Castan Centre public events and lectures 2001

Increasing awareness of human rights strengthens and invigorates efforts for change. One of our most important programs is our annual series of public lectures, workshops and roundtables featuring experts from Australia and overseas. Papers, audio and video recordings of our public lectures for 2001 are posted below.

The Refugees Convention 50 Years On: Globalisation and International Law - workshop
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Refugee Convention
8 - 9 June 2001

Fighting the Death Penalty
Occasional Lecture by Clive Stafford Smith OBE, Director, Louisiana Crisis Assistance Centre, New Orleans
16 May 2001

Human Rights in Regulating the Global Economy 
Inaugural Annual Castan Centre Lecture, by Professor Philip Alston of the European University Institute, Florence
28 March 2001