MEDIA ADVISORY: Iraqi judge talks about establishing rule of law in Iraq

Judge Zuhair Al-Maliki, an Iraqi jurist who served as a judge with the Iraqi Criminal Court, will speak at noon Friday, Dec. 7, at Vanderbilt University. He will talk about how recent advancements in establishing the rule of law in Iraq have helped reduce violence in the country. He will also discuss the future of the rule of law in the Middle East. Judge Zuhair is currently serving as the Rule of Law Adviser to the U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team in Baghdad. His talk is sponsored by the College of Arts and Science and the International Law Society at Vanderbilt Law School.

WHAT: Judge Zuhair Al-Maliki, an Iraqi jurist who served as a judge with the Iraqi Criminal Court, will discuss the future of the rule of law in the Middle East and how recent advancements in establishing the rule of law in Iraq have helped reduce violence in the country.

WHERE: Flynn Auditorium, Vanderbilt University Law School,
131 21st Avenue S.

WHEN: Friday, Dec. 7, at noon.
Media Contact: Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS
princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu