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Can human rights survive the current onslaught?
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MWP; Video Lecture; 2025/03
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ALSTON, Philip, Can human rights survive the current onslaught?, MWP, Video Lecture, 2025/03 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/92607
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The world is in the throes of a fundamental geopolitical realignment combined with radical changes in approaches to governance. The rule of law and democracy are threatened on many fronts and the international human rights regime is struggling to respond meaningfully. While some scholars have long argued that it is simply not fit for purpose, defenders of the system are generally content to double down in the hope that they can do things better in the future. But not only is the status quo under attack, it is deeply flawed. A fundamental rethinking of the system is urgently required and this lecture identifies some of the key elements of a revitalized and thoroughly reformed approach.
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MWP Lecture delivered at the European University Institute in Florence on 26 March 2025.
Prof. Philip Alston (New York University) was interviewed by MWP Fellows Julia Emtseva (LAW) and Joyce De Coninck (RSC) on 26 March 2025. Interview link: https://youtu.be/V-v3EhmTodU?si=PhnFJZUamezCNsfW
Prof. Philip Alston (New York University) was interviewed by MWP Fellows Julia Emtseva (LAW) and Joyce De Coninck (RSC) on 26 March 2025. Interview link: https://youtu.be/V-v3EhmTodU?si=PhnFJZUamezCNsfW