HRUG-CN One may have hoped that the election of Trump and the ‘in(ter)vention’ of another industrialist/businessperson[1] as politician was a highlight of political aberration and confusion, with a foreseeable end and a return to reason. Hope dies last, but it is probably time to lay it to rest. The German poet and perhaps polymath Goethe comes to … Read more
Invitation to the upcoming HRUG-OPEN TALK “ Women’s Healthcare in Digital Age” Presentation by Priv. Doz. Dr. Yue Zhao, Surgical Research Laboratory, Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, followed by discussion Moderator Joe Finnerty, University College Cork 25.7.2025, 13:00 hrs CEST– via VOOV: Click the link … Read more
A new section is added to the website, providing excess to working papers. Some are occasional papers, prepared by members of the group (as the first one by Mehmet Okyayuz on ‘Intelligibility and Incomprehensibility’ of the Civil Society Discourse and colleagues that are working in other contexts on issues that are essential in the field of Human … Read more
Public Discussion. Organised by the Group Human Rights – Universal, Global Hosted by the Human Rights Centre, School of Law, Central South University, Changsha, PRC “ Systemic challenges on global governance in 2025 and beyond “ Presentation by Juan Li, Associate Professor at the School of Law, Central South University followed by discussion. Moderator Joe Finnerty, UCC-Applied … Read more
Our understanding of peace is very much given by the experience of war. An underlying dimension is the definition of the other as enemy, referring to aliens, strangers, outsiders etc. and the attribution of some kind of hostility. **** I want to begin the present reflections by looking briefly at the institutionalised Europe and its … Read more
An advertisement from the association of general practitioners and specialists in Germany speaks of 51.600.000.000 € gross added value. Without any question, the work of the medical professions – and these are the doctors, nurses, doctor’s receptionists and not least cleaning staff, securing the conditions under which the operations can be executed under hygienic conditions … Read more
The next HRUG-Open Talk is scheduled for the 30th of May, 13:00 CEST/19:00 CST. Juan Li, Human Rights Centre at the Law School, Central South University, Changsha, PRC will present on Systemic challenges on global governance in 2025 and beyond Abstract: In 2025 and beyond, global governance faces systemic challenges, with human rights at the … Read more
Apparently, at least. Germany – finally – has a new government, after some hiccups not just on the election day, but at least since the Christian Democrats crossed in January an assumed red line In a week that saw the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, politicians in Berlin have descended into panic and … Read more
Public Discussion. Organised by the Group Human Rights – Universal, Global Hosted by the Human Rights Centre, School of Law, Central South University, Changsha, PRC “ Civil liability clauses in the CSDDD: to retain or to abolish ?“ Presentation by Fan Xiaoyu, Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Central South University followed by discussion. Moderator Joe … Read more
The Issue of Human Rights in a Multipolar World: How will the New Trump Administration affect the International Debate on Human Rights? – Video Link On February 28, 2025, the HRUG regular seminar on “The Issue of Human Rights in a Multipolar World” was successfully held. The seminar was chaired by Professor Peter Herrmann (a … Read more