Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh speaking at the conference is also available.