Legal Committee Chair
Kathryn Chlosta

Meet the Chair

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Legal Committee of Hofstra Model United Nations 2012!  My name is Kathryn Chlosta, and I am a senior at Hofstra majoring in political science with a minor in economics. 

I am native to Buffalo, New York, but have called Hofstra and the greater metropolitan New York area my home for the past several years.  Outside of the classroom, I am involved with Hofstra University Model United Nations.  I am also an avid runner and recently completed my fifth half-marathon, in addition to two full marathons. 

As a founding member of the Hofstra University Model United Nations Club, I am extremely pleased at our progress from a small student organization to a respected delegation at collegiate conferences in the northeastern United States.  Our next step is a high school conference, and we welcome with great pleasure Long Island’s finest high school Model United Nations delegations. 

As the conference nears, I hope your excitement to participate in the very dynamic and thrilling Sixth Committee of the General Assembly mounts.  I hope you will come to the conference with your debate skills finely tuned, learn from your fellow delegates, and most important, have a fun, enjoyable, and memorable experience.  During our committee sessions, you will be delegates of the Legal Committee and will be responsible for reaching a resolution on the proper role of universal jurisdiction in the international legal system.  Further, delegates will address the issue of torture with the goal of coming to a resolution that strengthens international conventions against torture.  Both issues are relevant to global issues and should catalyze interesting debate.

I encourage you to keep up to date on current events, as it will greatly advance your overall preparedness for the conference.  The background guide is a great starting point, but I hope you will conduct your own research.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.  I look forward to a productive conference in March!