Chair
Dr. Alex Sander Xavier Pires, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL)
aspires@autonoma.pt
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL)
Department of Law
Rua de Santa Marta, 56
Lisboa, 1169-023
Portugal
Chair-Elect
Dr. Anju Gupta, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL), India
Vice-Chair
Dr. Jędrzej Skrzypczak, JECRC University, Poland
Secretary
Dr. Furqan Ahmed, South Asia Research Institute for Minorities SARIM, Pakistan
Board members
Dr. Oscar Pérez de la Fuente, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain
Dr. Cássius Guimarães Chai, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil
Advisory Board
Prof. Zehra Arat, University of Connecticut, USA (Chair RC26 2006-2012)
Prof. Mikyoung Kim, Visiting Research Professor Emory University, USA (Chair of RC26 2016-2018)
Prof. Anja Mihr, Humboldt-Viadrina Governance Platform and University of Erfurt, Germany (Chair of RC26 2014-2016)
Prof. Alexander Sungurov, National Research University Higher School of Economics – City of St-Petersburg, Russia (Chair of RC26 2018-2021)
Prof. Füsun Türkmen, Galatasaray University, Turkey (Chair of RC26 2012-2014)
Background
Recognised as study group in 1980; granted research committee status in 1987.
Objectives
Focuses on the development of internationally recognized human rights. Since its inception, RC 26 has pursued the following research themes: Foundations of human rights in the context of political tension between universal human rights and cultural relativism; the nature of human rights as a political concept; the relationship between democracy, development and human rights; the causes of human rights violations; the place held by human rights in foreign policy-making; the role of international governmental and non-governmental organizations; and transitional justice.
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