HSP Seminar (#285) “Magnitsky laws: Protecting the freedom of expression” (Jul. 8, 2021)
Title | Magnitsky laws: Protecting the freedom of expression |
Descriptions | This seminar is the third one on the theme of human rights sanctions laws (Magnitsky laws) and framework. We will discuss how Magnitsky laws work as protection of freedom of expression, including protection of journalists. |
Date | 8 July 2021 (Thursday), 12:00-13:30 JST(GMT+9) |
Venue | Zoom (Pre-registration required: https://forms.gle/FwhTt7L4EsmeUXKd8) |
Lecturers | Beth Van Schaack (Professor, Stanford University Law School); Yuki Kitazumi (Freelance Journalist) |
Moderator | Ai Kihara-Hunt (Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo) |
Language | English with simultaneous translation into Japanese |
Materials | To be distributed at the event, if any. |
Organizers | Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP), the University of Tokyo; International Law Training and Research Hub, the University of Tokyo; Human Rights Watch |
Co-organizers | Research Center for Sustainable Peace (RCSP), Institute of Advanced Global Studies (IAGS), The University of Tokyo; Institute of Advanced Global Studies (IAGS), The University of Tokyo |
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