Prof. Walter Kälin at Wellesley College
Prof. Walter Kälin at Wellesley College
March 19, Prof. Walter Kälin at Wellesley College
On March 19, Prof. Walter Kälin held a well received lecture at Wellesley's Slater International Center. His presentation "A common standard of achievement?
Human Rights 60 Years after the Universal Declaration” focused on the many amazing achievements in the field of human rights over the last 60 years. Nevertheless, there are plenty of opportunities in the world to promote justice and dignity for all.
The over 60 highly interested students took full advantage of the opportunity to ask Prof. Kälin a great number of meaningful questions. A Swiss style reception concluded this successful event.
Walter Kaelin is a Professor of constitutional and international public law at the Faculty of Law of Bern, Switzerland. From 1991 to 1992 he served as a Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Kuwait under Iraqi occupation. He is currently a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and was also one of the key drafters of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. Prof. Kaelin is the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on the human rights of internally displaced persons.
