New Thinking on Social and Economic Rights
This roundtable is convened in honor of Professor Virginia Leary (1926-2009), a groundbreaking international legal scholar and human rights advocate.
Session participants will discuss cutting-edge approaches to the promotion and implementation of social and economic human rights, including non-discrimination and equality rights, workers’ rights, and rights to housing, food, health, and education.
Moderator: Barbara Stark, Hofstra University School of Law
Panelists:
Philip Alston, New York University School of Law
Andrew Clapham, Graduate Institute of International Studies Institute
Gay McDougall, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mona Rishmawi, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Alicia Ely Yamin, Harvard Law School
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700
Location: Washington, D.C., The Ritz-Carlton, American Society of International Law
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/03/25/New_Thinking_on_Social_and_Economic_Rights
