Howard Zehr, world-renowned practitioner and theorist of restorative justice, will be the featured speaker at the on Oct. 30 at George Mason University. He is co-director emeritus of the , and distinguished professor of restorative justice at 草莓社区鈥檚 .
This year marks the 30th installment of the Lynch series, an annual lecture sponsored by the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution which features 鈥済round-breaking approaches to analyzing conflict and promoting peace,鈥� according to its .
Zehr will speak on 鈥淗uman Rights Meets Restorative Justice,鈥� examining some of the modern-day challenges of enforcing human rights and how the legal system can contribute to injustice.
The lecture is especially appropriate considering the strong ties between CJP and S-CAR. Three long-term faculty members Lisa Schirch, Barry Hart and Gloria Rhodes, as well as CJP Executive Director Jayne Docherty (also a long-term faculty member) earned their doctorates at S-CAR and several CJP graduates are continuing their doctoral studies at George Mason.
Previous Lynch speakers include John Paul Lederach, the co-founder and first director of CJP; the president of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca; and Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown Law in Washington D.C. and former federal prosecutor.