File 1 - Emory University 2003-2004

92pp

Material relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work with Emory University, including her role as advisor of World Law Institute, 2003-2004. It includes correspondence relating to MR's visit to give the Rosalynn Carter Distinguished Lecture in Public Office, [12?]/2003; correspondence relating to invitation to MR to accept honorary degree and be keynote speaker, 10 May 2004, correspondence and press material relating to petition attempting to have MR removed from list of Commencement speakers amid allegations she was anti-Semitic and referring to her handling of United Nations Anti-Racism conference in Durban, letters of support and articles refuting allegations against MR from Anthony Lester, Michael Posner, Melvin Konner, James W Flannery and others along with printout of letters to the press, official statement from Emory University on their decision not to remove MR from speaker list, correspondence relating to MR's own upset at the allegations and text of commencement address; correspondence from Harold Berman inviting MR to be advisor on proposed World Law Institute, 13-14/04/2004 and programme 12/2004.

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