45. Human Rights

Lilian A. Barria, Georgetown University, lab84@georgetown.edu
Steven D. Roper, Georgetown University, sdr39@georgetown.edu

This year’s theme exploring global inequalities is particularly relevant to the study of human rights. The challenges of social justice are fundamental to some of the most important debates within the discipline concerning the nature of sovereignty, cooperation and identity. The study of global inequalities requires an examination of individual and group rights and responsibilities within the state and also how these rights and responsibilities are expressed at the international level. We welcome submissions which explore the diverse nature of human rights as well as state and international responses to these rights. We encourage submissions which consider the sources and the consequences of inequalities from various methodological approaches which draw upon the interdisciplinary nature of human rights.