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Paul van Zyl grew up in South Africa during the apartheid era. He spent many years actively opposing apartheid, and served as the Executive Secretary of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 1995 to 1998.〔("Peace Ventures" ), ''Paul van Zyl''〕 He received a law degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1996 and an LL.M. in international law from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands in 1997. He also earned an LL.M. in corporate law from the NYU School of Law’s Hauser Global Law Scholar Program in 1999.〔("Alumnus of the Month" ), ''NYU Law''〕 In 2001, Paul co-founded the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), an international human rights organization based in New York City. Paul initially served as Program Director and Executive Vice President of ICTJ, in which he shared his expertise on delivering truth and justice to victims of mass human rights violations.〔("Peace Ventures" ), ''Paul van Zyl''〕 Paul has served as an adviser and consultant to many NGOs and governments on transitional justice issues in countries including: Colombia, Indonesia, East Timor, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.〔("CHRGJ" ), ''NYU Law''〕 He received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2009 with Juan E. Mendez, the former ICTJ President, for their contributions to transitional justice. He also was awarded the 2009 Recent Graduate Award from NYU Law, and was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2008. He is a member of the Monitor Talent Network and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Fragile States, and has been an adviser to the Sundance Documentary Film Program. He was also the Director of New York University School of Law’s Transitional Justice Program and a professor of law in both New York and Singapore Currently, Paul is the Co-Founder and CEO of (Maiyet ), a luxury fashion brand that celebrates and cultivates traditional design and culture by partnering with global artisans to incorporate exquisitely handcrafted details into the collections. 〔https://maiyet.com/our-philosophy〕 ==Lectures== (''Introduction to Transitional Justice'' ) in the (Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law ) ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul van Zyl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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