Conference: The Contribution of Non-Western Legal Systems to International Human Rights Law

Human Rights and International Legal Discourse will hosts its second international conference, September 13-14, 2010, in Brussels. The topic is "The Contribution of Non-Western Legal Systems to International Human Rights Law." The program is not yet available. Here's the idea:

The topic of this international conference is the impact of legal developments at local, domestic and regional levels on international human rights law. The conference will focus particularly on the impact of non-Western legal systems on the international human rights regime.

Three angles are explored:

1. the impact of constitutional and other domestic courts on the development and interpretation of international human rights law;

2. the degree to which the acceptance of pluralism within international human rights law can serve as a response to dealing with diversity within and among societies;

3. the extent to which human rights claims formulated by social movements and other local groups contributes to the interpretation and further development of international human rights law.