Guatemalan judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez spoke about justice, power and human rights in a conversation at the Pritzker School of Law on Wednesday. Gálvez is this year’s recipient of the Global Jurist of the Year Award, granted by Pritzker’s Center for International Human Rights. The prize, now in its eighth year, recognizes judges who are.
Content warning: This article contains mentions of violence. Guatemalan judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez will receive the eighth Global Jurist of the Year Award from Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern announced Thursday. The University is recognizing Gálvez for his history of protecting human rights and defending the rule of law in.
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights will award its eighth Global Jurist of the Year Award to Guatemalan judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez in recognition of a career spent holding power to account, protecting human rights and defending the rule of law in Guatemala, even at great personal risk.
Kenyans, while congratulating Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi expressed their fervent desire to see the veteran judge as their next Chief Justice and leader of the Supreme Court. She recently won the prestigious Global Jurist of the Year Award from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights (CIHR). According to Northwestern Now, the Global Jurist of the Year Award is designed to honour a sitting judge, whether in an international or national court, who has demonstrated in his or her career courage in the face of adversity to uphold and defend fundamental human rights or the principles of international criminal justice.