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Henry H. Perritt, Jr. Normal Henry H. Perritt, Jr. 2 2 2005-10-19T21:49:00Z 2005-10-19T21:51:00Z 1 1283 6780 Attorney at Law 127 38 8025 11.5703 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 (Chicago-Kent students also work to build democracy and rule of law in Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Jordan and Iran through Destination Democracy ) Operation Kosovo About Operation Kosovo You Took Away My Flag - a Musical about Kosovo a Modofac ® production was performed to sold-out audiences in Chicago on 12, 13, 19, 20 June 2009 at Strawdog Theatre See www.youtookawaymyflag.com Professor Perritt is working to remount the production in Chicago and elsewhere. A team of filmmakers is working to make a movie of the underlying story. Transcript of Radio Free Europe interview with Professor Perritt on 6 August 2009 Professor Perritt’s book on final status, The Road to Independence for Kosovo: A Chronicle of the Ahtisaari Plan, will be published by Cambridge University Press in late 2009 Professor Perritt’s book on the KLA "Kosovo Liberation Army: The Inside Story of an Insurgency," has been published by University of Illinois Press and Koha Ditore Copies can be ordered from the Press website , from www.amazon.com , or at (800) 621-2736. European orders, including orders from Kosovo can be placed by e-mail and credit card with the publisher’s European sales office in south England at this address: trade.orders@marston.co.uk Albanian language version, ISBN 978-9951-417-07-5, can be ordered from Koha Ditore in Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo Professor Perritt’s columns in New Kosova Report Europe’s Saboteurs (4 May 2009) ( MS Word version ) First Birthday Report (16 February 2009) Being Like America (12 January 2009) Kosovo Government is Right to Resist Pressure (14 November 2008) Does the ICJ Matter (6 October 2008) Kosovars are running away from risk (20 August 2008) It’s time to get to work on Kosova’s image (1 July 2008) Opposition politics for independent Kosova (1 May 2008) Making civil society meaningful in independent Kosovo (27 March 2008) Kosovo’s new republic (21 February 2008) Chris Bailey-Woon compares KLA and Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) Chicago-Kent grad Bradley Faber develops initiative for Kosovo agriculture In August, 2008, Bradley Faber, member of the Illinois bar, and 2007 graduate of Chicago-Kent, travelled to the Republic of Kosovo with Professor Perritt. Mr. Faber met with senior government officials, USAID, the leadership of AUK, farmers, businessmen and other agriculture experts to collect data in support of his analysis of the potential of Kosovo’s agricultural sector. Professor Perritt presented copies of his book on the KLA to former KLA soldiers and commanders and met with members of Kosovo’s cultural community in support of his effort to help Kosovo "export" its artists, musicians and athletes to build international support for Kosovo. Photographs of August 2008 trip Victoria Hayes completes Rule of Law Externship with Women’s Safety and Security Initiative in Kosovo During the summer of 2008 Chicago-Kent 2L Victoria Hayes worked as a Rule of Law Extern for the Women’s Safety and Security Initiative in Kosovo, assisting in the preparation of Kosovo’s National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking for 2008-2011 Her reflections on her time in Kosovo . Chicago Tribune story on Operation Kosovo Professor Perritt’s interview with the Serbian Service of the Voice of America: video Professor Perritt’s interview with the Albanian Service of the Voice of America (Albanian) - transcript ; video Professor Perritt is writing a book on the final status process for Kosovo Full text of Ahtisaari proposal on final status (.pdf file) Melinda Bair’ recommendations for a post-independence Tax Code Professor Perritt’s op-ed in Lajm: Kosova Should Thank Albin Kurti ( English .html ) ( English Word file ) Song of Operation Kosovo: "Kosovo Disco" (.mp3 file) also available at: www.myspace.com/modofacprof www.snocap.com Professor Perritt and Jeff LaMirand interviewed by Voice of America about Anti-Corruption report Interview as broadcast in Albanian Interview as given in English VOA summary of interview in Albanian (. html ) ( Word ) ( link to VOA site ) RTK summary of interview Professor Perritt’s song about the KLA: "Fire for the Colors" in streaming audio; CDs and .mp3 versions available from http://cdbaby.com/cd/tsandusky ; www.amazon.com (search for "Fire for the Colors" or "Tim Sandusky"); iTunes (search for "Fire for the Colors" or "Tim Sandusky") Koho Ditore article on "Fire for the Colors" Professor Perritt’s interview in Epoke e Re about final status Actual story (Albanian) Interview questions and answers - English ( .html ) ( Word ) Combatting Corruption in Kosovo 85-page report released 23 October 2006 Microsoft Word version Press release (. html ) ( Word ) Lajm story 29 October 2006 Economic outlook for an independent Kosovo Henry H. Perritt, Jr., Would Kosova survive economically as an independent state? in Anna Di Lillio, THE CASE FOR KOSOVA (2006) (. html ) ( Word ) [slight editing differences from published version] Claims resolution for an Independent Kosovo Professor Perritt’s op-ed in Express, 17 February 2006 on claims resolution English Albanian 2005 law review article on claims resolution ( .html version ) ( Word version ) Chicago-Kent and Operation Kosovo alum Chad Mair joins Idriz Balaj defense team in The Hague Chad Mair, JD 2007, Chicago-Kent, spent the last several months of 2007 and the first few months of 2008 as a member of the defense team for Idriz Balaj, one of Ramush Haradinaj’s co-defendants, helping with trial presentation. While he was a law student, Mr. Mair had worked with Professor Perritt to analyze issues arising from application of traditional doctrines from the Law of Armed Conflict to irregular guerrilla insurgencies, such as the KLA. He spent the Spring Vacation of his last year in law school with the Balaj defense team in The Hague. In the photograph below, Mair is pictured with Gregor Guy-Smith, chief defense counsel for Balaj Chicago-Kent student Melinda Bair headed for Rule of Law Externship (ROLX) with MDA consulting firm in Kosovo 3L Melinda Bair will spend two weeks in March working as a ROLX for MDA, an economic and business consulting firm operated by three young Kosovars. See www.seemda.com Chicago-Kent students discuss ICTY prosecutions of KLA commanders with head of Association of Defense Counsel, Gregor Guy-Smith Ed Pauker assists Special Chamber of the Supreme Court of Kosovo on privatization Independent Research paper: Edward Pauker, Procedure and Privatization in Kosovo: A Critique and Assessment of the Special Chamber ( .html version ) ( Word version ) May-June, 2006 Trip and Projects Research-Assistant Jeff LaMirand, Rule-of-Law-Extern Ed Pauker and Professor Perritt were in Kosovo from 24 May to 5 June 2006. Mr. Pauker will remain for the rest of the summer, working in the Special Chamber of the Supreme Court of Kosovo on privatization cases. Mr. Pauker also is preparing a paper on international claims resolution for claims growing out of the Kosovo conflict and movement toward independence. Mr. LaMirand conducted research on corruption in Kosovo and is preparing a paper on anti-corruption strategies. He also interviewed young people and small entrepreneurs and is preparing an analysis of job creation strategies for Kosovo. Professor Perritt assisted his two students, and explored translating his forthcoming book, The Kosovo Liberation Army: Inside Story of an Insurgency, and his song, Fire for the Colors: a Song of the KLA,” into Albanian. Blue Sky Radio interview (.mp3) Iliria Post interview (.mp3) ( transcript of interview ) Jeff LaMirand works on economic development and anti-corruption initiatives Jeff LaMirand’s first impressions (also available on http://www.lamirand.com/letters/2006/052606.htm) Jeff LaMirand’s efforts to find corruption (also available on...