European Union Representative to Speak at UNM School of Law

Lecture to address immigration, citizenship, asylum and torture

Helmut Kuhne, German representative to the European Union Parliament, will present “EU International and Immigration Developments” at the University of New Mexico School of Law, room 2404 on Thursday, May 31, 5:30-7 p.m.

In this seminar, Kuhne will examine current developments in immigration, EU citizenship, asylum harmonization norms, International Criminal Court, and the EU Parliament’s perspective on torture. A Q&A session will follow, moderated by Ana Andzic Tomlinson, associate university counsel, UNM Office of University Counsel, and Honorable Chris Berkheimer, New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration.

Kuhne is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and has represented Germany in the EU Parliament since 1994 in three consecutive terms. During this time, he has served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Security and Defense, the Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists, the temporary committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners, and as a member of the Substitute Delegation for relations with the United States.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Also, 1.3 General Continuing Legal Education Credits are available for $60, or $55 for International & Immigration Section members.

This event is sponsored by the N.M. State Bar Immigration and International Section, N.M. State Bar CLE, UNM Office of University Counsel and UNM School of Law.