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Chair: Dr Maria Varaki, Lecturer in International Law, Department of War Studies
Speaker: Professor Cecilia M. Bailliet, Director of the Masters Program in International Law, and Co-Director of the Research Group on Human Rights in Conflict, Peace and Security Law.
Peace has evolved from the notion of peaceful coexistence to the recent articulation of a right to peace. It varies from a universal gründnorm to a second wave third generation right (similar to solidarity, development, and the right to a healthy environment) as well as a sustainable development goal. Its pluralistic attributes enable it to serve as a foundation for policy development at national, regional, and international levels in the Post-Western Age in order to address challenges related to increased social polarization and populist authoritarianism.
Although the primary focus of research has been negative peace (the absence of violence) linked to the prohibition of aggression, it may be suggested that at present greater attention is being placed on positive peace (non-discrimination, equality, social justice, and cooperation). There is also the challenge of the phenomenon of oppressive peace and hence a need for engagement by international human rights courts and committees to monitor state actions.
Bio
Cecilia M. Bailliet is Professor Dr. jur., Director of the Masters Program in International Law, and Co-Director of the Research Group on Human Rights in Conflict, Peace and Security Law. Bailliet researches transnational and cross-disciplinary issues within international law including general public international law, human rights, refugee law, counter-terrorism, gender/women's rights, and peace.
Bailliet's books include The Construction of the Customary Law of Peace: Latin America and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Edward Elgar 2021); The Research Handbook on International Law and Peace (Edward Elgar 2019), Promoting Peace Through International Law (OUP 2015), The Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals (CUP 2017), Non-State Actors, Soft Law, and Protective Regimes (CUP 2012), Cosmopolitan Justice and its Discontents (Routledge 2011), and Security: A Multidisciplinary Normative Approach (Brill 2009). She created the first law course in the world on the International Law of Peace.
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