Monday, October 27, 2003 -The Death Row Phenomena From a European PerspectiveSpeaker: Philip Sapsford, Queen's Council, Member of the Human Rights Committee of the Bar of England and Wales, Lead attorney in the Pratt and Morgan cases before the British Privy Council in 1993, which ruled that delay of over more than five years in death penalty cases was a violation of due process in the Commonwealth. The ruling has resulted in the overturning of over 100 death penalty cases in the Commonwealth, primarily in Trinidad and Jamaica.Daytime:12:15-1:30 p.m. Board Conference Room Bar Association of San Francisco 465 California St., 11th FloorSan FranciscoEvening:5:15-6:15 p.m. University of San FranciscoSchool of Law Room 1012199 Fulton StreetSan FranciscoCo-sponsored by Human Rights Advocates, Bar Association of San Francisco, Amnesty International, Center for Justice and Accountability and the School of Law of the University of San Francisco posted by Cindy 6:01 PM . . .
HRA's Fall Education EventInternational Norms for Business Entities and the Patriot ActSpeaker Panel1. Jeanna Steele and Cecila Han - Law Students Studying International Human Rights who recently attended the Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights for HRA2. Michelle Leighton - Corporate Responsibility and International Law3. Cindy Cohn - USA Patriot Act and International Law Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2003Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.Place: Goldberg Room, Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley School of Law posted by Cindy 5:56 PM . . .