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Henry J. Richardson III, a leading international law scholar with special interest in Africa, will deliver the 2010 Mitchell Lecture at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Law School from 2-4 p.m. today.
Richardson will speak on "The Origins of African-American Interests in International Law" in 106 O'Brian Hall on UB's North Campus. Richardson, professor of law at the Beasley School of Law at Temple ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, plans to draw on two themes featured in his recent book: the birth of the African-American international tradition and the roots of African-Americans' stake in international law.
The Mitchell Lecture, which is free and open to the public, continues a distinguished tradition that began when the lecture series began in 1950. Richardson is the latest in a list of respected and prominent speakers who includes Irene Khan, C. Edwin Baker, Derrick Bell, Barry Cushman, Carol Gilligan, Elizabeth Holtzman, Stewart Macaulay, Catharine McKinnon, Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Richard Posner, Clyde Summers and John Payton.
A reception will follow Richardson's presentation. For more details, visit .
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