Series on Careers in Public International Law with Stephen Townley
Time and date
February 5, 2021 from noon to 1 PM Eastern on Zoom. This events is open only to current Harvard Law School students and staff.
Advanced registration required
Register in advance for this meeting:
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About the speaker
Stephen Townley, an Affiliate of HLS PILAC, is Legal Director of the Clooney Foundation for Justice's TrialWatch initiative. TrialWatch monitors trials of journalists, women, LGBTQ persons, minorities, and human rights defenders and advocates for those who are unjustly imprisoned. Previously, he served as Deputy Legal Adviser to the U.S. Mission to the UN in New York, Deputy Legal Adviser to the U.S. Mission to the UN in Geneva, and Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, among other government positions.
About the series
The HLS PILAC series on careers in public international law, scheduled for Spring of 2021, is intended to showcase current and former practitioners in the field of public international law. Invited speakers will take part in an informal interview with HLS PILAC faculty or staff. Current HLS students will also be invited to ask questions pertaining to the speaker’s career or current work at the end of the discussion. The events will be scheduled for 60 minutes and will be conducted via Zoom’s video meeting system. The events will not be recorded. The events in this series are open only to current Harvard Law School students and staff.
Convened by the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict and the HLS Comparative and International Law Program of Study.