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Oct 13

BGU’s Honorary Doctorate Webinar Series Featuring Prof. Irwin Cotler


Webinar

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Presentations
In this webinar series, you will meet some of BGU's most fascinating honorary doctorates in conversation with stellar faculty members.

This webinar will discuss "The Global Political Pandemic: Combating the Resurgent Global Authoritarianism and the Decline of Democracies."
Featuring:
Prof. Irwin Cotler
Canadian Member of Parliament and former Minister of Justice and Attorney General
In conversation with:
Prof. Sharon Pardo
Department of Politics and Government
Date
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. ET
12:00 p.m. CT
11:00 a.m. MT
10:00 a.m. PT

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You can join the Zoom webinar by any electronic device or by telephone. Details are provided upon registration.

Click here to register

Prof. Irwin Cotler is a Canadian member of parliament and former minister of justice and attorney general. He is a world-renowned international human rights lawyer and has served as counsel to prisoners of conscience including Andrei Sakharov, Natan Sharansky and Nelson Mandela. Cotler received an honorary doctoral degree from BGU in 2016 in recognition of his legislative efforts in aid of the struggle against racism and hate, and transforming the Canadian judicial system into an exemplar of equality.