When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations in July 1948, it set out, for the first time, the fundamental human rights of all people, a universal prescription for ensuring the dignity of every person.
Seventy-five years later, the declaration is the most translated document in the world and it has inspired the adoption of more than seventy human rights treaties. But important questions remain, including how different perspectives, not included in 1948, can contribute to or even correct our understanding of human rights in 2023.
The Keough School of Global Affairs will mark this important anniversary with a two-day forum explore these questions. Dr. Walton Webson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, will offer a keynote address to stimulate reflections on “Human Rights, a Foundation for Justice and Equality: Fulfilling the Promise of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
Schedule
Thursday, November 9
2:00-2:15 p.m. Opening
2:15-3:30 p.m. Panel 1: The global relevance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
- Chair: Jennifer Mason McAward, Associate Professor of Law; Director, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights
- Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, Acting Chair of The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission of Kenya
- Ernesto Verdeja, Associate Professor of Peace Studies and Global Politics, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
- Francisco Urbina, Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School, University of Notre Dame
3:30-4:00 p.m. Break
4:00-5:15 p.m. Panel 2: The pluralism of dignity traditions
Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
- Chair: Michel Hockx, Director, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies; Professor of Chinese Literature
- Seyed Masoud Noorii, Founder And Executive Director Roya, Institute for Global Justice; Former Faculty Member, Center for Human Rights Studies, Mofid University, Iran
- Pavithra Rajendran, PhD Fellow, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
- Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
5:15-5:45 p.m. Break
5:45-6:45 p.m. Keynote: “Human Rights, a Foundation for Justice and Equality: Fulfilling the Promise of the Sustainable Development Goals”
Location: Hesburgh Auditorium
- Dr. Walton Webson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
6:45-7:45 p.m. Reception
Friday, November 10
8:15-8:45 a.m. Coffee
8:45-9:00 a.m. Opening
9:00-10:15 a.m. Panel 3: Enacting human dignity today
Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
- Chair: Abby Córdova, Associate Professor of Global Affairs
- Monalisa, Indian Human Rights Attorney
- Ellis Adams, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Policy, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
- Tamás Ádány, Head of Department of International Law, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary
10:15-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Panel 4: Universal Declaration of Human Rights-sensitive Policies
Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
- Chair: Andrés Mejia Acosta, Kuster Family Associate Dean for Policy and Practice; Associate Professor, Political Economy of Development, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
- Juan Sebastian Chamorro, Hewlett Visiting Fellow for Public Policy, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
- Suparna Chaudhry, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs, Lewis & Clark College; Affiliated Scholar,International Justice Lab, College of William & Mary
- Zoltán Búzás, Associate Professor of Global Affairs, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
12:00-12.15 p.m. Conclusion
This event is presented by the Keough School of Global Affairs and its Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, and its Pulte Institute for Global Development.