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DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism invites you to 
 this year's Humphrey Lecture in Human Rights\, which will be given by Phil
 ip G. Alston\, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law\, New York University 
 School of Law\, on the subject of Human Rights Limits to Privatization.\n
 \nAbstract\n\nPrivatization is generally presented as a technical solution
  for managing resources and reducing fiscal deficits\, but in fact\, it is
  an integral part of an economic and social philosophy of governance. Key 
 international actors such as the World Bank and the IMF now promote it agg
 ressively without regard to its human rights implications or consequences\
 , while most human rights bodies have either ignored the phenomenon or ass
 umed that tweaking existing procedures provides an adequate response.\n\nT
 he lecture will explore the ways in which human rights proponents need to 
 fundamentally reconsider their approach to this issue.\n\nAbout the speake
 r\n\nPhilip Alston teaches international law\, international criminal law\
 , and a range of human rights subjects. In 2014\, he was appointed by the 
 UN Human Rights Council as its Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and h
 uman rights. From 2004 to 2010\, he was UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudi
 cial executions\, undertaking official missions around the world. He has a
 lso been on the Independent International Commission on Kyrgyzstan (2011) 
 and the UN Group of Experts on Darfur (2007) and served as Special Adviser
  to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Millennium Developmen
 t Goals (2002-07)\; chairperson (1991-98) and rapporteur (1987-91) of the 
 UN Committee on Economic\, Social\, and Cultural Rights\; and UNICEF’s Sen
 ior Legal Adviser on children’s rights (1986-92)\n\nAbout the Humphrey Lec
 tures\n\nThe John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights is an annual lec
 ture on the theme of the role of International Law and Organization in the
  world-wide protection of Human Rights. The lecture was founded in 1988 to
  commemorate the 40th anniversary of the drafting of the United Nations Un
 iversal Declaration of Human Rights and in recognition of the leadership o
 f John P. Humphrey (BCL 1928) in the elaboration\, drafting\, and promotio
 n of the Declaration.\n\nA request for accreditation for 1.5 hours of cont
 inuing legal education has been made to a recognized provider.\n\nPlease n
 ote that while the location is wheelchair-accessible\, construction work a
 round the Faculty and the closure of McIntyre garage have made reaching ou
 r building more complicated. See our explainer on how to best reach the Fa
 culty\, which includes information for people with reduced mobility.\n
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LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Human Rights Limits to Privatization - Humphrey lecture with Philip
  Alston
URL:/law/channels/event/human-rights-limits-privatizat
 ion-humphrey-lecture-philip-alston-287377
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