[Reader-list] [Announcements] Lecture by Judge Navi Pillay on "State Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide"

[Ayesha Sen Choudhury]

The *Lawyers Collective, New Delhi* in collaboration with *Nelson Mandela
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia*



is hosting a *Lecture* on



*"State Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide" *

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by



*JUDGE NAVANETHEM PILLAY*

International Criminal Court (Appeals Division)



*Introduction by **:* *Ms. Indira Jaising *, Project Director, Lawyers
Collective Women's Rights Initiative



*Chaired by: **Prof. Mushirul Hasan*, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia



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*Date:* *Monday, 29th October, 2007 *

*Time: 5.00 p.m. *

*Venue:* *Conference Hall, FTK Centre for Information Technology, Jamia
Millia Islamia*

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*FOR INVITATIONS PLEASE CONTACT: *


Lawyers Collective
Tel. No.: 2437 2923, 2437 3904







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Born in South Africa in 1941, *Judge Navi Pillay *has been both a symbol and
a standard-bearer for human rights in her country, the region, and
throughout the world.



On receiving her Bachelor of Law degree from Natal University in South
Africa and later a Master of Law and Doctor of Juridical Science at Harvard
University, U.S.A, she became the first woman in Natal Province to open her
law practice in 1967 representing various opponents of apartheid. In 1995
she was the first black woman attorney appointed acting judge of the High
Court of South Africa by the Mandela Government. Subsequently she was
elected by the United Nations General Assembly to be a judge on the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she served for eight
consecutive years, including four years as President, and was credited with
turning the Tribunal towards a positive approach through judgments such as
the conviction of *Akayesu* for using rape as a form of genocide and
the *"Media
Trial"* setting standards on freedom of the Press and its responsibility. In
February 2003, Judge Pillay was elected by the Assembly of State Parties to
the Rome Statute, as one of the 18 Judges of the International Criminal
Court (ICC), based in The Hague and currently continues to serve her six
year term on the bench in the Appeals Division.



Beyond her legal interventions, Judge Pillay has also contributed to the
women's rights and human rights movement through her active involvement with
various national and international organizations, such as Equality Now,
Lawyers for Human Rights and Women's National Coalition to name a few. She
has been the recipient of several awards from the international legal
fraternity and been felicitated with honorary doctorate degrees in Law from
several universities around the world.



-- 
Ayesha Sen Choudhury
Lawyers Collective
New Delhi
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