ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 NOVEMBER
Call for Papers
Protecting Human Rights: Duties and Responsibilities of States and
Non-State Actors
University of Glasgow
18-19 June 2012
The Steering Committee of the American Political Science Association
(APSA) Human Rights Section, the Council of the International Political
Science Association (IPSA) Human Rights Research Committee, and the
Executive Council of the International Studies Association (ISA) Human
Rights Section announce their second joint international conference on
the theme “Protecting Human Rights: Duties and Responsibilities of
States and Non-State Actors” to take place on 18-19 June 2012 at the
University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, hosted by the Glasgow Human
Rights Network. This conference is timed to coincide with the joint
International Studies Association-British International Studies
Association conference to be held immediately after in Edinburgh (20-22
June).
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
The conference format will be a mixture of small panels (no more than 3
papers) with plenary keynote sessions. We hope that small panels will
facilitate discussion and interchange among the participants, and the
overall conference format will contribute to an intimate and relaxed two
days. Confirmed keynote speakers to date include:
Edward Luck, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the
Responsibility to Protect
David Mepham, UK Director, Human Rights Watch
Alan Miller, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission
Henry Shue, Professor of Politics and International Relations,
University of Oxford
The deadline for paper submissions is 1 November. Notification of
acceptance will be sent by e-mail by 1 December.
The conference will be held at the University of Glasgow.
Details on the registration process can be found here:
http://www.isanet.org/meetings/hr-2012.html
Paper submission details can be found on the ISA website here (please
note that paper proposals must relate to the theme of the conference in
some manner to be considered):
http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/MyISA/Validated/ConferenceParticipation.aspx?ConferenceID=33&View=Submissions
You will need to create a MyISA account if you do not already have one.
Updated information on the conference will be available here:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/glasgowhumanrightsnetwork/ghrnconferencejune2012/
The organizers would like to thank the following organizations for their
financial support of the conference:
•Adam Smith Research Foundation, College of Social Sciences, University
of Glasgow
•Centre for Global Constitutionalism, School of International Relations,
University of St. Andrews
•Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project, Roosevelt University
•Journal of Human Rights
•Office of the Vice-Principal for Research and Enterprise, University of
Glasgow
•Oxford University Press
Organizing Committee:
Clair Apodaca (Program Chair), Florida International University (ISA)
Zehra Arat, Purchase College, SUNY (IPSA)
Bethany Barratt, Roosevelt University (APSA)
Basak Cali, University College London (APSA)
Anja Mihr, Utrecht University (IPSA)
Kurt Mills (Conference Chair), University of Glasgow (ISA)
For questions about paper submissions and other aspects of the program
please contact the Program Chair, Clair Apodaca, at [log in to unmask] For
all other queries related to the conference, please contact the
Conference Chair, Kurt Mills, at [log in to unmask]
For more information on this conference, please see the conference
homepage
http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/glasgowhumanrightsnetwork/ghrnconferencejune2012/
and the call for papers at www.isanet.org/meetings/hr-2012.
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