Symposium Enhancing Compliance with Human Rights from Below in Times of Crisis
The Editors of the Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Brill Nijhoff) are pleased to invite you to their upcoming (hybrid) symposium on “Enhancing Compliance with Human Rights from Below in Times of Crisis” to be held on Friday 13 December 2024 at the Faculty of Law of Hasselt University, Belgium. This symposium seeks to explore how local communities, grassroots movements, civil society organizations and the general public at large can effectively promote and protect human rights when traditional top-down mechanisms falter in times of crisis (climate change, migration flows or political upheavals, etc). Traditional top-down approaches to ensuring compliance with human rights norms can be inadequate due to weakened state capacities, bureaucratic inefficiencies or authoritarian tendencies.
In order to participate in this (hybrid) symposium, please register here before 31 November 2024. Those joining online will receive a Google Meet invitation.
Programme
8:50-9:00 CET | Welcome Matthias Vanhullebusch (Hasselt University) - Steve Foster (Coventry University) - Ben Stanford (Liverpool John Moores University) |
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9:00-10:30 CET | PANEL 1 Democracy, Rule of Law and Freedom of Expression |
The Failure of an Electoral Government to Protect Human Rights Led to the Emergence of People’s Uprisings: Bangladesh Context Manjida Ahamed (Middlesex University London) | |
The Role of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) in Defending the Rule of Law Protecting the Rights of Citizens in Times of Crisis Rajindh Perera (Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka) | |
Shaping Perceptions, Shaping Realities: Social Media Influencers and Human Rights Narratives in Crisis Nandini C.P and Animesh Jha (Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University) | |
Right to Access the Internet vis-à-vis the Freedom of Expression: Bangladesh in Context Mohammad Abu Taher (Sohar University) | |
Stifling the Freedom of Expression in Pakistan: A Critical Legal Analysis of Recent Legislative Measures Abdur Rauf Khatana (International Islamic University Islamabad) | |
10:30-10:45 CET | Coffee Break |
10:45-12:15 CET | PANEL 2 Grassroot Activism and the Struggle for Human Dignity and Equality |
Reclaiming and Rewriting Human Rights from Below: Reflections from India Sujith Koonan (Jawaharlal Nehru University) | |
Revisiting the Human Rights Struggle of Safai Karmachari Andolan: Manual Scavenging and the Fight for Dignity in India Varun Chhachhar (University of Lucknow) | |
From Local Struggles to International Human Rights Norms: Case Study of the Grassroots Mobilization for the Recognition of Peasants’ Rights in Indonesia Alexandre Mortelette (University of Luxembourg) | |
Voicing the Interests of Civil Society Organisations to Enhance Compliance in Times of Crisis: The Case of GREVIO’s Country Monitoring Jasmin Beck (University of Muenster) | |
Homelessness in US Cities: Strategies and Solutions in View of the Human Right to Housing Kaara Martinez (World Bank Administrative Tribunal) | |
12:15-13:30 CET | Lunch Break |
13:30-14:45 CET | PANEL 3 Civil Society, Human Rights and Conflict |
Building Bridges? The Role of Transitional Justice in Shaping Grassroots Reconstruction of Tangible Cultural Heritage Sinéad Coakley (Liverpool John Moores University) | |
Navigating Conflict: The Critical Role of Civil Society in Human Rights Advocacy in Northeast India Niharika Kumar (University of Lucknow) | |
The Psychological Rehabilitation of the Victims as Reparations: Efforts of the NGOs in Gaza Lavanya S (Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University) | |
The Role of NGOs in Human Rights Protection in Non-recognised State-like Entities: The Case of Transnistria Natalia Cwicinskaja (Adam Mickiewicz University) | |
14:45-16:15 CET | PANEL 4 Climate Change Advocacy and Environmental Protection |
Impact of Climatic Disasters on the Rights and Lives in South Asia: Human Rights from the Below Mohammad Mamunur Rashid (Eastern University) | |
National Mechanisms for the Protection of Environmental Defenders and Autonomous Community Protection Systems: Opportunities for Shared Effectiveness César Gamboa Balbín (Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales DAR; University of Salamanca) | |
Multinaturalism and Movements from Below: Indigenous Perspectives for Climate Compliance in International Environmental Law Henrique J.B. Marcos and André Nunes Chaib (Maastricht University) | |
Human Rights and Climate Litigation Grassroots Efforts in Times of Environmental Crisis Najiba Mustafayeva (Ibn Haldun University) | |
Climate Change Litigations: An Effective Tool for Civil Society to Force States to Protect Environmental Human Rights? Vanessa Barbé (Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France) | |
16:15-16:30 CET | Coffee Break |
16:30-17:45 CET | PANEL 5 Technology, Migration and Human Rights Protection |
Innovative Technology, IP Transfer and Strategic Solutions for Empowering Marginalized Communities in Crisis: Advancing Human Rights and Resilience Swikar Sankrit (University of Lucknow) | |
Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Ambiguities in the Common European Asylum System: A Right Perspective for Refugees Niruka Sanjeewani (General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) | |
The Validity of New Technologies in Africa for Migrants: What Impact on Their Human Rights? Cristiano D’Orsi (University of Johannesburg) | |
Global Technology, A Hohfeldian Legal Analysis of Fundamental Rights, Ethics, and Governance of Contemporary Social Hierarchies Nguyen Thái Cuong (Ho Chi Minh City University of Law) and Joseph Tanega (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) | |
17:45-18:00 CET | Concluding Remarks |
Matthias Vanhullebusch (Hasselt University) - Steve Foster (Coventry University) - Ben Stanford (Liverpool John Moores University) |