The Center for Jewish Legal Studies

Hosted by the Antisemitism Legal Advocacy Project of the Bluhm Legal Clinic

International Law Symposium
Antisemitism, Accountability, and the Law After October 7

Monday, October 5, 2026  ·  8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago

A full-day symposium taking a deeper dive into the issues raised in Judge Roy K. Altman’s Israel on Trial. Leading scholars and practitioners come together to examine international law, antisemitism, civil rights, and accountability following the October 7 attacks on Israel.

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The Symposium and the evening book talk require separate registrations.

Program

8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast & Registration

8:30 – 9:00 Welcome and Framing the Day

9:00 – 9:45 Norman J.W. Goda The History of the Genocide Claim

9:45 – 10:30 Claire O. Finkelstein Human Shields and the Law of Armed Conflict

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:30 Rona Kaufman The Genocide Libel: Justifying Discrimination and Violence Against Jews

11:30 – 12:15 Yael Vias Gvirsman Justice for the Victims of October 7

12:15 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 Andrea J. Martin Can International Law Protect Jews as a People? From Nuremberg to October 7

1:45 – 2:30 Jeffrey Herf The Disappearance of Hamas’ Agency in the Accusations Against Israel

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 – 3:30 Sabrina Soffer The Legitimation of a Lie: Postmodernism, Academia, and the Genocide Charge

3:30 – 4:00 Rona Kaufman & Andrea J. Martin Closing: The Center for Jewish Legal Studies

4:00 – 4:30 Break & Networking

Evening · Public Program & Reception · 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Israel on Trial

Judge Roy K. Altman in discussion with Dean Zachary D. Clopton. Open to the public; separate registration required.

Registration

International Law Symposium — full day, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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Judge Altman’s Book Talk — evening, 4:30–7:00 p.m.
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Separate registrations are required for the Symposium and the evening book talk. CLE credit available.