Karima Bennoune
Karima Bennoune
Karima Bennoune is an Algerian-American who is the Homer G. Angelo and Ann Berryhill Endowed Chair in International Law and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the UC Davis School of Law. She is also the current United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. [1][2]
Education[]
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School 1994
- M.A. Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School 1994
- Graduate Certificate, Women's Studies, University of Michigan 1994
- B.A. History and Semiotics, Brown University 1988 [2]
Career[]
Before coming to UC Davis, Bennoune was a Professor of Law and Arthur L. Dickson Scholar at Rutgers School of Law – Newark. [2]
She won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2014) for her book, “Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism.” [3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights." Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Karima Bennoune". UC Davis School of Law. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "2014 winners". Dayton Peace Prize. September 24, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Karima Bennoune, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights". OHCHR. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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- "Voices of Terrorism Victims" UN in Action No. 1579, an interview with Karima Bennoune about her colleague and former neighbor Chadli Hamza who was killed in the bombing; from UN Web TV's UN in Action
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