This event is invitation only.
Introductory remarks (11:00am-11:30am)
Sally Merry (NYU) and Koen De Feyter (UAntwerp)
Panel 1 (11:30am-1:15pm)
Internal migration and education in China: unraveling the path to human rights claims
– Ellen Desmet, Ghent University and Antwerp University
Human rights, capacity, and right-to-health advocacy in China
– Meg Davis, NYU & Charmain Mohamed
Multiple ‘Localizations’?The importance of socio-natural and collective rights in Latin America
– Johannes Waldmueller, University of Geneva
Discussant: Sally Merry
Lunch break
Lunch talk by Tyler Giannini (Harvard University)
Panel 2 (2:15pm-4:00pm)
Right to water and Sanitation for Urban Poor in the slums of Delhi
– Maheshwar Singh, National Law University Delhi
Land Insecurity, right to water and sanitation of Urban Poor in Delhi
– Noemi Desguin, Antwerp University
Responsive planning in development interventions: Consulting rights-holders in Kongo Central
– Tine Destrooper, NYU
Discussant Tyler Giannini (TBC)
Coffee break
Panel 3 (4:15pm-5:45pm)
Upstreaming or Streamlining? Translating Social Movement Agendas into Legal Claims in Nepal and the Dominican Republic
– Samuel Martínez, University of Connecticut
Framing food sovereignty: translation and localization in an age of governance
– Matthew Canfield, NYU
New visibilities: challenging torture and impunity in Vietnam
– Ken Maclean, Clark University
Legalism from Below and Translocal Solidarities in Human Rights Struggles in the U.S.: A Concept Note
– Manisha Desai, University of Connecticut
Discussant: Koen De Feyter
Day 2
Panel 4 (9:00am-10:45am)
The economic roots of conflict and the role of stakeholder dialogue: Consultations in the business and human rights arena
– Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut
Dialogue and performancein human rights practice
– Lucie White, Harvard University
Human rights cities: Challenges and possibilities
– Cynthia Soohoo, City University New York
Discussant: Dominique Kiekens
Coffee break
Panel 5 (11:00am-12:45pm)
Human rights-based approaches to development: the local and theories of change and power?
– Wouter Vandenhole, Antwerp University
Strengthening Authentic Voice: The role of development partners in promoting human rights
– Koen De Feyter, Antwerp University
Local Ownership of Global Governance
– Vasuki Nesiah, NYU
Discussant: Manisha Desai
Closing remarks (12:45pm-1:15pm)
Koen De Feyter (UA) and Sally Merry (NYU)
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