Jonathan Granoff
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Granoff is an American lawyer. He is currently President of the Global Security Institute
, and a Senior Advisor of the American Bar Association
's Committee on Arms Control and National Security. He has served as Vice President of the NGO Committee on Disarmament at the United Nations
, and serves on numerous governing and advisory boards including the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, the Lawyers Alliance for World Security, the Jane Goodall Institute
, the Bipartisan Security Group, and the Middle Powers Initiative
.http://www.gsinstitute.org/gsi/who.html
Granoff has lectured worldwide emphasizing the legal, ethical and spiritual dimensions of human development and security, with a specific focus on the threats posed by nuclear weapons. He is an award-winning screenwriter
, and has been featured in more than 30 publications.http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/bios/jonathan-granoff.asp He has practiced law in Philadelphia as an individual practitioner, in several medium-sized firms, and as in-house counsel in a public company. He chaired the special session on Terrorism and Threats to Humanity at the Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
in Rome
in 2004, where he represented the International Peace Bureau
, a Nobel Peace Laureate organization. Granoff has represented the International Peace Bureau at the Nobel Peace Laureate Summits in Rome every year since 2002. He received his Baccalaureate degree, Cum Laude, from Vassar College
and Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law - Camden
.http://www.gsinstitute.org/gsi/who.html
January 30, 2009, Berlin, Germany: transcript of remarks made at the sixth Article VI Forum meeting.
January/February 2009: published in Tikkun Magazine.
October 24, 2008, New York, NY: speech delivered at the GSI Strategy Session on Achieving a Nuclear Weapons Convention, as part of the East West Institute conference "Seizing the Moment: A One-Day Consultation on Breakthrough Measures on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disarmament."
September 12, 2008, Stavanger, Norway to New York, NY: Speaker at the
Summer 2008: published in Disarmament Times.
June 9-10, 2008, New Delhi, India: Presentation at International Conference, "Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons," hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Indian Council for World Affairs.
April 4, 2008: host of the Showcase Presentation at the American Bar Association Section of the International Law Spring Meeting.
March 9, 2008, Tehran, Iran: delivered at the Institute for Political and International Studies, organized by the Foreign Ministry of Iran.
March 30, 2008, Dublin, Ireland : delivered at Fifth Article VI Forum of the Middle Powers Initiative.
December 19, 2007: published in Embassy Magazine.
December 13-14, 2007, Rome, Italy: and speeches delivered to the 8th Summit of Nobel Laureates.
November 20, 2007, New York, NY: an address to Inter-Parliamentary Union at the Chamber of the Economic and Social Council.
November 7, 2007: published in The Courier-Journal.
September 26, 2007: published in the New York University School of Law Journal of International Law and Politics.
July 18, 2007, New York, NY: Presentation to the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
May 3, 2007, Washington, DC: briefing before the United States House of Representatives Taskforce on Non-proliferation.
May 4, 2007, Washington, DC: Moderator of Special Showcase Presentation with at the American Bar Association Section of the International Law Spring Meeting.
March 28, 2007, Washington, DC: delivered at Beyond Nuclear Weapons Conferences hosted by the Project for Nuclear Awareness.
March 15, 2007, Washington, DC: prepared Remarks to the Organization of American States.
February 10, 2007: published at CommonDreams.org.
2007: in Ives, D. (Ed.), Reverence for Life: Albert Schweitzer's Relevance Today. Cambridge Scholars Press.
Global Security Institute
The Global Security Institute is a international organization with a mission to eliminate nuclear weapons through international cooperation and security. It aims to influence national laws, seeking to accomplish its mission by focusing on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, and...
, and a Senior Advisor of the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
's Committee on Arms Control and National Security. He has served as Vice President of the NGO Committee on Disarmament at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, and serves on numerous governing and advisory boards including the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, the Lawyers Alliance for World Security, the Jane Goodall Institute
Jane Goodall Institute
The Jane Goodall Institute is an international wildlife and environment conservation organization with branches in many countries. It was founded in 1977 by English primatologist Dr...
, the Bipartisan Security Group, and the Middle Powers Initiative
Middle Powers Initiative
The Middle Powers Initiative , a program of the Global Security Institute, is dedicated to the worldwide reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons, in a series of well-defined stages accompanied by increasing verification and control....
.http://www.gsinstitute.org/gsi/who.html
Granoff has lectured worldwide emphasizing the legal, ethical and spiritual dimensions of human development and security, with a specific focus on the threats posed by nuclear weapons. He is an award-winning screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and has been featured in more than 30 publications.http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/bios/jonathan-granoff.asp He has practiced law in Philadelphia as an individual practitioner, in several medium-sized firms, and as in-house counsel in a public company. He chaired the special session on Terrorism and Threats to Humanity at the Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 2004, where he represented the International Peace Bureau
International Peace Bureau
International Peace Bureau is the world's oldest international peace federation. It was founded in 1891, and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910....
, a Nobel Peace Laureate organization. Granoff has represented the International Peace Bureau at the Nobel Peace Laureate Summits in Rome every year since 2002. He received his Baccalaureate degree, Cum Laude, from Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
and Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Rutgers School of Law–Camden is a public law school of Rutgers University located in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware Waterfront. It is one of two law schools of Rutgers University and one of only three law schools in the state of New Jersey...
.http://www.gsinstitute.org/gsi/who.html
Speeches and writings
List of Selected Speeches and Writings by Mr.Jonathan Granoff:http://www.gsinstitute.org/dpe/writingsJanuary 30, 2009, Berlin, Germany: transcript of remarks made at the sixth Article VI Forum meeting.
January/February 2009: published in Tikkun Magazine.
October 24, 2008, New York, NY: speech delivered at the GSI Strategy Session on Achieving a Nuclear Weapons Convention, as part of the East West Institute conference "Seizing the Moment: A One-Day Consultation on Breakthrough Measures on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disarmament."
September 12, 2008, Stavanger, Norway to New York, NY: Speaker at the
Summer 2008: published in Disarmament Times.
June 9-10, 2008, New Delhi, India: Presentation at International Conference, "Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons," hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Indian Council for World Affairs.
April 4, 2008: host of the Showcase Presentation at the American Bar Association Section of the International Law Spring Meeting.
March 9, 2008, Tehran, Iran: delivered at the Institute for Political and International Studies, organized by the Foreign Ministry of Iran.
March 30, 2008, Dublin, Ireland : delivered at Fifth Article VI Forum of the Middle Powers Initiative.
December 19, 2007: published in Embassy Magazine.
December 13-14, 2007, Rome, Italy: and speeches delivered to the 8th Summit of Nobel Laureates.
November 20, 2007, New York, NY: an address to Inter-Parliamentary Union at the Chamber of the Economic and Social Council.
November 7, 2007: published in The Courier-Journal.
September 26, 2007: published in the New York University School of Law Journal of International Law and Politics.
July 18, 2007, New York, NY: Presentation to the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
May 3, 2007, Washington, DC: briefing before the United States House of Representatives Taskforce on Non-proliferation.
May 4, 2007, Washington, DC: Moderator of Special Showcase Presentation with at the American Bar Association Section of the International Law Spring Meeting.
March 28, 2007, Washington, DC: delivered at Beyond Nuclear Weapons Conferences hosted by the Project for Nuclear Awareness.
March 15, 2007, Washington, DC: prepared Remarks to the Organization of American States.
February 10, 2007: published at CommonDreams.org.
2007: in Ives, D. (Ed.), Reverence for Life: Albert Schweitzer's Relevance Today. Cambridge Scholars Press.
External links
- Global Security Institute
- Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
- Lawyers Alliance for World Security
- Bipartisan Security Group
- Middle Powers Initiative
- Disarmament and Peace Education- Writings