CONFERENCE: Justice for Transnational Human Rights Violations - At the Crossroads of Litigation, Policy and Scholarship

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Network and the Latin American Centre are organising an international conference at the University of Oxford on June 19-20, 2019 on the topic of “Justice for Transnational Human Rights Violations: At the Crossroads of Litigation, Policy and Scholarship.” The event will bring together both emerging and well-established scholars and practitioners, to discuss the ways in which transnational issues have generated both challenges and opportunities for human rights. The conference will address historical manifestations of transnational human rights issues as well as more contemporary forms.

 

The Conference will consist of the following panels:

Day 1.Wednesday, 19 June, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Mansfield College

  • Justice in a transnational world
  • Socio-economic and collective rights - Transnational mobilization and approaches
  • Transnational strategies for accountability for human rights violations

Day 2. Thursday, 20 June, St Antony’s College

  • Protecting the rights of migrants and refugees
  • Transnational challenges in the field of Business & Human Rights
  • Responsibility of businesses in transitional justice settings
  • Corporate accountability and the protection of the environment

 

More information and registration at: 

https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/events/conference-justice-transnational-human-rights-violations-crossroads-litigation-policy-and