Collision Course: US vs. Europe & International Law

Collision Course Summer 2008 Leiden, The Netherlands Elizabeth Popp Question: How can collisions be avoided? De Valk Windmill ( museum )

Use the lessons learned in kindergarten! Answer: Wedding in Leiden: Preschool teacher gets a rose from each of her students "ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN" by Robert Fulghum

#1: Share ,[object Object],Paragraph 7 of Article 15 The Convention on Biological Diversity Ducks on a canal in Amsterdam

#2 Play fair & Follow the rules (The shopping street in Leiden is closed to bikers between 11am and 6pm) Geneva Convention, anyone?

#3 Keep your hands to yourself! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Peace Palace, The Hague, NL

#4 Clean up your own mess (example of law: Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Children who collected 50 used cups received a free drink at the Fair Trade World Festival in Brugge (July 2008)

#5 Don’t take things that aren’t yours ,[object Object],Image: www.globalsecurity.org

#6 Say you’re sorry when you hurt someone ,[object Object],Peace Palace ICC / Eurojust

#7 Wash your hands before you eat ,[object Object],[object Object],Scheveningen Beach

#9 Respect yourself and others There are many International Laws that address this issue: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Delft

#10 Live a balanced life Eat Dance Learn Sing Laugh Listen Work Cultural Festival (The Hague) Bob Marley Tribute Band Inside the OPCW Evening: Locals set up camp in the Shopping Street Wedding in Leiden Cultural Festival (The Hague) Break Dancers Artifact at Enthology Museum (Leiden) Divine French Food (NL) Outside the Peace Palace

#11 Have quiet time each day The view from Webster Leiden Campus

#12 When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together EUROJUST: A collaborative organization made of States who decide to fight international crime….together!

#13 Be Wonderful Versailles Grounds, France Eiffel Tower Only a day (or so) away…. Stonehenge Ouistreham, France London Bridge Think: chicks hatching, seeds sprouting...

#14 Everything Dies at some point in time… including us . … but it doesn’t have to be at the human hand . International Law exists those responsible for genocide. However, it is still unclear how (or if) we (as States) should stop it from happening. Natralis Museum, Leiden Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

#15 Remember to LOOK both ways ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

If the world used these lessons… How many collisions would we avoid? How many problems would we solve?

Tina Hart may use any of my slides for future presentations about Leiden or the legal studies program. However, you do not have permission to do so for profit or to sell any of my pictures. 

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