In Conversation with Professor William Schabas
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In our sixth seminar, Professor William Schabas, a leading academic on international criminal and human rights law, joins us for a discussion of the role of international law in restricting and abolishing the death penalty, with a particular focus on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Conversation Series’ brings together brightest thinkers and sharpest minds—academics, practitioners, advocates—to weigh in on topical issues pertaining to the death penalty in the Asia Pacific region. This Series is delivered by Monash Faculty of Law and Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP)™.
Speaker
Professor William A. Schabas, Middlesex University, London
@WilliamSchabas1
William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London, emeritus professor at Leiden University and distinguished visiting faculty at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po. He is professor emeritus at the National University of Ireland Galway and honorary chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. He is the author of more than twenty books in the fields of human rights and international criminal law, including Oxford Commentaries on the Rome Statute and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Professor Schabas has prepared the quinquennial reports on the death penalty for the United Nations Secretary-General. He was a member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Professor Schabas is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Royal Irish Academy, and holds several honorary doctorates.
Moderators:
Mai Sato, Director, Eleos Justice; Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Simone Abel, CEO, Capital Punishment Justice Project
About Eleos Justice
Eleos Justice carries out evidence-based research, teaching, and advocacy on the death penalty. Check out the launch of Eleos Justice here.
Follow us on Twitter
@EleosJustice | @cpjp_org_au | @CrimeInfo
Event Partners
Contact Us
About the Event:
e-mail: law-engagement@monash.edu
About Eleos Justice
Mai Sato
e-mail: mai.sato@monash.edu
About CPJP
Simone Abel
e-mail: simone.abel@cpjp.org.au
Event Details
- Date:
- 15 July 2021 at 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
Description
To watch this past event, click play on the video below:
In our sixth seminar, Professor William Schabas, a leading academic on international criminal and human rights law, joins us for a discussion of the role of international law in restricting and abolishing the death penalty, with a particular focus on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Conversation Series’ brings together brightest thinkers and sharpest minds—academics, practitioners, advocates—to weigh in on topical issues pertaining to the death penalty in the Asia Pacific region. This Series is delivered by Monash Faculty of Law and Capital Punishment Justice Project (CPJP)™.
Speaker
Professor William A. Schabas, Middlesex University, London
@WilliamSchabas1
William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London, emeritus professor at Leiden University and distinguished visiting faculty at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po. He is professor emeritus at the National University of Ireland Galway and honorary chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. He is the author of more than twenty books in the fields of human rights and international criminal law, including Oxford Commentaries on the Rome Statute and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Professor Schabas has prepared the quinquennial reports on the death penalty for the United Nations Secretary-General. He was a member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Professor Schabas is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Royal Irish Academy, and holds several honorary doctorates.
Moderators:
Mai Sato, Director, Eleos Justice; Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Simone Abel, CEO, Capital Punishment Justice Project
About Eleos Justice
Eleos Justice carries out evidence-based research, teaching, and advocacy on the death penalty. Check out the launch of Eleos Justice here.
Follow us on Twitter
@EleosJustice | @cpjp_org_au | @CrimeInfo
Event Partners
Contact Us
About the Event:
e-mail: law-engagement@monash.edu
About Eleos Justice
Mai Sato
e-mail: mai.sato@monash.edu
About CPJP
Simone Abel
e-mail: simone.abel@cpjp.org.au