International Jurist Series
The new Pacific McGeorge International Jurist Series will bring leading judges and lawyers from around the globe to Pacific McGeorge. During the 2011-2012 academic year, many prominent judges will visit.
Guests this academic year include Judge Joan Donoghue on Aug. 31; Judge Fausto Pocar on Oct. 20; Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia on Nov. 1; Judge Sebastián Picasso on Feb. 16, and Judge Charles Brower on Apr. 3.
Judge Joan Donoghue's visit to Pacific McGeorge on Aug. 31 was the first in the International Jurist Series this year. Judge Donoghue serves on the International Court of Justice in The Hague. While in Sacramento, Donoghue was interviewed on Capital Public Radio's Insight Program and she spoke at a World Affairs Council, Sacramento Chapter International Courts and Global Governance event. Read more about her visit.
Judge Fausto Pocar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague spoke at Pacific McGeorge on Oct. 20, 2011. Judge Pocar is a Professor of International Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Milan, where he has also served as Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and Vice-Rector. As of Feb. 2000, he has been a Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. From 2003, he served as Vice-President and, from 2005 until 2008, as President of the ICTY.
Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia of Chile spoke at Pacific McGeorge on Nov. 1, 2011. Judge Guzmán Tapia is a Chilean law professor who gained international prominence as the judge who led the investigation and prosecution of General Augusto Pinochet for human rights violations committed by the Pinochet regime. Guzmán retired from the Santiago appeals court in 2005 and is now a Professor of Procedural Law at the School of Law of the Catholic University of Santiago.
Judge Sebastián Picasso is a judge of the Judge of the Argentinian National Civil Court of Appeals who teaches torts, contracts and consumers law at the University of Buenos Aires Law School. A former practicing attorney, he has been widely published and is a frequent speaker at international forums. Judge Picasso served as a distinguished visiting professor of law at Pacific McGeorge from Feb. 6 to Feb. 16, teaching and co-teaching Torts and Legal Spanish classes. On Feb. 16, he spoke on "Comparative Legal Education: Argentina and the U.S." at a McGeorge International Law Society (MILS) student-sponsored event.
Judge Charles Brower has served continuously since 1983 as a Judge of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague. Brower is a member of 20 Essex Street Chambers in London. In 2009 Judge Brower was awarded the American Society of International Law’s Manley O. Hudson Medal for “pre-eminent scholarship and achievement in international law . . . without regard to nationality.” Brower received the Stefan A. Riesenfeld Award of the University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in recognition of “outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of international law.” Judge Brower explains his work at the Tribunal in a video excerpt from the ASIL Annual Conference in Mar. 2011.
Students, faculty, alumni, and other interested persons are invited to engage with the speakers on topics of current interest to the global legal community. For more information or to RSVP for one of the series events, please email Ly Lee or call 1.916.739.7350.