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HKU weekly notice (from September 30 to October 7)

30 Sep 2011

 

Media briefing: HKU research team finds climate change the ultimate cause of large-scale human crisis
A study by Professor David D. Zhang and his colleagues from the Department of Geography, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has revealed that climate change was the ultimate cause of significant human crises in pre-industrial Europe and the Northern Hemisphere.

Their research finding will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, the most prestigious journal in social sciences.

Professor David D. Zhang and his team members will hold a press conference to explain their findings. You are cordially invited to attend. Details as follows:

Date: October 3, 2011 (Monday)
Time: 2pm
Venue: KB 902, 9/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong

For media enquiries, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606, email: pychoy@hku.hk  or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk. 

The Responsibility to Protect and Libya in 2011: A New Principle of International Law?
In 2011, the UN Security Council gave operational effect to the responsibility to protect doctrine in two groundbreaking Resolutions. This paved the way for UN authorised military intervention in Libya, which in turn provided NATO support and protection for civilians and for those persons engaged in an attempt to militarily overthrow the Libyan regime of Muammur Gadaffi. This lecture will assess the background to the responsibility to protect doctrine, its operationalisation in Libya, and the implications arising from these events for future UN authorised military interventions.

Donald R. Rothwell is Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University and Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Military Law and Justice. He has written and taught in many areas of international law, including International Humanitarian Law, International Law and the Use of Armed Force, International Security Law, and the Law of the Sea. He teaches Military Operations Law to Australian Defence Force lawyers at the ANU. His forthcoming book is Antarctic Security in the Twenty-First Century.

Date: October 7, 2011 (Friday)
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Venue: Room 9, LG2 Floor, Library Extension Building, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Ms Flora Leung by email at fkleung@hku.hk  or by phone at 2859 2941.

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