Human Rights and International Law: The Jewish experience and
Israel
Venue: The Jewish Museum London
Date: Monday 10 June
2013
Time: 8pm
Price: £12
Join two leading lawyers from the UK and Israel who specialise
in international law and human rights, as they discuss the Jewish
contribution to the creation of international legal frameworks, the
rule of law in Israel, and why international law has come to be
seen as the 'enemy' by Israel and Diaspora Jewish communities.
- Professor Philippe Sands QC is a barrister at
Matrix Chambers and professor of international law at University
College London. He is the author of Lawless World (Penguin, 2005)
and Torture Team (Penguin, 2008), and writes for the Guardian,
Vanity Fair, the Financial Times and the New York Review of Books.
His new book, to be published by Alfred A. Knopf, is on the role of
lawyers from Lemberg (now Lviv, formerly Lwow) in the development
of international criminal law, including crimes against humanity
and genocide.
- Michael Sfard is the Israeli human rights and
peace movement's leading lawyer. As Legal Advisor for Israeli Human
Rights group Yesh Din, and for Peace Now's Settlement Watch
project, Sfard has brought scores of human rights and land-use
cases challenging Israel's policies in the Palestinian territories,
and has handled numerous petitions concerning the Separation
Barrier. Sfard is widely respected by judges and adversaries. Born
in Jerusalem, Sfard completed his legal studies at the Hebrew
University, and holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from
University College London (UCL). Sfard served in the Israeli
Defense Forces as a military paramedic.
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Jerusalem's future, united or divided?
What happens to Jerusalem in a future peace agreement is at the
heart of the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Understanding who lives there, where the borders are and the
possible long-term outcomes, is essential to grasping the conflict
and why a resolution seems so elusive. We are joined for the
evening by Danny Seidemann MBE who is Israel's leading expert on
the future of Jerusalem and possible options for a peace
agreement.
- Daniel Seidemann MBE is Israel's leading
expert on Jerusalem and the founder of Terrestrial Jerusalem , an
Israeli non-governmental organization that works to identify and
track the full spectrum of developments in Jerusalem that could
impact either the political process or permanent status options,
destabilize the city or spark violence, or create humanitarian
crises. Danny is frequently consulted by governmental bodies in
Israel and the Palestinian territories and regularly briefs
international governments including the Foreign and Commonwealth
office in the UK and White House officials on matters pertaining to
Israeli-Palestinian relations and developments in Jerusalem. Danny
has been a practicing attorney in Jerusalem and a partner in a firm
specializing in commercial law since 1987. Since 1991, he has also
specialized in legal and public issues in East Jerusalem. Since
1994, Mr. Seidemann has participated in numerous Track II talks on
Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians. In 2000-2001, he
served in an informal advisory capacity to the final status
negotiations, serving as a member of a committee of experts
commissioned by Prime Minister Barak's office to generate
sustainable arrangements geared to implement the emerging political
understandings with the Palestinians
Date: Thursday 13th June
Time: 8pm
Address: South Hampstead Synagogue, 21-22 Eton
Villas, London, NW3 4SG
Booking: email us
Price: £5
OR
Date: Sunday 16th June
Time: 7.30pm
Address: West London Synagogue, 33 Seymour
Place, London, W1H 5AU
Booking: email WLS
Price: Donations welcome to cover the cost of
the event
