Remembering Tom Franck: The Man and his Legacy Symposium

Tom Franck was one of the most significant international lawyers in the English-speaking world during the past half-century: May 27th is the first anniversary of his death. Two centres in the School of Law at SOAS, the Centre for the study of Colonialism, Empire and International Law, and the Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East, have decided to commemorate this by organising a symposium in which friends, colleagues and former students of Tom Franck will examine his legacy.

Provisional Programme :

9.30am: Registration

10.00am: Tom Franck: Friend, Teacher, Scholar

Dame Rosalyn Higgins, Lord Robert McLennan, Simon Olleson, Professor Iain Scobbie

11.15: Morning Coffee

11.45 am: Human Rights, Democratic Governance, and the Recourse to Force

Professor Christine Chinkin, Professor Susan Marks, Professor Nigel Rodley

2.00 pm: Our Man in Dar es Salaam: Tom Franck, Decolonisation, and Self-determination

Dr Catriona Drew, Professor Malcolm Shaw, Dr Ralph Wilde

3.30pm: Afternoon Tea

4.00 pm: Legitimacy: International Courts and Institutions

Dame Rosalyn Higgins, Devika Hovell, Professor Iain Scobbie

5.00pm: Close

Please note that this symposium is FREE and open to all.