UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Larry Johnson, to Speak at SCU School of Law.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Santa Clara University:
A[micro] Who: Larry Johnson, recently named by United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan as United Nations Assistant
Secretary-General for Legal Affairs will speak at Santa
Clara University School of Law on March 13 and 14.
A[micro] What: March 13: "Current Issues in the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia."
March 14: "Current issues in the International Atomic
Energy Agency."
A[micro] When: Noon to 1 p.m.
A[micro] Where: Bannan Hall, (3/13 Room 135, 3/14 Room 127)
The lectures will be preceded by a reception from 11:30 a.m. - noon in the Levy Student Lounge in Bannan Hall. Johnson formerly served as the Legal Adviser of the International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency: see Atomic Energy Agency, International. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International organization officially founded in 1957 to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy. (1997-2001) and Chef de Cabinet Chef de Cabinet is a position in the United Nations Secretariat appointed by the Secretary-General as his or her chief aide. The position's rank and responsibilities are equivalent to a chief of staff. , Office of the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the (2003-2005). He joined the United Nations Secretariat in 1971 and last served at Headquarters in 1997. Johnson is a professor of global affairs at New York University's Center for Global Affairs and visiting professor of international law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He begins his new position as UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs on May 1. Previously, he was a visiting professor of international law at University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. , School of Law and the New England School of Law  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . Johnson is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. , the American Society of International Law and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, also known as the New York City Bar, was established in 1871. The association has about 19,435 members. The House of the Association, at 42 West 44th Street, was built in 1896 and is a registered landmark. . The lectures are being sponsored by SCU School of Law's Center for Global Law and Policy. About Santa Clara University Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,397 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the third-highest graduation rate among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. More information is online at www.scu.edu. |
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