Thelton E.

Henderson Center for Social Justice

Ruth Chance Lecture Series
Presents:

How Diversity is Viewed

in the French
Business Community
Jean-Claude Beaujour
Partner, Cabinet Hobson

France provides a re-

markable lens for ex-
ploring racism. The
country is committed
through its revolution-
ary republican, anti-
aristocratic principles
to the denial of the
relevance of race or
any other form of identity other than citizenship. Yet
Event inequalities based on race, ethnicity and religion are
co-sponsor: glaring. In the face of opposition to what are often
described as "American-style" civil rights remedies,
Berkeley
French business interests, wanting the economic
Center for benefits of competing in a diverse world market, are
Law, Business leading a campaign to legitimize the principle of em-
bracing diversity.
and the
Economy. Jean-Claude Beaujour is a leading member of the
Paris Bar. He practices international law and is also
a pro bono civil rights lawyer, dividing his time be-
tween Paris, Japan and Brazil. He has served as an
March 28, 2011 expert on constitutional and corporate law for the Su-
preme Court of the Ivory Coast, as a legal expert at
Boalt - 105 the United Nations promoting the rule of law in Dji-
bouti, and as a Senior Lecturer in Conflict Resolution
12:45-1:45 p.m. at the l'Ecole National d'Administration. In 2005,
Mr. Beaujour was named a "Chevalier dans l'Ordre
Lunch will be served.
National du Mérite."