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The Second Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future
Wednesday, February 26 / 8:00 p.m. / Free
UCSB Corwin Pavilion
Description:
The events of September 11 have had a disturbing impact on American
civil liberties and internationally protected human rights. Some of
this impact seems justified by the difficult security threats posed
by the Al Qaeda challenge. But it seems that the U.S. Government,
acting beneath the banner of anti-terrorism, has claimed threatening
additional powers that are not justified and that imperil our future
as a free society. The lecture is a call for greater vigilance in
the defense of the freedoms of American citizens, as well as foreign
residents. More broadly, the focus is on strengthening human rights
for all peoples despite the rise of global terrorism.
Biographical Profile:
Richard Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International
Law at Princeton University and Visiting Distinguished Professor in
Global and International Studies at the University of California,
Santa Barbara. His most recent book, The Great Terror War
(2003), considers the American response to September 11, including
its relationship to the patriotic duties of American Citizens. In
2001 he served on a three person Human Rights Inquiry Commission for
the Palestine Territories that was appointed by the United Nations,
and previously, on the Independent International Commission on Kosovo.
He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Religion
and Humane Global Governance; Human Rights Horizons; On Humane Governance:
Toward a New Global Politics; Explorations at the Edge of Time; Revolutionaries
and Functionaries; The Promise of World Order; Indefensible Weapons;
Human Rights and State Sovereignty; A Study of Future Worlds; This
Endangered Planet; coeditor of Crimes of War. He serves
as Chair of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Board of Directors
and as honorary vice president of the American Society of International
Law. Falk also acted as counsel to Ethiopia and Liberia in the Southwest
Africa Case before the International Court of Justice. He received
his B.S. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; L.L.B.
from Yale Law School; and J.S.D. from Harvard University.
Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation established the Annual Frank K. Kelly
Lecture to affirm humanity’s positive spirit and fullest potential,
offering an alternative future based on peace, understanding and cooperation.
It serves as a tribute to Frank K. Kelly’s enduring faith in
humanity and optimism for its future. The lecture is delivered annually
by a distinguished individual, generally at one of the major educational
institutions in Santa Barbara.
Sponsors/Cosponsors
This year's Second Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future
is sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and cosponsored by
UCSB Global and International Studies Program and Interdisciplinary
Humanities Center. Courtesy of the UCSB Bookstore, copies of The
Great Terror War and Religion and Humane Global Governance
will be available for purchase and signing at this event.
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