From left: Ira Helfand of Physicians for Social Responsibility speaks while Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project, looks on.

The School of Law's International Human Rights Law Society in collaboration with the Albert Schweitzer Institute hosted the conference, "Building Up or Breaking Down: The Direction of Nuclear Non-Proliferation," in an effort to raise awareness of key issues regarding the legal, scientific and political aspects of non-proliferation in the 21st century.

The Feb. 19, 2010, conference was held in anticipation of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) conference at the U.N. in May 2010.

The conference consisted of three panels that addressed the legal, scientific and political dimensions of the nuclear arms issue. A wide variety of topics were discussed, including the legal aspects of past and future non-proliferation treaties, "What if the bomb goes off?" scenarios, the history of nuclear weapons in certain regions of the world and what non-proliferation means for them in the 21st century. A variety of scholars and experts served as guest speakers for the event.

• View speakers and their biographies
• View the conference agenda
• Watch a video of the keynote speech delivered by Jonathan Granoff, president, Global Security Institute
• Learn more about the International Human Rights Law Society and other student organizations at the School of Law