When   Thursday, November 19, 2009   Time   4:00 PM - 5:30 PM  
Where   Buffett Center Conference Room 1902 Sheridan   map it
Audience   - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Contact   Krzysztof Kozubski  
Group   Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies
More Info   http://www.bcics.northwestern.edu

Human Rights Series » Is Climate Change a Violation of Human Rights?

Dinah L. Shelton is professor of international law at George Washington University. She is the author or editor of three prize-winning books: Protecting Human Rights in the Americas; Remedies in International Human Rights Law; and the three volume Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity. She also has authored many articles and books on international law, human rights law, and international environmental law. She is a member of the board of editors of the American Journal of International Law and is a vice-president of the American Society of International Law.

Professor Shelton serves on the boards of many human rights and environmental organizations. In 2006, she was awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Haub Prize in Environmental Law. She has served as a legal consultant to the United Nations Environment Programme, UNITAR, World Health Organization, European Union, Council of Europe, and Organization of American States. In 2009, she became the first woman nominated by the United States to become a member of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission, established by the Organization of American States to promote and protect human rights in the Western Hemisphere. She was elected to a four-year term in June, 2009.