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The American Society of International Law held its centennial annual meeting from 29 March to 1 April 2006 in Washington, D.C. The meeting attracted the largest attendance ever and featured top justices, lawyers, and politicians. The theme of 100 years promoted a nostalgic atmosphere. In the plenary address, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy focused on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, a treaty ratified by the United States in the same year in which Kennedy began his lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. In a moderated discussion with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, ICJ Judge Rosalyn Higgins, and ASIL President-Elect Jose Alvarez, the panelists contrasted past world wars with today's war. Most notably, for the eighth time in its 100-year history, ASIL adopted a resolution at its annual meeting. Continue Reading