The 2011-12 Otto L. Walter Lecture
The United
Nations and the Rule of Law with His Excellency Ban Ki-moon,
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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- Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
- Time: 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm
- Location: 185 West Broadway (Auditorium, Lower level)
As people around the world make increasing
claims on their governments for greater transparency, justice, and human
rights, a new banner has united them: the rule of law. At this historic
juncture, newly constituted governments are looking to the United Nations
for assistance in drafting constitutions, rebuilding justice and security
institutions, and bringing perpetrators of international crimes to
justice. The rule of law is at the very heart of the United Nations
mission. The Secretary-General will speak about why the United Nations is
involved in the rule of law field, what the United Nations has learned
over the last two decades of work in this area, and what changes need to
happen to make progress.
About His Excellency Ban
Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth Secretary-General of
the United Nations. Prior to becoming Secretary-General, Mr. Ban served as
the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea where
his 37 years of service included postings in New Delhi, Vienna, and
Washington, D.C. His ties to the United Nations date back to 1975, when he
worked for the Foreign Ministry’s United Nations Division. His
assignments included serving as Chairman of the Preparatory Commission for
the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization and Chef de Cabinet
during the Republic of Korea’s 2001–02 presidency of the UN
General Assembly. Mr. Ban received a bachelor’s degree in
international relations from Seoul National University in 1970, and a
master’s degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University in 1985.
The Otto L. Walter
Lecture is named after a distinguished alumnus of New York Law
School.
