Event 11/2: Reassessing the Efficacy of the Rules-Based International Order in Promoting Human Rights, Peace, and Security in the Modern Age
On Thursday, November 2, at 6:00P.M. ET, join the University of Miami School of Law for their 11th annual Henkin Lecture on Human Rights on Reassessing the Efficacy of the Rules-Based International Order in Promoting Human Rights, Peace, and Security in the Modern Age. The speaker will be Keith Harper, the former U.S. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a Partner at Jenner & Block, and an Independent Expert on the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII).
The system of international laws, agreements, and institutions established after the Second World War—often referred to as the rules-based international order (RBIO)—has been remarkably enduring. This order entails international cooperation and norm establishment through multilateral institutions (like the United Nations and World Trade Organization) and is based on principles of human equality, open markets, security, cooperation, liberal democracy, and monetary cooperation. The United States has invested over many decades to form, buttress, support and protect this order, spending treasure, time, and resources to promote human rights and a world of greater security. Has the system done its job? And does it have the capacity to address the increasingly complex challenges of today’s world? This lecture will explore the efficacy of the current international order. Has it effectively adapted to address urgent issues facing today’s world—from the rights of Indigenous Peoples, to the responsibilities of businesses to prevent and address human rights impacts, to the challenges of ensuring international peace and security, including, notably, the examples of Russian aggression in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war?
The lecture will take place in person at the University of Miami School of Law, Room F209, and will also be live broadcast over Zoom. Register for the webinar here.