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50 Years and Counting: Legality of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine - James Graff Memorial Lecture
November 29, 2017
Speaking on the night of the 70th anniversary of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine (resolution 181). November 29 is also the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Canadia Friends of Sabeel and the Continuing Education Department of Emmanuel College in Toronto. Michael Lynk is the current UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine.
About Michael Lynk
Michael Lynk is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Western University, in London, Ontario. He joined the Faculty in 1999, and has taught courses in labour, human rights, disability, constitutional and administrative law. One of the books Professor Lynk has co-edited is International Law and the Middle East Conflict (Routledge, 2011) with Susan Akram, Michael Dumper and Iain Scobbie.
In March 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed Professor Lynk as the 7th Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967. He recently issued his second report that includes a detailed analysis of the international legal framework of the occupation as it continues past its 50th year. The first report Professor Lynk submitted as Special Rapporteur to the United Nations General Assembly focused on the role and challenges faced by human rights defenders in the region.
Tickets:
Regular – $10 in advance, $15 at the door
Student/Unwaged – $5 in advance, $10 at the door
Livestream outside the GTA – $5
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Venue: Victoria College Chapel, 2nd Floor Room 213, Victoria College Building
Location: 91 Charles Street Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/1927989637522406/
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal
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