Torsdag d. 30. januar 2014 afholdte tænketanken Freedom Rights Project et seminar om internationale menneskerettigheder på Christiansborg.
Yder menneskerettighedsbegrebet forsat den nødvendige beskyttelse af basale menneskerettigheder? Eller er der over de seneste år sket en øget inflation, som har medvirket til at udvande frem for styrke menneskerettighederne? Og hvad er løsningen? Det er blot nogle af de spørgsmål, som en række internationale og førende forskere, eksperter og samfundsdebattører vil have fokus på under konferencen.
Seminaret var bl.a. foranlediget af af CEPOS' chefjurist Jacob Mchangama, som også er medstifter af Freedom Rights Project.
Se video, billeder og præsentationer fra konferencen:
09:00-09:05 - Welcome/opening of the conference, Jacob Mchangama, Managing Director, The Freedom Rights Project
Morning Session: The state of international human rights
09:05-09:15 - Opening of the first session/introduction of speakers and theme, Dr. Aaron Rhodes, Co-Founder and Principal Investigator The Freedom Rights Project
09:15-09:45 Keynote address, Jonas Bering Liisberg, Ambassador, Under Secretary for Legal Affairs, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09:45-10:15 Dr. Emilie Hafner-Burton, Professor, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego
10:15-10:45 Jacob Mchangama, Managing Director, The Freedom Rights Project
10:45-11:00 Coffee break with fresh fruit
11:00-11:30 David Keyes, Executive Director, Advancing Human Rights
11:30-12:00 Panel Discussion including comments from Paula G. Schriefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, US Department of State Questions from the audience to follow, moderated by Dr. Aaron Rhodes
12:00- 13.00 Lunch
Afternoon Session: The role of human rights bodies
13:00-13:10 Opening of second session/introduction of speakers and theme, Jacob Mchangama
13:10- 13:40 Krister Thelin, Former Member United Nations Human Rights Committee
13.40- 14:10 Dr. Rosa Freedman, Lecturer, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham
14:10-14:40 Mikael Rask Madsen, Director of iCourts Centre of Excellence & Professor, University of Copenhagen
14:40-15:00 Coffee and cake
15:10-15:40 Paula G. Schriefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, US Department of State
15:40-16.10 Guglielmo Verdirame, Professor King’s College London and Co-Founder of The Freedom Rights Project
16:10-17:00 Panel Discussion & Questions from the audience, moderated by Jacob Mchangama
