Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Worth What We Decide: A Defense of the Right to Leisure

ESRG Faculty Member David L. Richards and ESRG Faculty Affiliate Ben Carbonetti have published “Worth What We Decide: A Defense of the Right to Leisure” in the International Journal of Human Rights. The "OnlineFirst" e-version is out now and the print version comes out in January.
 
Abstract:
One of the most routinely philosophically and politically attacked sections of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is article 24: ‘Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.’ Defending against these attacks is important. For example, only the USA and Somalia, among UN member states, are not parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). One reason for the USA’s status is political opposition to CRC article 31, which maintains ‘States parties recognize the right of the child to rest and leisure. . ..’ Our article defends article 24 from well-known criticisms. We maintain rights are social constructs and, as evidence of social construction, we provide a genealogy of article 24. We also address the social psychology of rest/leisure and trends in actual state practice.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Talk on 2/3: "Worker Rights in Law & Practice: New Data & Applications"

On Friday, February 3rd, K. Chad Clay, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at The University of Georgia (8/12), and Colin M. Barry, Ph.D. candidate in political science at Binghamton University, will present "WORKER RIGHTS IN LAW & PRACTICE: NEW DATA & APPLICATIONS".

The talk will be held in Dodd Center, Room 162, at 12pm, and is open to the public. 

K. Chad Clay has published his research in The Journal of Politics  and International Studies Quarterly. Colin M. Barry has published his research in Journal of Peace Research and International Studies Quarterly.