Comparative Capital Punishment Conference

April 7, 2017

Time	Session Information
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Welcome Carol Steiker Jordan Steiker
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Trends in Capital Punishment Worldwide Richard Dieter
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Comparative Capital Punishment: Substance & Procedure Bikramjeet Batra Daniel Pascoe Jon Yorke Moderator Michael D. Radelet
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Comparative Issues in Capital Punishment: Mandatory Versus Discretionary Sentencing, Alternative Sentences, Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Disparities Carolyn Hoyle Parvais Jabbar Dirk van Zyl Smit Moderator Raoul Schonemann
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Coffee Break
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Future of the Death Penalty Andrew Novak Carol Steiker Jordan Steiker Moderator Jim (James) Marcus

Time	Session Information
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	The Role of Institutions in Capital Punishment Worldwide Sangmin Bae Evi Girling William Schabas Moderator Ariel Dulitzky
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	The Role of Institutions (cont.): Colonial Legacies and Political Opposition Saul Lehrfreund Michelle Miao Moderator Ariel Dulitzky