SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Remembering Tom Franck: The Man and his Legacy

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

Time	Event
9.30am	Registration
10.00am	Tom Franck: Friend, Teacher, Scholar Chair: Professor Iain Scobbie Panel: Dame Rosalyn Higgins, Lord Robert MacLennan, Simon Olleson
11.15am	Coffee
11.45am	Human Rights, Democratic Governance and the Recourse to Force Chair: Professor Christine Chinkin Panel: Professor Susan Marks: What has become of the emerging right to democratic governance? Professor Sir Nigel Rodley KBE: Franck for Defence
1.00pm	Lunch
2.00pm	“Our Man in Dar es Salaam”: Tom Franck, Decolonisation and Self-determination Chair: Dr Catriona Drew Panel: Professor Patrick McAuslan: Our Man in Dar es Salaam Professor Malcolm Shaw: Territorialism and the Limits of Self-Determination Dr Ralph Wilde: The extraterritorial application of human rights law: human rights imperialism?
3.15pm	Afternoon tea
3.45pm	Legitimacy and Fairness: International Courts and Institutions Chair: Dame Rosalyn Higgins Panel: Devika Hovell: Franckly my dear: Giving a Damn about Fairness in Security Council Sanctions Professor Iain Scobbie: Courting Tom
5.00pm	Close

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