"What gives me hope" - Malachy Browne
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11 Jun 201834s
Repeal the 8th: Developing a Rights Framework for Abortion?
In this episode, we are joined by Helen Jennings and Caitlin de Jode, who are organising a conference on ‘The Development of Abortion Rights in a Changing Europe’; the first of its kind in Cambridge. ...
22 Mai 201859min
Is Human Rights a Fable? (with Professor Samuel Moyn)
Is Human Rights just a fable? To uncover this question, we venture down 'history' lane with Professor Samuel Moyn. What’s so special about the 1970s, and how does how we think about the emergence of h...
26 Mar 201853min
Do Borders Hide or Reveal Rights? (With Dr Monica Figueroa)
In this episode, we talk about race, racism, borders, and human rights. What kinds of borders are erected around the rights you have - and the rights you don’t? Are human rights a language of liberati...
21 Mar 201855min
#Weapons4HumanRights: Are "Rights" Used to Regulate Killing? (With Christof Heyns)
In this episode, we talk about the law, politics, and human rights implications of drones and targeted killings. What can international humanitarian law tell us about the legal status of rights? Can h...
5 Mar 201849min
Can Human Rights Solve the Palestinian Question? (With Dr Ruba Salih & Odette Murray)
In this episode, we talk about occupation, refugee rights, and the status of Palestine. Are there systematic ways to remedy human rights abuses against an occupied people? How has human rights languag...
3 Feb 20181h 2min
Can We Change How Economic Institutions Impact Communities? (With Dr Shailaja Fennell)
In this episode, we look at global economic institutions, and their role in human rights. Dr Shailaja Fennell joined us to discuss questions of whether institutions can advance, or inhibit human right...
21 Des 201747min
Are Human Rights Always “Good”? Or Are They Weaponized? (with Chase Madar)
In this episode, we discuss the weaponisation of human rights, i.e. are human rights always "good"; or are they at times used for more sinister ends? How has the use of human rights changed from the d...
9 Des 20171h 1min
