The David Morrison Lecture in International Development
Community Speaker Series Lecture featuring Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Event Details
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
City: Peterborough
The Venue
Cost: Free
The David Morrison Lecture in International Development, featuring Fionnuala Ní Aoláin presents "The rise of counter-terrorism and the fall of human rights".
Description
This lecture will address the consolidation and expansion of counter-terrorism norms and institutions since 9/11. The rise of counter-terrorism has enabled the consolidation of autocracy, sustained democratic backsliding and undermined the capacity of civil society to function across the globe. The impact on human rights has been extensive and highly detrimental to the most vulnerable individuals and groups across the world. Drawing on the work of Professor Ni Aolain as United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights since her 2017 appointment, the lecture will reflect on the hard choices that must be made nationally and globally to reverse these trends.
Speaker Bio
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin is concurrently Regents Professor and Robina Professor of Law, Public Policy and Society at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor of Law at the Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Professor Ní Aoláin is the recipient of numerous academic awards and honors including the Leverhulme Fellowship, British Academy Awards, Fulbright scholarship, the Alon Prize, the Robert Schumann Scholarship, a European Commission award, and the Lawlor fellowship. She is an elected fellow of the Royal Irish Academy. She has published extensively in the fields of emergency powers, counterterrorism and human rights, conflict regulation, transitional justice and sex-based violence in times of war. Her book Law in Times of Crisis (CUP 2006) was awarded the American Society of International Law’s preeminent prize in 2007 - the Certificate of Merit for creative scholarship. Her published work has been extensively recognized for its path-breaking contributions and its rigor. Professor Ní Aoláin was United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism (2017- 2023). She was elected to the International Commission of Jurists in 2023. She was appointed K.C (Hons) in 2004 by King Charles III.
Community Speaker Series
Sharing knowledge is one of the ways Trent University gives back to our host communities and provides life long learning experiences to alumni. Each year, Trent offers open lectures featuring visiting faculty and experts, sharing ideas on subjects such as the Environment, Gender & Women's Studies, Business & Society, Chemistry, Cultural Studies, and Indigenous Studies. These talks are free and open to the Trent and broader communities. These lectures are made possible thanks to generous donor support.
Contact Info
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