Event Title
Location
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA, Northwest Hall, Room S4 - S5
Start Date
3-12-2011 12:30 PM
End Date
3-12-2011 1:45 PM
Description
Moderator:Omar Dajani, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
This panel will explore the systemic implications of wider dissemination of human rights norms. One positive consequence is increased attention to – and, perhaps also, protection of – human rights in a range of forums. A negative consequence, however, may be fragmentation in the meaning of human rights norms. What happens when national and international institutions adopt conflicting interpretations of human rights norms? Is fragmentation necessarily problematic or can it serve useful purposes, such as facilitating experimentation with diverse approaches or providing a check on hegemonic ambitions? Alternatively, if harmonization should be a priority in this field, what kinds of processes and institutions are best positioned to advance it?
From Fragmentation to Constitutionalization
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA, Northwest Hall, Room S4 - S5
Moderator:Omar Dajani, Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
This panel will explore the systemic implications of wider dissemination of human rights norms. One positive consequence is increased attention to – and, perhaps also, protection of – human rights in a range of forums. A negative consequence, however, may be fragmentation in the meaning of human rights norms. What happens when national and international institutions adopt conflicting interpretations of human rights norms? Is fragmentation necessarily problematic or can it serve useful purposes, such as facilitating experimentation with diverse approaches or providing a check on hegemonic ambitions? Alternatively, if harmonization should be a priority in this field, what kinds of processes and institutions are best positioned to advance it?
Comments
Part of Panel 8: The Impact of a Wider Dissemination of Human Rights Norms: Fragmentation or Unity?