Event information

29 September 2016

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Transitional Justice

Event

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Should transitional justice address questions of poverty, systematic inequality and discrimination, or should it be limited to political and civil rights violations, such as enforced disappearances and torture? How can economic, social and cultural rig

The panelists will debate on these issues, discussing the challenges that may arise when the rights to food, health, housing, education or water are implemented in post-conflict or post-authoritarian situations.

The panelists will debate on these issues, discussing the challenges that may arise when the rights to food, health, housing, education or water are implemented in post-conflict or post-authoritarian situations.

Welcoming Remarks

Dr Christophe Golay,  Research Fellow, Strategic Advisor on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Moderation

Professor Aoife Nolan, Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Nottingham

Panelists

Dr Evelyne Schmid, University of Basel, Author of Taking Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Seriously in International Criminal Law (Cambridge University Press 2015)

Professor Frank Haldemann, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Co-Director of the Master on Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law,  Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights