Thursday, March 31 will mark the inaugural guest speaking event for the University of Alberta's Canadian Lawyers Abroad Student Chapter. Dr W. Andy Knight, the invited speaker, will give a lecture titled "Developing the Responsibility to Protect Norm".
The annual theme is "Children's Rights", and will focus on the evolution of the 'R2P' (Responsibility to Protect) narrative which relates to curbing crimes against humanity and the promotion of universal human rights.
Dr. Knight is Chair of the Department of Political Science and Professor of International Relations at the University of Alberta. He currently serves as an Advisory Board Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Welfare of Children, on the Board of Directors of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights, the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS), the Canadian Consortium for Peace Studies (CCPS), and the Education for Peace Academic and Research Council (EPARC).
Dr. Knight has written and edited several books, book chapters, and journal articles on various aspects of multilateralism, global governance and peace, children and war, and United Nations reform.
In April 2010, Dr. Knight was awarded a national honour - the Harry Jerome Trailblazer Award for his global scholarly and community contributions.
The lecture is open to the public. Please click here for more information.
Dr. W. Andy Knight