RC26 Human Rights

Track Code
RC26
Track Chairs
Dr. Oscar Perez de la Fuente
Prof. Jędrzej Skrzypczak
Dr. Alex Sander Xavier Pires

Focuses on the development of internationally recognized human rights. Since its inception, RC 26 has pursued the following research themes: Foundations of human rights in the context of political tension between universal human rights and cultural relativism; the nature of human rights as a political concept; the relationship between democracy, development and human rights; the causes of human rights violations; the place held by human rights in foreign policy-making; the role of international governmental and non-governmental organizations; and transitional justice.