2023 James Crawford Oration
- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
- Location: Braggs Lecture Theatre, North Terrace Campus
- Cost: Free
- More information: Register
The Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide warmly welcomes you to attend the James Crawford Oration 2023: Mapping International Criminal Law in Light of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine.
Join speaker Ambassador Beth Van Schaack and commentator Professor Dale Stephens CSM FAAL for a stimulating presentation of global importance.
Dr Beth Van Schaack was sworn in as the sixth Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) of the United States in March of 2022. In this role, she advises the Secretary of State and other Department leadership on issues related to the prevention of and response to atrocity crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Ambassador Van Schaack previously served as Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large in GCJ from 2012 to 2013. Prior to returning to public service in 2022, Ambassador Van Schaack was the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford Law School, where she taught international criminal law, human rights, human trafficking, and a policy lab on Legal & Policy Tools for Preventing Atrocities. In addition, she directed Stanford’s International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic.