Prof. Ghanim al-Najjar
The Global Dynamics of Human Rights, Do Human Rights Really Matter?"
20 years ago, the world started a political discourse of human rights with the World Conference on Human rights held in June 1993 in Vienna. Hopes were high that the world was entering a new era, in which human dignity would be the main catalyst of world international affairs and path.Abstract: 20 years ago, the world started a political discourse of human rights with the World Conference on Human rights held in June 1993 in Vienna. Hopes were high that the world was entering a new era, in which human dignity would be the main catalyst of world international affairs and relations. The question now is not whether those hopes were genuine, but whether any progress has been made in this path. How human rights dynamics are featured in the international scene, and do human rights matter at all in international, regional, and national decision making? This question is especially relevant in the so-called "empty quarter" of democracy, i.e. the Middle East.
An Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies seminar | |
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Date | 30 January 2014 |
Time | 17:00 |
Place | Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies This talk will be start at 5pm in the institute lecture theatre. It is a public talk – all are welcome.contact z.jennings@exeter.ac.uk for further information. |
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Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies