With the challenges of the war on terror, the revival of political religion and the steady erosion of the world’s natural resources -
CAN HUMAN RIGHTS SURVIVE? EUROPEAN LAW STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (UCE) and PEACE & PROGRESS
present a lecture by
PROFESSOR CONOR GEARTY
Rausing Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights and Professor of Human Rights Law, London School of Economics; founding member of Matrix Chamber
Conor Gearty is recognised as one of the leading international authorities on human rights and has published widely on terrorism, civil liberties and human rights. In his latest book, ‘Can Human Rights Survive?’ (based on the Hamlyn Lectures 2005), he analyses the problems facing human rights today and the challenges that need to be overcome if human rights are to continue and to thrive. WEDNESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2006
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
KENRICK LECTURE HALL
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ENGLAND
PERRY BARR
BIRMINGHAM For more information, contact Sue Conlan at Peace & Progress on 07888 841586 or Dave Keefe at UCE on 0121 331 6287