“International Criminal Justice: Does It Work?” A Public Lecture by Judge Theodor Meron
The Institute for International Law and Justice and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law cordially invite you to a public lecture and moderated discussion with Judge Theodor Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. The event will be co-hosted by NYU Professors Margaret Satterthwaite and Robert L. Howse.
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Wednesday, February 11
6:15-7:45 p.m.
NYU School of Law
Furman Hall, Lester Pollack Colloquium Room
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About Judge Meron:
Since his election to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) by the U.N. General Assembly in March 2001, Judge Meron, a citizen of the United States, has served on the Appeals Chamber, which hears appeals from both the ICTY and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Between March 2003 and November 2005, he served as president of the ICTY. A leading scholar of international humanitarian law, human rights and international criminal law, Judge Meron wrote some of the books and articles that helped build the legal foundations for international criminal tribunals. A Shakespeare enthusiast, he has also written articles and books on the laws of war and chivalry in Shakespeare’s historical plays.
Judge Meron has been a professor of international law since 1977 and has been the holder of the Charles L. Denison Chair at NYU School of Law since 1994. In 2000-01, he served as Counselor on International Law in the U.S. Department of State. Between 1991 and 1995 he was also professor of international law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and he has been a visiting professor of law at Harvard and at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his legal education at the Universities of Jerusalem, Harvard (where he received his doctorate) and Cambridge. In 2006, he was named Charles L. Denison Professor Emeritus and Judicial Fellow at the NYU School of Law.
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Open to the public. Please RSVP to ryank@exchange.law.nyu.edu. Those attending from outside NYU must bring a picture ID.
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To find out more about this and other related international law events, please visit the Web sites of the IILJ and CHRGJ at www.iilj.org and www.chrgj.org.
January 26th 2009