Opening Session
Professor Emeritus Vitit Muntarbhorn
Professor Emeritus, Chulalongkorn University; former UN Independent Expert and member of UN Commissions of Inquiry on human rights; UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia; recipient of the 2004 UNESCO human rights education prize
Biography:
Vitit Muntarbhorn is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He is a graduate of Oxford University (M.A.,B.C.L. (Oxon.)) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (Licence Speciale en Droit Europeen (Brux.)). He is also a Barrister at Law (the Middle Temple, London). He teaches International Law, Human Rights and related subjects. He has held a number of UN posts, in particular the following: UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography; UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; UN Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. He was the Chairperson of the UN appointed Commission of Inquiry on the Ivory Coast (2011) and a member of the UN appointed Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. In 2021, he was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia by the UN Human Rights Council.
He also helps civil society and was for several years Co-Chairperson of the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism. He has published widely on International Law and Human Rights. His latest book is “Challenges of International Law in the Asian Region” (Springer 2021). He is the recipient of various awards, including the 2004 UNESCO Human Rights Education Prize. He was bestowed a Knighthood (KBE) in 2018.
Professor Emeritus Vitit Muntarbhorn
Professor Emeritus, Chulalongkorn University; former UN Independent Expert and member of UN Commissions of Inquiry on human rights; UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia; recipient of the 2004 UNESCO human rights education prize
Biography:
Vitit Muntarbhorn is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He is a graduate of Oxford University (M.A.,B.C.L. (Oxon.)) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (Licence Speciale en Droit Europeen (Brux.)). He is also a Barrister at Law (the Middle Temple, London). He teaches International Law, Human Rights and related subjects. He has held a number of UN posts, in particular the following: UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography; UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; UN Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. He was the Chairperson of the UN appointed Commission of Inquiry on the Ivory Coast (2011) and a member of the UN appointed Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. In 2021, he was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia by the UN Human Rights Council.
He also helps civil society and was for several years Co-Chairperson of the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism. He has published widely on International Law and Human Rights. His latest book is “Challenges of International Law in the Asian Region” (Springer 2021). He is the recipient of various awards, including the 2004 UNESCO Human Rights Education Prize. He was bestowed a Knighthood (KBE) in 2018.