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Dear Prof Subedi Congratulations and thanks for letting me know. Hope to read it soon. Regards Krishna Upadhyaya On Sun, 6 Mar 2022 at 09:50, Surya Subedi <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I would not normally announce publication of my new books via this group > email list. My most recent one, however, is unlike any other, as it is my > personal memoir! Just published by Routledge, my memoire focusses on the > theme of human rights, law and justice. > > I would like to take this opportunity to thank many of you for your > support and collegiality throughout the years. I have also thanked many of > you in the preface of the memoir. > > The following is a synopsis of my memoir. > > With kind regards. > > Surya > > Professor Surya P. Subedi, QC, OBE, DCL; > School of Law, University of Leeds, UK. > > =============== > > Professor Surya P. Subedi’s Memoir Published in London and New York > > The memoir of Professor Surya P. Subedi QC, the founding Chairperson of > the Britain-Nepal Academic Council, has been published by the major British > publishing house, Routledge, in London and New York. “The Workings of > Human Rights, Law and Justice: A Journey from Nepal to Nobel Nominee” is an > intriguing account of the personal experience and insight of Professor > Subedi, a leading international jurist. > > The memoir traces the author’s remarkable journey from a simple village in > Nepal to becoming an international jurist acclaimed for his innovative > academic and influential practical legal work at senior level positions in > the UN and in various governments, leading to his nomination for the Nobel > Peace Prize. It offers insights into the powers bearing on international > policy making, the dynamics of human rights negotiations with governments > and the effects of their outcomes on the lives of their citizens. It is an > empowering narrative offering a story of complex experiences and > perspectives where individual commitment and advocacy makes a real > difference to our world. > > Drawing on the author’s lifetime of experience in international law and > human rights, this book provides rare glimpses of a personal journey in the > pursuit of justice through the development and practice of international > law. It offers an insight into the workings of international law and > international institutions through the eyes of someone who has navigated > the system and has been able to achieve meaningful and impactful outcomes. > While much has been written on international human rights law, this > inspirational memoir casts a new light on the working of human rights, law, > and justice through the eyes of a leading actor. > > The book presents an accessible source for current debates around the > rules of international law, democracy, and human rights. It gives hope and > inspiration for future generations that individual action is meaningful > despite the trials and tribulations inherent in life. It is thus a valuable > contribution to the study of justice and human rights and the importance of > individual action. > > Professor Subedi is Professor of International Law at the University of > Leeds, a member of the Institut de Droit International, and a Barrister in > London. He served as the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights > in Cambodia for six years (2009-2015) and as a member of the advisory group > on human rights to the British Foreign Secretary for five (2010-2015). In > 2021, he was appointed legal procedural advisor to the World Conservation > Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature held in > Marseille, France. He has acted as a counsel in a number of cases before > the international courts and tribunals, including the International Court > of Justice. > > Her Majesty the Queen of the UK made Professor Subedi an OBE in 2004 and > appointed him a QC (Hon) in 2017 for his contribution to the development of > international law and the advancement of human rights. His alma mater, the > University of Oxford, where he obtained his DPhil (PhD) in 1993, awarded > him the highest accolade – the degree of Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) – in > 2019 for his contribution to international law and human rights. > > The weblink to the memoir is as follows: > > > https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003271543/workings-human-rights-law-justice-surya-subedi > > You can view first 30 pages or so for free from their website. > > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the BNAC list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=BNAC&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/BNAC, a mailing > list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the BNAC list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=BNAC&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/BNAC, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/