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September 6Newly appointed as he eighteenth Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Beth Simmons discusses her upcoming plans at Penn, the intersection of law and political science, and her latest research on international borders. -
August 11The Report on Countering Terrorism: The Transformative Potential of Gender Equality Lawmaking and Policy Reform was presented to the OHCHR. The research on topics relevant to the Secretary General’s National Action Plan on Counterterrorism 2016 will be cited in OHCHR’s report on counterterrorism and human rights mandated by the Human Right Council Resolution 30/15. -
August 11This seminal report showcases how Penn Law’s expanded global presence and impact has helped shape innovative and vibrant programs across the spectrum of international, transnational and foreign law. These programs at law school and in the world have broadened and increased participation and partnerships with students, alumni, faculty and international organizations. Responding to student interests, new initiatives that strengthened global partnerships have increased the law school’s global impact. -
August 10Associate Dean Rangita de Silva de Alwis’ Seminar on International Women’s Human Rights presented two reports to the United Nations (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Women) on May 16. The Report on Mapping the Impact of Gender Equality Lawmaking and Constitutionmaking: A Comparative Perspective was submitted to UN Women. This report is posted on UN Women’s website. -
August 9Increasingly, in the court of public opinion, an attacker’s race and religion is more likely to determine whether a violent attack constitutes terrorism than legal definitions. An attacker’s identity as an Arab, South Asian and/or Muslim, is a marker for terrorism that is emphasized by some news media to the exclusion of other relevant inquiries such as mental illness. The most recent attack in London, however, reminds us that this latter factor - mental health - may be critical to averting future acts of violence. -
August 8Women’s rights often take a back seat to the security agenda, and to economic and foreign policy goals. But the world’s problems cannot be solved until women achieve equality, and their human rights are integrated into every aspect of the global agenda. The United States has failed to ratify the most comprehensive and powerful international treaty protecting women’s rights— the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)—harming U.S. credibility and holding back women worldwide. -
August 5Date: Tuesday, September 20
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Silverman 280, Penn Law
The conversation between two of the world’s leading human rights defenders, Dr. Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008-2014) and Hina Jilani, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on the situation of Human Rights Defenders (2000-2008) will focus on some of the most critical challenges of our time and the role of women human rights defenders in addressing those challenges. -
August 4With the recent publication of Sir John Chilcot’s report criticizing the decisions by then British Prime Minister Tony Blair that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the debate over war crimes has taken a new turn. One hundred years ago, what Blair did might have seemed senseless but it would not have been a crime. But, over the last century, international law has increasingly criminalized individual actions. So in 2016 (or 2003), what Blair did might be deemed not only injudicious but also criminal. -
August 4Leah Wong L’18 was an International Human Rights Fellow at the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner of Human Rights this summer. -
August 3Historically, nations have often denied the existence of a state of war to elude its accompanying legal obligations. When fighting non-state actors, leaders have been especially loath to concede either the vulnerability of their regime or the legitimacy of the rebels challenging it. From King George III’s view of his pesky American colonists, to President Lincoln’s outlook on the Confederacy, established governments have long preferred to classify armed opposition as a criminal enterprise rather than a military threat—at least as long as conditions allowed. -
August 1Jacques deLisle
Read Professor Jacques deLisle’s piece originally published on Foreign Policy Research Institute’s website. -
July 28Girls’ education as a justice issue expands the notion of the right to education and invokes the right to education as a justiciable right. This new definition of education as justice provides a fresh lens to analyze the current war against girl’s education. -
July 25Read William Burke-White’s op-ed on CNN. -
July 21Maura Douglas L’18 is spending her summer working at the Institute for Human Rights and Business in London as a Mead Fellow and International Summer Human Rights Fellow. -
July 18Penn Law invites select alumni, faculty, scholars and thought leaders to serve as Commentators for the newly launched Global Affairs Blog. -
July 12Beth Simmons, a world-renowned authority on international relations and human rights has been appointed the eighteenth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor. -
November 20Nov. 20th – Experts analyzed responses to the Bhopal disaster, Sichuan earthquake, Fukushima, and Katrina. -
November 13Dec. 3rd – Sexual Violence and Trauma in Conflict: Rethinking the Cost of War. -
November 13Nov. 13th – Anand Grover, one of India’s leading litigators, discussed his landmark cases on right to health and LGBT rights. -
November 13Oct. 23rd-24th – Keynotes given by Chair of HK Competition Commission and former head of UNHDR. -
November 13Oct. 5th – Šimonović advocated the need to shift from reactive to proactive approaches to human rights.
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November 12Nov. 17th – Senator Wong addressed key issues for the upcoming UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris. -
November 11Oct. 19th – O’Sullivan emphasized the importance of international accountability in trade relations.
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November 10July 7th – Penn Law and the International Development Law Organization co-hosted a discussion on equity and social justice. -
November 9Nov. 5th – Veronique Haller of the Swiss Foreign Ministry discussed the responsibility of the private sector in respecting human rights. -
November 7Nov. 7th – Distinguished advocates for gender parity redefined national security at JIL’s 2015 symposium. -
October 28Oct. 28th – Kuenyehia rejected critiques that the ICC disproportionately targets poor African states. -
September 30Sept. 30th – Holt lecturer identified combatting illicit financial flows as imperative to sustainable development goals.
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June 8Like “The Act of Killing,” Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Look of Silence” examines the 1965 Indonesian genocide; this time the focus is Adi Rukun, the brother of a victim, who pursues his own mission of truth and reconciliation. -
February 4Have a foreign or international legal research question? Biddle can help!