Public lecture by Robert McCorquodale

Professor of International Law and Human Rights

University of Nottingham

"The Responsibility of States for Violations of Human Rights by TNCs Overseas"

Robert McCorquodale is Professor of International Law and Human Rights, as well as Head of School, at the Law School of the University of Nottingham, one of Britain’s leading law schools.  Prior to his appointment at Nottingham in 2000, Robert was a Fellow, Lecturer and Director of Studies in Law at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, from 1988 to 1994.  He then became a Senior Lecturer, and then Associate Professor in International and Human Rights Law and Head of School, at the Faculty of Law at the Australian National University.  Robert’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of international law and constitutional law, with his primary research interests being in international human rights law.  He has provided advice and training to governments (in both developed and developing countries), corporations, organisations and peoples, concerning international law and human rights issues, including advising on the drafting of new constitutions.  He is co-author of one of the leading texts in international law: Cases and Materials on International Law (4^th ed, 2003); and is on the editorial board of a number of respected academic journals.


Date: Wednesday 13 September 2006
Time: 1 - 2 pm
Venue: Law Faculty lecture theatre L3, Building 12, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton
Location details: http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/maps/3-Claytoncolour.pdf