Mary Robinson Speaks at FSU

FSU LAW HOSTS FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND MARY ROBINSON FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE

PANAMA CITY, FL – The Florida State University College of Law will host Mary Robinson — Ireland’s first female president, renowned climate justice advocate and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — as the 2025 speaker for the D’Alemberte & Palmer Lecture in International Human Rights.

Robinson will speak on “The Rule of Law in International Human Rights.” The event is free and open to the public.

Robinson is widely regarded as a pioneering leader and one of the world’s most influential advocates for human rights, climate justice and the rule of law. Serving as President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, she became the country’s first female head of state and reshaped the role of the presidency during a period of profound social, economic and political change.

A reception will follow in the D’Alemberte Rotunda. Copies of her book “Climate Justice” will be available for purchase at the event, along with a book signing.

For more information, visit law.fsu.edu/humanrightslecture.