Invitation (English)

INVITATION
Launch of Charles D. Gonthier Memorial Lecture Series with
HE Judge James Crawford AC
International Court of Justice
The Hague, Netherlands
Friday, May 22, 2015
6:30 pm
McGill Faculty Club
3450 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec
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His Excellency Judge James Crawford AC
James Crawford AC, FBA was elected a Judge of the International Court of Justice in November 2014 and took up this position in February 2015 for a 9-year term. Previously he
was Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge; he has also
held chairs at Adelaide, Sydney and LaTrobe Universities in Australia and as Chang Jiang
Distinguished Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, PRC. He was responsible for the
ILC’s work on the International Criminal Court (1994) and for the second reading of the
ILC Articles on State Responsibility (2001). During his practicing career, he appeared
as counsel in some 100 cases before the International Court of Justice and other international tribunals. He has also been an active arbitrator both in inter-state and investment
treaty disputes. Publications include The Creation of States in International Law (2nd end,
2006); Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law (8th edn, 2012); State Responsibility: The General Part (2013), and Chance, Order, Change: The Course of International Law
(2014).
As those who had the privilege to know him are aware, judicial integrity,
responsibility and fraternity were important values to Honourable Judge
Charles D Gonthier, and he supported research, education and practical
activities to promote sustainable development, in its economic, environmental and social dimensions.
The legacy of values he embraced is kept alive through the Gonthier Endowment Fund
established in his name, to support a new series of biennial Lectures.
A world-class high caliber program equal to the man’s stature was envisioned, and we are
pleased to unveil it with this letter of invitation.
You are invited to join a select group of justices, deans, leaders, jurists and others from
across Canada and the world, eager to broaden their minds on emerging law, justice and
sustainability concerns, at the inaugural Charles D Gonthier Memorial Lecture to be held
on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 6:30 pm at the McGill Faculty Club. The Gonthier Lecture
will be preceded by a Reception at 5:00 pm at the McGill Law Faculty and followed by
a Banquet Dinner at 7:30 pm also at the McGill Faculty Club.
RSVP FORM
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The FREE Lecture will be preceded by a Reception at 5:00 pm at the Law Faculty - McGill University and followed by a
Banquet Dinner at 7:30 pm at the McGill Faculty Club
Banquet Dinner Tickets available at $ 95 per person
I will attend the Reception
the Lecture
the Dinner
I will make a donation of $
or
$160 per couple
I will NOT attend the Reception
the Lecture
the Dinner
to the Gonthier Endowment Fund via cheque (upon which I will be issued a tax receipt)
Name:
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Address:
The Lecture is open to students
For further information and to submit this form, e-mail: sblakely@cisdl.org or christine.robertson@ciaj-icaj.ca
FORMULAIRE RSVP
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La conférence est LIBRE et sera précédée d’un Cocktail à 17 h à la Faculté de droit - Université McGill et suivie d’un
Banquet à 19 h 30 au Centre universitaire de McGill
Billets disponibles pour le Banquet à $ 95 par personne
ou
J’assisterai au cocktail à la Conférence au Banquet
$160 par couple
Je n’assisterai pas au cocktail
à la Conférence
au Banquet
J’aimerais faire un don de $
par chèque pour le Fonds de dotation Gonthier
(pour lequel un reçu me sera remis pour fins d’impôts).
Nom:
Courriel:
Adresse:
Conférence ouverte aux étudiant(e)s
Veuillez communiquer avec sblakely@cisdl.org ou christine.robertson@ciaj-icaj.ca pour le renvoi du formulaire et/ou de plus amples renseignements