Benjamin Brockman-Hawe, who has worked as an attorney with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, will be the Fall Visiting Fellow of the Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies next week.

Focusing on human rights and justice issues connected to the Syrian Civil War, Brockman-Hawe will be the focal point for three public events focused on related hot-button issues in the Middle East, including an update on the Arab Spring movement and prosecuting terrorism crimes. Brockman-Hawe has also served as an attorney with the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber).

From 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, Brockman-Hawe will participate in a faculty/student workshop in Swanson Hall Room 17, with the theme of  "Prosecuting Terrorism at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon."  A free lunch will be served at the workshop, which is open to all faculty and students.

While here, Brockman-Hawe will also guest-lecture to an International Human Rights class at the School of Law and take part in a KFJM radio interview.