Please join us at the Global Biosecurity Law Symposium on Friday, April 1st from 8am-4:15pm in the Law School Forum.

Program Agenda

8:00 Coffee Reception

8:00-8:10 WELCOME
and Introductions Professor Victoria Sutton

8:15-9:15 Who’s In Charge of Biosecurity? Jurisdictional Matters
Baum, Kyle WHO and INTERPOL: Roles in the Event of a Biological Attack
Sierra, Lorenzo Who Has Jurisdiction in the Air During an International Health Emergency?
Allen, Zack Who’s Got Yellow Rain? An Analysis and Revisit of the Yellow Rain Incident and the Possible Involvement of the World Health Organization
9:15-9:25 BREAK

9:30-10:30 Biocriminology
Danley, Lisa Difficulty in Trying Biocrimes
Grafft, Courtney A Legal Analysis of the Search Warrants of the Amerithrax Case
Davis, Chad Toward a Uniform Global Quarantine Code

10:30-10:40 BREAK

10:45-12:00 Biothreats at the Border
Surratt, Jordan Quarantine on the Texas-Mexico Border
Dunagan, Marisa Border Security in the Age of Bioterrorism
Tate, Bryan The Role of Regulations in Response to the Bioterrorism Threat to Food Imports
Morris, Kenneth International Control of Dual-Use Technology: Domestic Controls and National Exports

12:00-1:00 Keynote Speaker

1:15-2:00 Unregulated Potential Biosecurity Threats?
Burr, Jared The Mad (and not so mad) Scientist Next Door: Regulating Do It Yourself Biology
in the International System
Floyd, Taylor Death Disguised as Life: Blood Donations

2:00-2:15 BREAK

2:15-3:30 Scourges, Plagues and Plans: Will We Get it Right?
Garrett, James Smallpox: To Be, or Not to Be, That Is the Question
Jackson, Evan Foot and Mouth, Then and Now
Maxwell, Katie Swine Flu Again: Will the WHO’s Plan Prove to be a Success for the Global Community and Will the U.S. Lead the Way?
Valles Gonzalez,
Karla Espionage and Weapons of Mass Destruction: How Far Can We Go?

4:00-4:15 AWARDS

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