Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2012. 7:00 PM.
Location: Hewlett Teaching Center, Auditorium 200
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." —Universal Declaration of Human Rights Adopted by the United Nations in 1948 The Stanford Summer Human Rights Program is an interdisciplinary collaboration that explores emerging issues in human rights through a series of courses, public lectures, and films. The program will focus on international human rights in the 21st century, considering both state and non-state actors in securing rights for all. HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE SERIES Keynote Address Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court On December 12, 2011, Fatou Bensouda was elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). She previously served as deputy prosecutor at the ICC, and as solicitor general, attorney general, and minister of justice of The Gambia. She was also a legal advisor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania. Bensouda is the first African to serve in a top post at the ICC. The International Criminal Court is the first permanent treaty-based, international criminal court. It was created to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. One hundred twenty countries have signed the ICC treaty. The US is not a member of the ICC. Wednesday, June 27 7:00 pm Hewlett Teaching Center, Auditorium 200 FREE; no registration is required The Human Rights Program is sponsored by Stanford Summer Session. Collaborators include Stanford Continuing Studies, the Program on Human Rights at CDDRL, Stanford Master of Liberal Arts, ICU Community College Human Rights Program, the United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford Summer Theater, and the departments of International Relations, English, and Philosophy.
Location: Hewlett Teaching Center, Auditorium 200
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." —Universal Declaration of Human Rights Adopted by the United Nations in 1948 The Stanford Summer Human Rights Program is an interdisciplinary collaboration that explores emerging issues in human rights through a series of courses, public lectures, and films. The program will focus on international human rights in the 21st century, considering both state and non-state actors in securing rights for all. HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE SERIES Keynote Address Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court On December 12, 2011, Fatou Bensouda was elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). She previously served as deputy prosecutor at the ICC, and as solicitor general, attorney general, and minister of justice of The Gambia. She was also a legal advisor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania. Bensouda is the first African to serve in a top post at the ICC. The International Criminal Court is the first permanent treaty-based, international criminal court. It was created to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. One hundred twenty countries have signed the ICC treaty. The US is not a member of the ICC. Wednesday, June 27 7:00 pm Hewlett Teaching Center, Auditorium 200 FREE; no registration is required The Human Rights Program is sponsored by Stanford Summer Session. Collaborators include Stanford Continuing Studies, the Program on Human Rights at CDDRL, Stanford Master of Liberal Arts, ICU Community College Human Rights Program, the United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford Summer Theater, and the departments of International Relations, English, and Philosophy.