Bertrand Russell Peace Lectures feature international law expert

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/boyle_francis.jpg” caption=”Francis A. Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate of international law. Photo courtesy of the Centre for Peace Studies.”]The Centre for Peace Studies is presenting the 18th Annual Bertrand Russell Peace Lectures on Tuesday, Jan. 9 and Wednesday, Jan. 10. This year's theme is The Legacy of Bertrand Russell: Principle Confronting Power. International law expert Francis A. Boyle is the guest lecturer.

Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate of international law. He was responsible for drafting the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989. He served as legal adviser to the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East Peace Negotiations from 1991 to 1993, served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International and represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Court.

Boyle teaches international law at the University of Illinois, Champaign and is the author of numerous works, including The Future of International Law and American Foreign Policy (1989), Palestine, Palestinians and International Law (2003) and Destroying World Order: U.S. Imperialism in the Middle East Before and After September 11th (2004).

Boyle will give a lecture on Palestine, Palestinians and International Law on Tuesday, Jan. 9 and The U.S. National Campaign to Impeach President George W. Bush Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Both lectures take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Ewart Angus Centre, Room 1A1.

Funding for this lecture series is provided in part by the Keith Leppmann Memorial Fund.

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/boyle_francis.jpg" caption="Francis A. Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate of international law. Photo courtesy of the Centre for Peace Studies."]The Centre for Peace Studies is presenting the 18th Annual Bertrand Russell Peace Lectures on Tuesday, Jan. 9 and Wednesday, Jan. 10. This year&#039;s theme is <i>The Legacy of Bertrand Russell: Principle Confronting Power.</i> International law expert Francis A. Boyle is the guest lecturer.<br />
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<p>Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate of international law. He was responsible for drafting the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989. He served as legal adviser to the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East Peace Negotiations from 1991 to 1993, served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International and represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Court. <br />
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<p>Boyle teaches international law at the University of Illinois, Champaign and is the author of numerous works, including <i>The Future of International Law and American Foreign Policy</i> (1989), <i>Palestine, Palestinians and International Law</i> (2003) and <i>Destroying World Order: U.S. Imperialism in the Middle East Before and After September 11th</i> (2004).<br />
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<p>Boyle will give a lecture on <i>Palestine, Palestinians and International Law</i> on Tuesday, Jan. 9 and <i>The U.S. National Campaign to Impeach President George W. Bush Jr.</i> on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Both lectures take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Ewart Angus Centre, Room 1A1.<br />
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<p>Funding for this lecture series is provided in part by the Keith Leppmann Memorial Fund.<br />

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