Professor Akhavan teaches and researches public international law, international dispute settlement, international criminal law, human rights and cultural pluralism. Prior to joining McGill, he was a United Nations prosecutor at The Hague working on the frontlines of some of the worst human rights struggles in Bosnia and Rwanda and more recently, the Yazidi and Rohingya genocides.

Following his presentation, Akhavan will be joined by special guest, Lyse Doucet, accomplished Canadian journalist and BBC's Chief International Correspondent and Senior Presenter, for a discussion as well as a question and answer session moderated by Dean Maioni.

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