Launch of the International Justice Center in Second Life
On March 20th, Global Kids (a non-profit that focuses on virtual world education) is launching the International Justice Center in Second Life. The event will include a presentation and discussion by Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at 3 pm EST, and a simulcast of an address by Kofi Annan at 9 p.m EST.
Virtual worlds have the potential to provide an exciting educational tool for our community, give rise to a host of interesting legal questions, and present rich opportunities to re-imagine legal systems, including questions of access to justice. In early April I will be attending the Virtual Law Conference, which coincides with this year's Virtual Worlds Conference here in New York. I'm looking forward to blogging about it, as well as engaging with folks on issues of importance to our community while I'm there. -M
Thanks for the link to our event. I hope you found our event interesting.
FYI, we are hoping to hold more events of interest to the public interest and international legal community in the near future. We'd love your ideas on what would be a useful application of Second Life to draw attention to these vital issues.