{"id":1685,"date":"2016-06-08T10:40:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2016-06-30T14:03:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T13:03:36","slug":"three-honorary-doctor-of-civil-law-degrees-to-be-conferred-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/law-news\/three-honorary-doctor-of-civil-law-degrees-to-be-conferred-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorary degrees in Law to be conferred in July"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hon Dame Linda Dobbs DBE <\/a>will receive\u00a0a Doctor of Letters at the congregation ceremony for undergraduate graduands\u00a0from\u00a0Kent Law School at Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday 13 July, in recognition of her pioneering role as a non-white woman in the senior judiciary.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Ivo Daalder<\/a>, who was the US Permanent Representative to NATO and who studied politics at the University, will receive a Doctor of Civil Law at\u00a0Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday 13 July at 7.30pm, the congregation ceremony for postgraduate graduands from\u00a0Kent Law School, in recognition of his contribution to diplomacy.<\/p>\n

The first President of the European Council and former Prime Minister of Belguim,\u00a0Herman Van Rompuy<\/a>, will also receive a\u00a0Doctor of Civil Law,\u00a0in recognition of\u00a0his distinguished contribution to public life internationally,\u00a0at Canterbury Cathedral\u00a0on Thursday 14 July at 10.30am.<\/p>\n

Director\u00a0of victims\u2019 group Widows against Violence Empower (WAVE<\/a>), Sandra Peake MBE, will receive a Doctor of Civil Law in recognition for her pioneering work as a civil rights activist, at Canterbury Cathedral on Friday 15 July at 10.30am.<\/p>\n

See the\u00a0full list of recipients<\/a> of Honorary Degrees from the University of Kent this summer.<\/p>\n