Thursday, April 25, 2024
Stern Center, Great Room, 6 p.m.
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War in Gaza: An International Lawyer’s Perspective
Leila Nadya Sadat, the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University and a Visiting Fellow at the Schell Center for Human Rights at Yale
This program is sponsored by the Program in Middle East Studies in collaboration with the Office of the President, the Provost’s Office, and the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues.
Biography (provided by the speaker)
Professor Leila Nadya Sadat is the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University and a visiting fellow at the Schell Center for Human Rights at Yale. She served as special adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the ICC Prosecutor from 2012-2023 and was recently appointed to the Moscow Mechanism of the OSCE. A devoted teacher and prolific scholar, she is recognized for her expertise in international law, human rights, and international criminal law, publishing over 170 articles and books in leading journals, academic presses, and media outlets throughout the world. Sadat was the first woman to receive the Alexis de Tocqueville Distinguished Fulbright Chair (2011) and has received many awards for her work including an Honorary Doctorate from Northwestern Read more