The Reykjavik Roundtable on Human Rights 2016

Roundtable Summary and Conclusion

Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Icelandic Minister of the Interior)

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Roundtable Summary and Conclusion

Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Icelandic Minister of the Interior)
April 27th, 2016
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"Democratic Accountability, State Sovereignty, and International Governance"
Dagur B. Eggertsson (Mayor of Reykjavik)
April 27th, 2016
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Opening Address
Ögmundur Jónasson (Chairman of the Constitutional and Supervisory Committee of Parliament and former Icelandic Minister of the Interior
April 27th, 2016
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Opening Address
Lilja Alfreðsdóttir (Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland)
April 28th, 2016
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"The Responsibility to Protect and Just War Theory"
James Pattison (Professor of Politics, University of Manchester)
April 28th, 2016
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The International Criminal Court and State Sovereignty: Current Challenges
Þórdís Ingadóttir (Associate Professor of Law, Reykjavik University)
April 28th, 2016
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"Promoting Human Rights in a Transitional Political Environment: The Case of Afghanistan"
Ali Jalali (Former Interior Minister of Afghanistan)
April 28th, 2016
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"State Sovereignty and International Responsibility to Guard Human Rights: Revisiting South Africa´s History during Apartheid "
Thuli Madonsela (South Africaʼs Public Protector)
April 28th, 2016
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"Political Cultures, Transitional Justice, and Post-Conflict Stabilization"
Valur Ingimundarson (Professor of Contemporary History, University of Iceland)
April 28th, 2016
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"International Law, Human Rights and Truth Commissions: A Model for Restorative Justice"
Janis Judson (Professor of Law and Political Science at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland)
April 28th, 2016
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"Human Rights Violations and State Sovereignty"
Panel Discussion
April 28th, 2016
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"International Trade Agreements and Democratic Rights "
Rosa Pavanelli (General Secretary of Public Services International)
April 28th, 2016
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"Gaps are Growing: How to Ensure Universal Economic and Social Rights?"
Thomas Hammarberg (Former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights)
April 28th, 2016
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"Child Rights in the United States: 25 Years Later and Counting"
Yvonne Vissing (Professor of Sociology, Salem State College)
April 28th, 2016
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"ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms: EU Assistance to the NGO Sector"
Azril Mohd Amin (Chief Executive, CENTHRA)
April 28th, 2016
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"Can the EU-Turkey Agreement on Refugees be reconciled with international Humanitarian Law and the Geneve Convention?"
Dimitris Christopoulos (Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights)
April 28th, 2016
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"How Can National Democracies Reassert Public Accountability over Offshore Anonymous Corporations?"
Akaash Maharaj (CEO of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption, GOPAC)
April 28th, 2016
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"Democratic Accountability, Transnational Rights, and International Obligations"
Panel Discussion
April 28th, 2016
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"How Continued State Cooperation via Agreements on Provisional Release and Acquittal are Vital to Uphold the Rome Statute Principle of Presumption of Innocence"
Xavier-Jean Keita (Principal Counsel, International Criminal Court, ICC)
April 28th, 2016
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"The United Nations and the Politics of Self-determination
Össur Skarphéðinsson (Member of Parliament and Former Foreign Minister of Iceland)
April 28th, 2016
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"Power Politics and the Tibetan Question"
Fabian Hamilton (British Labour Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, UK)
April 28th, 2016
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"Juxtaposing State Interests against Fundamental Values: The Kurdish Experience"
Fayik Yagizay (Representative of the Council of Europe, People’s Democratic Party, HTP, Turkey)
April 28th, 2016
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"Enforcing Human Rights Regimes: The Collective Responsibility of States and Non-State Actors"
Christos Giakoumopoulos (Director for Human Rights, Council of Europe)
April 28th, 2016
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"Mediating Human Rights Protection: Great Power Politics and the United Nations"
Panel Discussion
April 28th, 2016
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"The International Court of Justice: Holding Sovereign States to Account for Human Rights Violations"
Julia Sebutinde (Judge at the ICJ)
April 28th, 2016
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"The Right to Access to the Secret Security Service Archives In Light of the European Convention on Human Rights"
Alexander Belohlavek (University Professor of International Law, Ostrava, Czech Republic)
April 28th, 2016
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"Finding the Best Governance Model to Reduce Poverty and Protect Human Rights"
Djoomart Otorbaev (Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan)
April 28th, 2016
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"Human Rights: International Governance, State Prerogatives"
Panel Discussion
April 28th, 2016
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Roundtable Summary and Conclusion
Ögmundur Jónasson (Former Icelandic Minister of the Interior)
April 28th, 2016

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