A lecture and open discussion with

Dr. Muhyieddeen Touq
Commissioner General for Human Rights in Jordan
Former Chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)

"Negotiating the United Nations Convention Against Corruption : Lessons and Norms Pertaining to the Arab World"

Date: Tuesday 12 January 2010
Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Auditorium B1, College Hall, AUB


Short Bio:

Muhyieddeen Touq has devoted the last 10 years of his professional career to politics, diplomacy, and governance matters. He served twice as a Minister and twice as an Ambassador to several European countries, UN organizations and several International Organizations. During this period Dr. Touq chaired the Ad-Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of the UN Convention against Corruption, and spearheaded the UN efforts for the ratification and promotion of the convention, nationally, regionally, and internationally. He is presently the Chairman of the “World Bank – UN Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative”, and a member of the Steering Committee for the establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Austria. He has also been a member of numerous honorary councils in Jordan.