Conference: Being-In-Human: The Critical Theory and Law of Human Rights
Event description
A three-day (17-19 November) Conference hosted by Birkbeck School of Law, and sponsored by The Leverhulme Trust, Birkbeck Law School and LSE Law Department, and Birkbeck Institute of the Humanities (BIH).
In addition, there will be a special event on Sunday 20 November, 1-3pm with Slavoj Zizek entitled 'The Silent Voice of a New Beginning'.
Fees: £70 for the full conference (£35 student-rate).
Podcast of selected papers
Power point presentation of selected papers: Cheah, Mignolo
Conference Programme (REVISED)
Map of area around Birkbeck
Accommodation
Abstracts: Bethania Assy, Pheng Cheah, Costas Douzinas, Conor Gearty, Anna Grear, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Walter Mignolo, Gerd Oberleitner, Paul Patton, Margot Salomon, Martin Scheinin, Joseph Slaughter
Brief biographies: Bethania Assy, Pheng Cheah, Costas Douzinas, Conor Gearty, Anna Grear, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Patrick Hanafin, Walter Mignolo, Chantal Mouffe, Gerd Oberleitner, Margot Salomon, Martin Scheinin, Joseph Slaughter
Contact information
Contact name: Valerie KelleyAttendees: Speakers include: Upendra Baxi, Pheng Cheah, Costas Douzinas, Drucilla Cornell, Conor Gearty, Paul Gilroy, Anna Grear, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Patrick Hanafin, Walter Mignolo, John Milbank, Chantal Mouffe, Samuel Moyn, Bruce Robbins, Martin Scheinin, Joseph Slaughter, Slavoj Zizek amongst others.
