Rights Talk
With authoritarianism, nationalism, and xenophobia on the rise, gaping global wealth disparities, and the accelerating climate emergency, human rights appear increasingly fragile. Rights Talk is devoted to engaging contemporary challenges around the world across the human rights spectrum of civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights; and solidarity rights, including to a safe and healthy environment. The podcast invites critical perspectives and questions the future of rights in the twenty-first century. __________________________________________________ Music Carefree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefreeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights Talk
E19: International Justice, War, and “Failure by Design” with former ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo
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CCNY Downtown
This episode is devoted to discussing the evolution of international criminal justice since 1945 with former founding Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno Ocampo. The conversation centers on the ICC’s development and limitations. In addition, he discusses the Global War on Terror, particularly the US policy of killing of those deemed “enemy combatants” in other sovereign states and the legal, moral, and political implications. Moreno Ocampo also discusses his current collaboration with CCNY’s Human Rights Forum and gives a brief description of his seminar “Global Narratives of Crime, War, and Justice.”