Twilight of Human Rights Law Eric Posner
World Affairs Council. Northern California. November 6, Thursday.Eric Posner Kirkland and Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago "Over the years, countries have ratified countless international treaties meant to promote and protect human rights. Yet human rights violations continue with alarming regularity around the world, from human trafficking in SE Asia to violence against protestors in So Africa and Brazil to child labor in Bolivia and the US(!) . Legal scholar and law professor, Eric Posner, University of Chicago, arguess that the world's failure to address human rights violations arises from two main problems: vaguely defined human rights and the difficulty of enforcement. He suggest seeking concrete measures of success, like poverty reduction, in order to truly address the issue. Posner discusses recent human rights related controversies and the major developments in international human rights law."...