Oct 10, 6:00 PM: Lecture: Christiane Taubira

JUSTICE IN SERVICE OF EQUALITY. A lecture by, and conversation with, Christiane Taubira, former Minister of Justice of France. Post-lecture discussion moderated by Jennifer Wild (CMS) and Mary Anne Case (Law School). Christiane Taubira founded the left-wing Guianese party Walwari, and was elected four times to the National Assembly of France (representing French Guiana), where she was the driving force behind the 2001 law that recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. In 2012, she was appointed Justice Minister of France. In that capacity, she oversaw fundamental penal reforms that promote rehabilitation and lowered recidivism rates, and introduced a law that both legalized same-sex marriage in France, and allows same-sex couples to adopt children. Ms. Taubira is strongly committed to civil rights, women’s rights, and the rights of disadvantaged youth. In the wake of the terrorist attacks France suffered in 2015, she published a book, Murmures à la Jeunesse, in which she argues that the French Republic has at its disposal all the tools and resources it needs to combat terrorism successfully. This event is sponsored by: France Chicago Center, Center for the Study of Race Politics and Culture, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago French Club, Franke Institute for the Humanities, Cultural Services of the French Consulate in Chicago, Alliance Française de Chicago, International House Global Voices Program, and International House Diplomatic Encounters Series.

Date: October 10, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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