Holly Dranginis to Speak at American University Washington College of Law

Exploring the Links Between Armed Conflict and Natural Resource Exploitation

Join the discussion with expert panelists from leading organizations that will discuss how the illegal exploitation of natural resources is used to fuel and perpetuate conflicts, what the relevant U.S. policies are in this regard and will explore the avenues that international criminal law as well as voluntary initiatives can provide to prevent and mitigate the effects of pillage.

Panelists: Holly Dranginis, The Enough Project; Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute; Ilona Coyle, Environmental Law Institute; Corinna Gilfillan, Global Witness

The panel discussion will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.

There will be a live webcast of the event: http://www.wcl.american.edu/

Follow the discussion on social media using #pillage.

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Register here for the event.