LL.M. students complete their year in residence with a "capstone" symposium at Tufts University European Center in Talloires, France at the end of the academic year in spring. The Center is located in a former Benedictine priory that dates to the 11th century. Situated on the hills, along the bay of Lake Annecy, Talloires offers a serene atmosphere for discussion and contemplation. Students will reflect upon the year's studies as they participate in thoughtful dialogue with legal experts and visiting scholars from Europe. The different perspectives will encourage the students to examine the year spent at Fletcher, drawing conclusions about the issues they have studied and shedding light on future endeavors.
For the 2008-2009 academic year, the Talloires Capstone took place from May 5, 2009 to May 10, 2009. We were delighted to have a number of distinguished alumni and guests join us in Talloires:
- Gian Luca Burci, Legal Counsel, World Health Organization;
- Andrew Clapham, Dir. at Geneva Academy of Inter. Humanitarian Law and Human Rights; Prof. of Inter. Law at Graduate Inst. Of Inter. Studies;
- Kingsley Moghalu, Partner at Sogato Strategies; Executive Director at Swiss-Africa Business Roundtable;
- Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization;
- Serge Sur, Prof. of Inter. Law and Inter. Relations, Paris II;
- Michael O'Boyle, Deputy Registrar, European Court. of Human Rights;
- Mona Rishmawi, Legal Advisor to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and Director of the Rule of Law and Democracy Unit
- Gabrielle Marceau, Counselor in the Cabinet of WTO Director