PREVIOUS EVENTS:
July 19
B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission
Oration
in conjunction with the
Australian Institute of Jewish Affairs - Sir Zelman Cowan Oration on International Affairs
present
Professor Irwin Cotler
Commemorating the 50th
anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the
UN Genocide Convention
Professor Irwin Cotler is an internationally acclaimed human rights lawyer from Canada and has been a leading player in Canada’s reconciliation with the indigenous Indian population, is Chair of the Canadian National Conference on Aboriginal Rights and has served as counsel to human rights activists including Natan Sharansky, Andrei Sakharov and Nelson Mandela.
He has been a regular Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has received Honorary Doctorates from various Universities.
Former Orators Include:
1997 Melbourne - Mr Stuart Littlemore QC
"Professional Fouls: Accountability for Mass Media Misconduct"
1996 Victoria - Mr Gerard Henderson
New South Wales - The Hon Barry Jones
AO, MP
1995 Victoria - Mr Sam Lipski
New South Wales - Ms Helen Suzman
1994 Victoria and New South Wales - Mr Bryce Courtney
1994 Victoria - Mr Ron Castan, AM QC
New South Wales - The Hon Justice Marcus
Einfeld
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