[governance] Call for papers from students on human rights and new technologies

[Fouad Bajwa]

Dear Members,

This may be of key interest to our members especially on issues
related to Human Rights and Internet Governance so kindly distribute
this call where you feel is necessary. A special thanks to Bailey Grey
for sharing this conference call:

Call for papers: Human rights issues concerning new technologies

"New Technologies: Your Life? Your Health? Your Privacy? Our Human
Rights" is the title of the 2010 Annual Student Human Rights
Conference to be held at the University of Nottingham on Saturday 20
March 2010.

The Annual Student Human Rights Conference provides students with an
opportunity to present their research to an international audience
alongside leading practitioners, scholars and experts.

The 2010 conference will explore the inter-relation between human
rights and the global consequences of the advancement of new
technologies. By encouraging multi-disciplinary participation, the
conference seeks to reaffirm the necessity of incorporating human
rights discourse when discussing the controversial nature of the
science and technology domain.

This conference aims to discuss a number of human rights issues
concerning new technologies. For example, what is the potential for
interference with our right to privacy, not only in relation to our
health but also to our security? What are the implications of the
universality of rights when considering the level of technological
development in the affluent north in comparison to developing
countries? Will debates on bioethics strengthen human rights
protection or replace them? What are the positive and negative impacts
of assisted reproductive technologies? How can information and
communication technologies be used to advance and protect human
rights? How do we rectify the dichotomy between security interests and
civil liberties and the need for caution when dealing with emerging
technologies? This is just the tip of the new technologies and human
rights iceberg, by addressing these and other issues the conference
wishes to explore the balance between technological advancement and
its impact on human rights standards.

Papers are welcome on the subject of human rights in relation to one
of the following themes:

New technologies and:

- Bioethics and Human Rights
- Health Technologies and Human Rights
- New Technologies and the Right to Privacy
- Information and Communication Technologies and Human Rights
- Nanotechnology, Satellites and/or Weapons and Human Rights
- Emerging Technologies and Human Rights
- Using Technology to Advance Human Rights

The Conference Committee encourages submissions of papers from
students in any discipline on any of the above themes. Authors of
selected papers will be offered the opportunity to discuss their work
in panels which will take place as part of the conference, alongside
leading practitioners and academics working in the field. Applications
are open to university students in any discipline enrolled at a
recognised university. Papers and presentations should be in English.

Submission Details:

Using the application form available on the website, please provide a
short abstract of no more than 500 words by Sunday 10 January 2010,
clearly stating the authors postal address, email, phone number and
institution. The abstract should be submitted electronically to the
following address: HumanRightsConference at nottingham.ac.uk

For further information, please see the Events page of HRLC website:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/hrlc/
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