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William Schabas

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William Schabas, born in 1950, is a Canadian legal academic specializing in international criminal law and human rights law. He is a professor of international law at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom and professor of international humanitarian law and human rights at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and he is the author of more than eighteen monographs and over 350 academic articles on genocide, the death penalty and international human rights. He served as a commissioner on the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed a 2014 United Nations committee investigating Israel role in the Gaza conflict before resigning in February 2015 over conflict of interest allegations tied to prior legal work for the Palestine Liberation Organization, and represented Myanmar before the International Court of Justice in 2019 in genocide allegations concerning the Rohingya population. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

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Role
Academic specialising in international criminal and human rights law 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Canadian 1
Born
1950 2
Birth Date
1950-11-09 2
Birthplace
Cleveland 2
Classification
Field of Law
Human Rights Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
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1. William Schabas (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    He is professor of international law at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom, professor of international human law and human rights at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and an internationally respected expert on human rights law, genocide and the death penalty.
  • Introduction, nationality
    William Schabas, born in 1950, is a Canadian legal academic specializing in international criminal law and human rights law.
  • Introduction, role
    William Anthony Schabas, OC is a Canadian academic specialising in international criminal and human rights law.
  • Introduction, field of law
    William Anthony Schabas, OC is a Canadian academic specialising in international criminal and human rights law.
  • In Legal System: Law of Canada, Wikipedia lead sentence
    is a Canadian academic specialising in international
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2. Wikidata: William Schabas
  • Wikidata Q3568936, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1950
  • Wikidata Q3568936, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1950-11-09
  • Wikidata Q3568936, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Cleveland
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