Friday, February 17
Genocide, Terrorism, and the Rule of Law
Featuring John Shattuck, CEO of the John F. Kennedy Library

Time: 6:00pm
Location: William H. Gates Hall, Room 138, University of Washington
Cost: Free and open to the public. One CLE credit approved.
Registration: Please pre-register by emailing lawrsvp@...
For more information: http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=649&action=eventDetails
John Shattuck, former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, will speak at the University of Washington School of Law on "Genocide, Terrorism and The Rule of Law."

Shattuck's career in international human rights includes working to end the war in Bosnia; negotiating the Dayton Peace Agreement; establishing the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; restoring a democratically-elected government to Haiti; administering U.S. assistance to new and emerging democracies; and raising the profile of human rights in U.S. foreign policy after the end of the Cold War. For this work, he received an International Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of Boston in 1998. In 2000, Shattuck also received the Ambassador's Award from the American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative.

Tuesday, February 28
International Women's Rights and the Global Economy
Featuring Martha Schmidt, Attorney

Time: 12:00pm
Location: 2101 4^th Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle 98121
Cost: Free and open to the public. One CLE credit approved.
Registration: No registration necessary.
For more information: http://www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=670&action=eventDetails
The World Peace through Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association is pleased to present attorney Martha Schmidt at a brown-bag meeting. Schmidt will speak on the complex issue of international women's rights in relation to the global economy. How are the two interconnected, and what is the result of this relationship?

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