Protecting Human Rights: Duties and Responsibilities of States and Non-State Actors

June 18, 2012 - June 19, 2012
Glasgow University

Glasgow
United Kingdom

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The 2005 World Summit recognized the responsibility to protect. While this may have, in sense, been a normative revolution, in another sense it was just one more in a long list of human rights responsibilities states have taken on over the last 65 years as the modern human rights regime has developed. Less attention has been focused on the growing number of responsibilities accruing to non-state actors. Further, while the discussion regarding responsibility to protect, to a large extent, has focused on military intervention, other responsibilities related to post-conflict situations, in particular, have been identified – such as those related to transitional justice and other post-confict processes. Yet, all of these international declarations and norm-making activities raise as many questions as they answer about the willingness of relevant actors to live up to their responsibilities, as well as potential conflicts between responsibilities.

This conference will examine the wide range of human rights duties and responsibilities accruing to state and non-state actors. It will be significantly multidisciplinary in character, being open to legal, philosophical, political, sociological and other perspectives. The conference will examine the following questions and topics, among others:

  • What is the nature of human rights responsibilities?
  • Have these responsibilities translated into appropriate action?
  • How do we define such appropriate action, and who holds these responsibilities?
  • How does the international community address conflicting responsibilities?
  • What types of human rights responsibilities do non-state actors have?
  • What is the relationship between rights, duties and responsibilities?
  • Dealing with past wrongs and failed responsibilities?

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May 18, 2012, 10:00am BST

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