The inaugrual BlueRights Conference "Life, liberty, and health at sea" will be held in London on Friday 24th January 2025.
The BlueRights project concerns the emerging legal field of human rights at sea. It investigates how the most fundamental universal human rights - the right to life, liberty and health can also be granted to people at sea, and what states and other actors must do to achieve this goal.
The project will run for 4 years and will bring together academics and practitioners working at the interface of the law of the sea and human rights. At the time of application, the network comprised 73 people from 38 different countries working for universities, international organizations, public authorities and NGOs.
The COST Action was secured in June 2024 by the Chair, Prof Anna Petrig of Basel University, Switzerland, supported by the Co-Chair, Prof Irini Papanicolopulu, of the School of Oriental and Arican Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Human Rights at Sea and Human Rights at Sea International is closely supporting this essential academic-focused work.
Agenda
Morning Venue: Djam Lecture Theatre, Main Building, SOAS, 10 Thornhaugh St, London WC1H 0XG8:30-9:00: Registration.
9:00-9:10: Welcome Remarks Professor Irini Papanicolopulu & Professor Anna Petrig.
9:10-10:30: Session 1: The right to life Chair: Professor Sir Malcolm Evans. Speakers: Professor Richard Barnes, Dr Ainhoa Campàs Velasco & Professor Jacques
Hartmann
10:30-11:00: Coffee break
11:00-12:30: Session 2: The right to liberty Chair: Professor Anna Petrig. Speakers: Professor Laura Carballo Piñeiro, Daphne Guelker & Dr Efthymios
Papastavridis
Afternoon Venue: The Harry Weinrebe Room, 1st Floor, BIICL, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Sq, London WC1B 5JP.
13:30- 15:10: Session 3: The right to health. Chair: Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci. Speakers: Dr Sofia Galani, Dr Arron N. Honniball, Professor Patricia Kennedy, Professor
Momoko Kitada & Professor Senka Šekularac-Ivošević
15:10-15:30: Coffee break
15:30-16:30: Stakeholder roundtable. Chair: Professor Irini Papanicolopulu. Speakers: Pierandrea Leucci (EU Commission DG MARE), Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli,
(formerly UN DOALOS), Eve De Coning (Blue Justice Initiative), Neil Henderson (Gard) & David Hammond (Human Rights at Sea International)
REGISTRATION
Registration is required to access the two institutions. The registration desk at SOAS (Main Building, next to the entrance) from 8.30 am to 1 pm. In the afternoon, a registration desk will be available at BIICL.
REGISTER HERE
Source: EU Cost Action
Poster: BlueRights COST Action. Designed by Sara Pipernos.
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