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Global Justice and Human Rights Specialist Group

The topic of global justice and human rights is of considerable contemporary interest. Issues, such as terrorism, just war theory, severe poverty and famine, climate change and environmental degradation, as well as the protection and safeguarding of human rights both in the United Kingdom and abroad, will clearly continue to be major areas of global concern for the foreseeable future. The Global Justice and Human Rights specialist group aims primarily to create a new network amongst political scientists and others to foster and promote the study of these live issues of international affairs.

Our first major meeting will take place at the University of Oxford in 2008. We maintain an email list and send regular bulletins.

Co-conveners: Dr Thom Brooks (Newcastle) and Professor Simon Caney (Oxford)

Treasurer: Professor Tim Hayward (Edinburgh)

Secretary: Ms Clare Heyward (Birmingham)

Dr Thom Brooks
Department of Politics
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)191 222 5288
Fax: +44 (0)191 222 5069
Email: t.brooks@newcastle.ac.uk

Membership is free. Please contact Dr Thom Brooks in order to be added to our list (contact details above).