Event of Young Lawyers’ Forum. Activities of the International Human Rights Organization
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The Young Lawyers’ Forum invites you to an online meeting with a representative of Irish Rule of Law International which will be held on November 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. (kyiv time). By the way, currently its CEO – Aonghus Kelly – is delegated to Ukraine as a senior adviser on the prosecution of international crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. He has now taken a 6-month break from his activities to go to Ukraine.
During the event, we will discuss the following:
• Mission and activities of Irish Rule of Law International
• Cases with a video demonstration of the organization’s work in action
• Conditions necessary for joining the activities of an international organization
Keynote speaker:
James Douglas is a public international lawyer with over 8 years of experience in international criminal and international human rights law. He currently serves as Executive Director for Irish Rule of Law International where he oversees projects relating to access to justice and transitional justice across many different jurisdictions. In addition, he acts as a legal advisor to Victim Advocates International where he assists Rohingya groups engage with different accountability mechanisms.
From 2013 to 2018, he served as a lawyer and investigator with the United Nations Khmer Rouge Tribunal where he worked for the Office of the Co-Investigating Judges. He also previously held positions with OHCHR and Equitable Cambodia.
Meeting moderator:
Mykyta Zhukov, Manager at AB ZHUKOV LEGAL FAMILY OFFICE, co-founder of the Legal Design project, Chairman of the UBA Committee on Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights, coordinator of UBA Young Lawyers Forum
Format: online (ZOOM platform).
The language of the event is English.
Pre-registration is required.
A personal link to join the event will be sent to each participant at the email address specified during registration.
Please note that participation in the event is free, but you can support the institutional activities of UBA in the form of a DONATION, the size of which you determine at your discretion. The coordinators of the Young Lawyers Forum work every day to ensure that in this difficult time for everyone, everyone interested gets access to quality content.
Additionally, we invite you to join the Young Lawyers Forum group in Telegram. This can be done using the invitation link: https://t.me/+HYdyogB5Zs5iYWYy.
Involve your colleagues and friends in chat groups so that no one misses information specially designed for the area of interest of young lawyers.
For additional information about the event, contact: +38 (063) 792-30-99 (calls via Viber, WhatsApp, Telegram) or write to: conference@uba.ua. Event coordinator - Tetiana Osaulenko.