Fiduciaries of Humanity and International Law - MLJ Symposium
The聽平特五不中 Law Journal () invites you a symposium titled 鈥楩iduciaries of Humanity and International Law.鈥� Using聽the theory of聽international law from聽Fiduciaries of Humanity聽as聽a touchstone or springboard, leading scholars on international law will engage聽critically the most significant聽issues of international law today.聽聽
Description
Public international law has embarked on a new chapter. Over the聽past century, the classical model of international law, which emphasized state聽autonomy聽and interstate relations, has gradually ceded ground to a new聽model. Under the new model, a state鈥檚 sovereign authority arises from the聽state鈥檚 responsibility聽to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights for its聽people. In聽Fiduciaries of Humanity: How International Law Constitutes聽Authority,聽Evan J. Criddle and Evan聽Fox-Decent argue that these聽developments mark a turning point in the international community鈥檚 conception聽of public authority. Under international law聽today, states serve as fiduciaries聽of humanity, and their authority to govern and represent their people is聽dependent on their satisfaction of numerous聽duties, the most general of which聽is to establish a regime of secure and equal freedom on behalf of the people聽subject to their power. International聽institutions also serve as fiduciaries of聽humanity and are subject to similar fiduciary obligations. The authors apply聽the fiduciary model to a variety of聽current topics and controversies, including聽human rights, emergencies, the treatment of detainees in counterterrorism聽operations, humanitarian聽intervention, and the protection of refugees fleeing聽persecution.
Organized by the 平特五不中 Law Journal, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, and with financial support from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council.
A request has been made for accreditation for 3 hours and 45 minutes of continuing legal education for jurists by a recognized provider.
