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DESCRIPTION:George Bisharat, Professor of Law at UC Hastings, will speak on the Israeli 
 occupation of Palestinian land and the the recent attacks on Gaza, with a 
 focus on the role of international law.\n\nLecture followed by Q&A.\n\nPart 
 Three of a FIVE PART LECTURE SERIES entitled: \nAFTER GAZA: WHAT NEXT FOR 
 ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS?\n\nGeorge Bisharat joined the Hastings faculty 
 in 1991, after serving four years as a Deputy Public Defender for the City 
 and County of San Francisco.\n\nBisharat has lived, studied, and traveled 
 throughout the Middle East and North Africa, with extended sojourns in 
 Beirut, Tunis, Cairo, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.  His study of the 
 impact of Israeli occupation on the Palestinian legal profession of the 
 West Bank, Palestinian Lawyers and Israeli Rule: Law and Disorder in the 
 West Bank, was published in 1989. In recent years, Professor Bisharat has 
 consulted with the Palestinian Legislative Council over the structure of 
 the Palestinian judiciary, reforms in criminal procedure, and other aspects 
 of legal development.  His op-ed pieces have been published in numerous 
 papers, including the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, and Wall 
 Street Journal.\n\nBisharat graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 
 1983 and holds a B.A. in anthropology (UC Berkeley, 1975), an M.A. in 
 history (Georgetown University, 1979), and a Ph.D. in anthropology and 
 Middle East studies (Harvard University, 1987).\n\nRemaining 
 Lectures:\n\nMay 28\nPhyllis Bennis (Institute for Policy Studies)\n"The US 
 and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Voices of Opposition"\n(at the World 
 Affairs Center, 312 Sutter St)\n\nJune 10\nNadia Hijab (Institute for 
 Palestine Studies)\nThe War on Gaza and its Aftermath: Looking Ahead\n(at 
 the World Affairs Center, 312 Sutter St)\n\nWheelchair accessible.  \nSign 
 language interpretation.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/30/18592016.php
SUMMARY:Gaza: The International Legal Perspective
LOCATION:American Conservatory Theater\n415 Geary St.\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94102\n\nhttp://www.act-sf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=plan_parking_directions
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/30/18592016.php
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