12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Washington Square
CONFLICT, SECURITY, AND DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, ACTORS, AND APPROACHES
Brazil's Transitional Justice Policies: Perspectives from a Federal Prosecutor
This brown bag lunch series examines new research, creative policy approaches, and recent innovations in addressing security and development challenges in conflict and post-conflict contexts.
Tuesday, September 30, 12.30 – 1.30 pm
Please note location: NYU Wagner at the Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street
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Marlon Weichert, CHRGJ Hauser Global Scholar
Brazil's 1988 constitution enshrines a unique mandate for the Brazilian Public Prosecution Service-to defend human rights and the rule of law-in addition to fulfilling its criminal prosecution duties. As a federal prosecutor for nearly 20 years, Marlon Weichert specialized in human rights litigation and advocacy. Weichert will discuss his firsthand experience with the Federal Prosecution Service, developing transitional justice strategies in response to Brazil's repressive dictatorship. He will explain recent initiatives, including innovations and challenges, in the fields of justice, truth, memory and reparations.