Human dignity - a universal concept?
On December 9 there will be a seminar commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Professor Glenn Hughes, 2008-09 Fulbright Scholar to Norway, is the principal speaker. The seminar is organized by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters; the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN); and the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).
- Professor Glenn Hughes.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, in co-operation with the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN) at the University of Oslo, and the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) cordially invites you to this seminar which commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Time and place: December 9, 2008 from 2 - 5 PM, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, Drammensveien 78, Oslo
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is premised on the idea that all uman beings have an inherent dignity. But what
does that mean? 60 years ater, scholars and practitioners still eagerly debate this thorny and mportant question.
There will be an introductory address by:
- Professor Glenn Hughes, St. Mary's University (San Antonio), currently Fulbright Scholar at PRIO: Dignity as Fragile - Dignity as Absolute.
followed by shorter interventions from:
- Professor Carola Freiin von Villiez, University of Oslo: Human Dignity and Democratic Participation
- Professor Bernt Hagtvet, University of Oslo: Human Dignity and Equal Rights
- Senior Research Fellow Henrik Syse, PRIO: Human Dignity, Natural Rights, and Natural Law
- Professor Jens Braarvig, University of Oslo: Human Dignity -- in the East and the West
Chair: Professor Christel Fricke, CSMN/University of Oslo
Refreshments will be served.
The seminar is open to everyone.
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