Feb262025

The Law of Genocide: Lemkin and Gaza

12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

Poster for the event "the Law of Genocide" with Paul O'Brien.

A conversation with Amnesty International USA Executive Director Paul O’Brien on the law of genocide.

Event Overview

The Harvard Human Rights Journal is excited to welcome Amnesty International USA Executive Director Paul O’Brien for a lunch talk on February 26th, in connection with his forthcoming Harvard Human Rights Journal article. O’Brien will be speaking about the law of genocide, its international convention, and state interventions that have been made to the International Court of Justice, connecting the conversation to current events in Gaza. Please fill out this Registration Form to RSVP—location information will be shared closer to the event date.

Lunch will be provided.

This event is sponsored by the Harvard Human Rights Journal, the Human Rights Program, and the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World at Harvard Law School.