Legitimacy of State Power in Situations of Transition

Lecture with Dr Danilo TURK, Former President of the Republic of Slovenia on “Legitimacy of State Power in Situations of Transition”

Introduced by Ghassan SALAME, Dean of PSIA-Sciences Po

 

 

A Professor of International Law, Dr. Danilo TURK served as the President of the Republic of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. Previously, he was the Ambassador of Slovenia to the United Nations and was then appointed by Mr. Kofi Annan as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, a position where he handled many crisis situations. Dr Türk has also initiated and participated in the establishment of the Human Rights Council in Slovenia in 1987.