Panteion University of Athens is holding a conference to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, which was opened for signature by member states on 4 November 1950 in Rome. Dr. Theo Gavrielides, IARS Director, has been invited to speak on the relationship of human rights and restorative justice values and legislation.
The Convention today upholds the human rights of 800 million Europeans in 47 states. Prof. Vasso Artinopoulou, Vice-Rector at the University will organise the event on the 17th December. Judges, lawyers and academics are expected to attend. There, she will be launching her new book Η Επανορθωτική Δικαιοσύνη – Η Πρόκληση των σύγχρονων δικαιικών συστημάτων (Restorative Justice. A challenge for the criminal justice systems). Dr. Gavrielides who wrote the Foreword for the book said: "This is a much needed, well researched manuscript. Its publication is timely and much anticipated. I have every confidence that it will make a unique contribution to the field of restorative justice in Greece".
Dr. Gavrielides will also be talking about his new book "Rights and Restoration within youth justice" due to be published in 2012 by de Sitter Publications: Canada. The book will bring for the first time under the same roof the disciplines of human rights and restorative justice. It will be an edited Volume with contributions from leading authors in the human rights and restorative justice field including Prof. Harvey, Prof. Braithwaite, Prof. van Ness and Prof. Newburn to mention but a few. For more information contact. Dr. Theo Gavrielides
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