• Public Talk

Food as a Weapon: Legal Perspectives on Palestine

The talk will be given by Zeina Jallad and Professor Michael Fakhri.

November 17, 2024 @ 1:00 PM 2:00 PM

1A16 (EPS)

Poster titled “Food As a Weapon: Legal Perspectives on Palestine,” with speaker photos, event details for Sunday, November 17, 1–2 pm at the Executive Program Suite, and logos of organizing institutions.

About

The talk will be given by Zeina Jallad, Associate Professor of International Law and Director of the Palestine Land Studies Center at the American University of Beirut, and Professor Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.

Moderated by Noha Aboueldahab, Assistant Professor of International Law at GU-Q.

Speakers

Michael Fakhri

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.

Zeina Jallad

Associate Professor of International Law and Director of the Palestine Land Studies Center at the American University of Beirut

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