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- Lecture by Professor David Kaye
UCLA Bunche Hall, Room 10383 Los An...
Wednesday, December 2 at 12:00pm - Lecture by Ambassador Wolff, D...
UCLA, Bunche Hall Room 6275 Los Ang...
Thursday, December 3 at 12:00pm
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Join us for a lecture by Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, Deputy Permanent US Representative to the UN, on "The Obama Administration and the United Nations". This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA School of Law International Human Rights Program.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Alejan...dro D. Wolff, Deputy Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations joined the Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer in 1979. His assignments in Washington include tours on the Policy Planning Staff (1981-1982); in the Office of Soviet Union Affairs (1988-1989); in the Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs (1989-1991); as Deputy Executive Secretary of the Department (1996-1998); and as the Executive Assistant to Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell (1998-2001).
Overseas, Ambassador Wolff has had assignments in Algeria, Morocco, Chile, Cyprus, and the U.S. Mission to the EU in Brussels. His most recent position was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France May 2001-July 2005.
Ambassador Wolff is the recipient of the Department of State's Distinguished, Superior, and Meritorious Honor Awards. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1978 from the University of California at Los Angeles. Ambassador Wolff is married and the father of two children. His two foreign languages are French and Spanish.
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"The Obama Administration's New Approach to the United Nations"
Time:12:00PM Thursday, December 3rd
Location:UCLA, Bunche Hall Room 6275 Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Today, more people than before are living with HIV/AIDS and each year new infections occur. It is a growing pandemic that affects all of us.
Please join UCLA's Student Welfare Commission and other student organizations in celebrating World AIDS Day.
Activities begin tomorrow, November 24th from 12pm-2pm
Processions begi...n at 11:50am:
De Neve Plaza
Dickson Court (near Dodd)
Court of Sciences
Performance/Speakers 12-1pm:
Speakers from Camp Kindle
Hillel Wasserman
Travelers (Band)
AIDS Performance Team
Free Oral HIV Testing:
Monday, Testing van at Court of Sciences, 10am-4pm
Tuesday, Testing vans at Pauley Concourse, 10am-4pm
Come for FREE T-shirts, condoms, wristbands, and drinks!
SPREAD THE LOVE, NOT THE VIRUS!
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Interested in HIV/AIDS law and public policy?
The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute will observe World AIDS Day on December 1st and plans on hosting a panel on current developments in HIV/AIDS law and public policy.
For more information please visit: http://www.law.ucla.edu/WilliamsInstitut
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Celebrate World AIDS Day at UCLA tomorrow, November 24th! Spread the Love, Not the Virus!
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Location:Bruin Plaza
Time:11:30AM Tuesday, November 24th
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Interested in becoming a Burkle Intern? The Burkle Center is currently accepting applications for the winter/spring 2009-10 internship! Applications are due on Monday, November 30, 2009, at 5:00 PM. For more information please visit: http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle
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International Opportuntities Fair TOMORROW, November 17th!
In honor of International Education Week, stop by the UCLA
Kerckhoff Hall State Rooms and get information on careers, study
opportunities, internships, and fellowships abroad as well as
campus-based international involvement opportunities from the Graduate
Division,... International Institute, International Education Office, the
Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and other offices
on campus.
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In honor of International Education Week, stop by the UCLA Kerckhoff Hall State Rooms and get information on careers, study opportunities, internships, and fellowships abroad as well as campus-based international ...
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Sarah Leah Whitson, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, will speak on "The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict". This is the 1st of a 3-part lecture series titled, "The Goldstone Report and International Law - Three ...Perspectives".
Human Rights Watch, one of the leading American human rights organizations, has followed closely the controversy surrounding the Goldstone Report, and in this lecture Sarah Leah Whitson will provide a behind-the-scenes account of the reception of the Goldstone Report and what it signifies for ongoing efforts to end impunity in cases of serious human rights violations and war crimes.
About the Speaker:
Sarah Leah Whitson is the Director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch. She has led landmark investigations of human rights conditions in Libya and Saudi Arabia and numerous advocacy missions in the region, and overseen over 20 research missions. She has also published articles on the Middle East in international and regional publications. Prior to joining HRW, Ms. Whitson worked as an attorney in New York for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School.
About the Lecture Series:"The Goldstone Report and International Law: Three Perspectives"
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, UCLA Israel Studies Program, and UCLA School of Law International Human Rights Program proudly present a 3-part lecture series to offer 3 perspectives on the Goldstone Report. All lectures will be free and open to the public. Parking is available for $10 and may be purchased at the parking kiosk located at the corner of Hilgard and Westholme Avenues.
Background:
The UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC") appointed a fact-finding mission to investigate violations of international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties during the recent Gaza conflict (December 27, 2008-January 19, 2009). The mission headed by the respected South African international law expert, Richard Goldstone, produced a 575 page document, known as the “Goldstone Report,” based on interviews with witnesses on all sides, public hearings, and review of over 10,000 pages of documents, 30 videos and 1200 photographs documenting the conflict. The report concluded that both Israel and Palestinian armed groups perpetrated war crimes and other serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. The report also recommended that Israel and the Palestinian government in Gaza conduct credible internal investigations to hold responsible parties accountable, failing which the international community should take action to ensure accountability.
The report was met with immediate controversy, with Israel and the US opposing its adoption by the UNHRC, on the grounds, inter alia, that it would detract from efforts to relaunch a peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. The debate in the UNHRC, discussions in the UN General Assembly and the possibility of a Security Council referral offer a novel context to consider the influence of international human rights and humanitarian law.
Related Event(s):
* The Goldstone Report & Int'l Law - Part 1: Sarah Whitson, Human Rights Watch http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle
Monday, November 16, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
* The Goldstone Report & Int'l Law - Part 2: David Kaye, UCLA Law School http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
* The Goldstone Report & Int'l Law - Part 3: Daniel Taub, State of Israel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle
Monday, February 08, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Sarah Whitson, Human Rights Watch
Time:4:30PM Monday, November 16th
Location:UCLA School of Law, Room 1447 405 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90095
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David Kaye, UCLA Law School Professor and Executive Director of the International Human Rights Program, will speak on "International Justice & the Goldstone Report." This is the 2nd of a 3-part lecture series titled, "The Goldstone Report and International Law" Three Perspectives"
About our Speaker:
David Kaye is Executi...ve Director of the UCLA School of Law International Human Rights Program. He teaches International Human Rights and directs the International Justice Clinic. For more than a decade, David Kaye served as an international lawyer with the State Department, responsible for issues as varied as human rights, international humanitarian law, the use of force, international organizations, and U.S. foreign relations law. He was a legal adviser to the American Embassy in The Hague, where he worked with the international criminal tribunals and acted as counsel to the United States in several cases before the International Court of Justice and the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal. From 1999 to 2002 he was the principal staff attorney on humanitarian law, handling issues such as the application of the law to detainees in Guantanamo Bay and serving on several U.S. delegations to international negotiations and conferences.
David has taught courses in international law, international humanitarian law and human rights at Georgetown University Law Center and Whittier Law School. He has also written numerous articles and book chapters in the area of international human rights, and has published essays and op-eds in such publications as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, International Herald Tribune, Foreign Policy, Middle East Insight and The San Francisco Chronicle.
About the Lecture Series: “The Goldstone Report and International Law: Three Perspectives”
Part I: Lecture Series "The Goldstone Report and International Law: Three Perspectives"
Sarah Leah Whitson, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch, “The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict”, Monday, November 16, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Law School, Room 1447
Part II: Lecture Series “The Goldstone Report and International Law: Three Perspectives”
David Kaye, Director, International Human Rights Program, UCLA School of Law, “International Justice and the Goldstone Report”
December 2, 2009, 12:00-1:00 pm, UCLA Bunche Hall, Room 10383
Part III: Lecture Series “The Goldstone Report and International Law: Three Perspectives"
Daniel Taub, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser, State of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Israel, the Palestinians and International Law”
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Law School, Room TBA
Executive Director, International Human Rights Program
Time:12:00PM Wednesday, December 2nd
Location:UCLA Bunche Hall, Room 10383 Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Don't miss IEW - International Education Week! Starting next Monday, learn more at http://international.ucla.edu/educationw
Burkle Center Lecture today by Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, on Global Risk Management - 12PM Anderson School, Collins Center A-202. Don't miss it!
Burkle Center Thank you everyone who attended today's lecture. Your support means a lot to us!
Burkle Center REMINDER: Jack Healey today at the Law School, Room 1327 - "Burma and A Lifetime of Human Rights Advocacy"
Burkle Center DON'T MISS IT! Tonight at 6pm: Burkle Center Sr. Fellow General Wesley K. Clark (ret.) discusses the situation in Afghanistan on CNN's Larry King Live.
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Greetings from the UCLA Burkle Center! We began the new academic year with talks by former Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Princeton Professor Robert O. Keohane, as well as Greening the North ...
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Join us for a lecture by world-renowned human rights activist and pioneer, Jack Healey, former Director of Amnesty International and current Director of Human Rights Action Center.
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Part of our Burkle Talk series
Location:UCLA Law School Room 1327
Time:12:00PM Wednesday, November 4th
