Dear colleagues,

The United Nations University proudly presents an event where José Enrique Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law, raises the question: "Do International Organizations Really Advance the Rule of Law?"

Professor Alvarez will give a presentation and engage in a dialogue with the event moderator, UNU Rectors Dr.
David Malone, on the topic.

The United Nations, and other international organizations, are widely seen as instruments to promote the “rule of law.”
But is advancing the rule of law at the national level (as through ambitious peacekeeping efforts) comparable to advancing it globally, among and within international organizations? To the extent that the rule of law presumes adherence to the law, as well as accountability and consistency, do international organizations like the UN really adhere to the rule of law?

DATE: 10 September 2013 (Tuesday) from 18.30 to 19.30

VENUE: Reception Room, 2nd Floor, UN University Headquarters, Tokyo

The event will be conducted in English only.
Interpretation will not be provided.
Refreshments will be served.

Attendance is free, but advance registration (by 9
September) is required.

To register click the link below:

http://unu.edu/events/upcoming/international-organizati
ons-and-rule-of-law.html#overview

About the presenter:

Prof. José Enrique Alvarez is the Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law. Prior to joining NYU, he was the Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy and executive director of the Center on Global Legal Problems at Columbia Law School, a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School, an associate professor at the George Washington University National Law Center, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law Center. He previously was an attorney adviser with the Office of the Legal Adviser, US Department of State.

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