Notable Events
1986 World Food Day Food and Law Conference: The Legal Faces of the Hunger Problem
In 1986, Howard University School of Law and the Department of International Affairs, headed by Ambassador Walter Carrington and in cooperation with the office of satellite communications, held the 1986 World Food Day Food and Law Conference: The Legal Faces of the Hunger Problem. J. Clay Smith, Jr. was acting Dean of the law school during this time. The purpose of the conference was to “shed light on the paths to be followed by concerned people to bring to fruition the realization of the right of people to be free from hunger and to have an adequate diet.” The goal of the conference was to gain an understanding of what needs to be done in order to solve the issue of global hunger: “Our conference is a call to act, to structure our system, our laws and our policies to meet this challenge head-on.” “Professor Goler Teal Butcher conceived, designed, and brilliantly participated in … the Symposium. Butcher gathered experts, field participants, and scholars from around the world to serve as panelists for the event.
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