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
Public Discussion. Organised by the Group Human Rights ~ Universal, Global PRESENTATION BY Theophilus Edwin Coleman & Zeinab A. Ayariga. Co-Founders, Labour Law Society of Ghana Rescheduled: 25.09.2026 : 13:00 COPENHAGEN/ 19:00 BEIJING ABSTRACT Labour law and practice are undeniably at a cusp of structural and legal shifts in many jurisdictions, including Ghana. These changes … 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
A new document is added to the HRUG-Working paper Series Mehmet Okyayuz / Edip Hakkı Erdem: The Enforcement of ‘Absolute Nullity’: More Than a Party Congress Decision The ongoing political public debate revolves around the question whether the decisions of a political party reflected during the congress of a political party can be retroactively annulled … Read more
Abstract The European Commission frequently presents “European values” as both universally valid and distinctly European—a fascinating tension. In this lecture, Eric Hendriks offers a conceptual genealogy of this paradox, tracing the historical interaction between universalist and particularist currents within European modernity. The European Commission’s contemporary self-universalization belongs to a tradition that emerged from the universalist … Read more
The recent HRUG-Talk, Looking Behind the papers is now online. The presentation by Shenfei Zhou, PhD candidate at the Human Rights Centre of Central South University. She recently completed an internship at the UN OHCHR Regional Office for Europe. looked at the following: A series of recent setbacks, including State withdrawals from international organisations and … Read more
It is not over yet: “China” is seen as major threat for “the West” — a change of mind, a shift in the cognitive process stands behind the use of inverted commas. Especially with the second Trump-administration the divide of the West itself is becoming increasingly a topic — “especially with the second Trump administration” … Read more
Presentation by Shenfei Zhou, PhD candidate at the Human Rights Centre of Central South University. She recently completed an internship at the UN OHCHR Regional Office for Europe. The presentation will be followed by discussion — Moderator Joe Finnerty, University College Cork Click the link to join the meeting or to add it to your … Read more
Once upon a time the Financial Times, a short time before the elections in the UK, wrote — in a demanding tone — that it is time for a change, seeing Tony Blair and his “Third Way” as a threat to the stability of the kingdom; or, to be more precise, as a danger to … Read more
Recalibrating Rights: Addressing Europe’s Review of ‘Others’ – Video Link On January 30, 2026, the HRUG regular seminar on “Recalibrating Rights: Addressing Europe’s Review of ‘Others’” was successfully held. The seminar was lectured by Professor Gerard McCann, a full-time lecturer in International Studies at St. Mary’s University College, affiliated to Queen’s University Belfast, and chaired … Read more