As developed elsewhere: while Trump and more in general the fact that we are sitting on a tinder box should not be underestimated, it is important not to individualise the problem and reduce things on Trump as evil after whom’s disappearance and a bit of tidying up the rubbish pile, the world will be good … Read more
The next HRUG Open Talk is scheduled for Friday the 31st of July; time: 13:00 Copenhagen/19:00 Beijing ** The presentation on Swiss Migration Law as Labor Law – A Divide and Conquer Device that Serves Economic Interests will be made by Natalie Benelli and is followed by discussion (Moderator Joe Finnerty, University College Cork) Abstract: The working population in … 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
The 2024 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights was held on 22 October in Berlin. Here are two video clips of presentations.
On June 28, 2024, the HRUG regular seminar on “China’s Efforts and Contributions in Addressing GlobalClimate Change” was successfully held. The session was chaired by Joe Finnerty (socialpolicy analyst, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork,Republic of Ireland) and was lectured by Prof. Guo Zhenwei ( School ofGeosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University). Prof. … Read more
current developments in China and some geo-political aspects, reflected in reporting of Western mass media a personal intervention by Peter Herrmann Obviously, it is difficult to assess from outside the situation of anti-Corvid policies in China[1] as it is equally difficult to develop an unbiased approach to the current polity and policy developments abroad. With this … Read more
Obviously, there are different historical highlights, the last had been the foundation of the United Nations and then the Universal Declaration. Still, there is a history linked and we can look back from there, and forward too. One question remains usually in the background, it is about morality on the one hand and on the … Read more