The Right to Health: From Virginia Leary to Barack Obama
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The Right to Health: From Virginia Leary to Barack Obama
American Society of International Law - The Ritz-Carlton
This roundtable is convened in honor of Professor Virginia Leary (1926-2009), a groundbreaking international legal scholar and human rights advocate.Session participants will discuss cutting-edge approaches to the promotion and implementation of social and economic human rights, including non-discrimination and equality rights, workers' rights, and rights to housing, food, health, and education.Moderator: Barbara Stark, Hofstra University School of LawPanelists:Philip Alston, New York University School of LawAndrew Clapham, Graduate Institute of International Studies InstituteGay McDougall, Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsMona Rishmawi, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsAlicia Ely Yamin, Harvard Law School
American Society of International Law - The Ritz-Carlton
This roundtable is convened in honor of Professor Virginia Leary (1926-2009), a groundbreaking international legal scholar and human rights advocate.Session participants will discuss cutting-edge approaches to the promotion and implementation of social and economic human rights, including non-discrimination and equality rights, workers' rights, and rights to housing, food, health, and education.Moderator: Barbara Stark, Hofstra University School of LawPanelists:Philip Alston, New York University School of LawAndrew Clapham, Graduate Institute of International Studies InstituteGay McDougall, Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsMona Rishmawi, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsAlicia Ely Yamin, Harvard Law School