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Temple Law School and FWLA present a CLE Event on "Korean Comfort Women: The Pros and Cons of Using International Human Rights Law as an Advocacy Platform"

Temple University School of Law, Tokyo Campus is pleased to offer one MCLE credit to U.S. qualified attorneys who attend the Foreign Women Lawyer's Association (FWLA) meeting, with guest speaker Dr. Etsuro Totsuka, Professor of International Human Rights Law at Ryukoku University's School of Law.

Date:: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Time:: 7:15 p.m. Light Dinner
8:00 p.m. Presentation
9:00 p.m. Q&A
9:30 p.m. End
Venue:: Temple University, Japan Campus, School of Law, Mita Hall (Map)
4-1-27 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073
FWLA Meeting Fees:: Members ¥3,000
¥1,500 for full-time student members
¥5,000 for non-members and guests
¥2,000 for student non-members and guests (please present student ID)
RSVP:: To facilitate catering arrangements and building security procedures, please RSVP to fwla.events@gmail.com, if possible, by Friday, April 3, 2009.

Speaker

Dr. Etsuro Totsuka is a Professor of International Human Rights Law at Ryukoku University's School of Law. Dr. Totsuka has dedicated his legal career to defending human rights and has won several awards recognizing his commitment to justice in this area. He advocates for mentally ill patients in Japan and successfully effected the 1997 amendment to the Mental Health Act. He frequently appears before United Nations bodies in defense of victims of human rights abuses, including the Comfort Women, and represents United Nations NGOs, such as the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) and the Japan Fellowship of Reconciliation (JFOR). He currently serves as the main Geneva representative for the JFOR developing overseas educational programs at the United Nations for students of Ryukoku University. He also serves as the General Secretary of the Research Institute of International Human Rights Law Policies. Dr. Totsuka graduated from Rikkyo University with a B.Sc. in 1964 and a B.A. in 1970. In 1973, he graduated from the National Institute for Legal Training and Research and was licensed as an attorney. He received an LL.M., LSE from the University of London in 1990 and a Doctorate of International Relations Studies from Ritsumeikan University in 2007.