Human Rights Lessons from the Argentine Experience…
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below information on a discussion on human rights lessons from an Argentine experience of seeking accountability for past crimes.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
Human Rights Lessons from the Argentine Experience of Seeking
Accountability for Past Crimes
A Discussion with Dr. Ricardo Luis Lorenzetti, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Argentina
November 13, 2008
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Greenberg Lounge (Vanderbilt Hall)
New York University
40 Washington Square South
Join the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) and ICTJ in welcoming esteemed guest, Dr. Lorenzetti, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Argentina, as he presents Argentina’s experience with holding individuals accountable for crimes committed during the country’s “dirty war,” including the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn amnesty laws that had sought to block prosecution. Dr. Lorenzetti’s talk will be introduced by NYU School of Law’s Dean Revesz and ICTJ’s President, Juan Mendez. It will be followed by a brief discussion moderated by CHRGJ Faculty Director Margaret Satterthwaite. RSVP Required.
RSVP to Kelly Ryan,
ryank[@]juris.law.nyu.edu
For more information:
http://www.chrgjorg/events/docs/lorenzetti.pdf<http://www.chrgj.org/ev
ents/docs/lorenzetti.pdf