The nature of human rights and liberties flowing from national, regional and state constitutions as well as international conventions of the United Nations regarding human rights are appropriate for Symposium discussions.  Human rights laws are of special interest, including the United Nations conventions on racial discrimination, the rights of the child, and the convention for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. In the Symposium’s wide realm of issues may be papers concerning due process and Magna Carta and Blackstone’s Commentaries as historical antecedents to education and human rights laws of today. Of major importance, too, is U.S. constitutional law, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and, the judicial decisions interpreting those instruments.

This listing is not intended to be exhaustive and is not conceived as placing constraints on the substance or type of research that may be presented at the Symposium.

I History

Magna Carta

Legacy of Magna Carta

Domestic and International Law

II International Law

United Nations

European Union

European Convention on Human Rights

Other Conventions and Treaties

III National and State Constitutions

United States

Australia

Canada

New Zealand

South Africa

Others

IV Due Process of Law

Life, Liberty, and Property

Substantive Due Process

Procedural Due Process

V Human Rights

Speech and Expression

      Political Expression

      Protection against Defamation

      National Security

      Offensive Speech

      Commercial Speech

      Artistic Expression

      Broadcasting

Expression and Public Employment

Freedom of Association

Respect for Private and Family life

      Definition of Family

      Family life

      Marriage

      Illegitimacy

      Language Right

Immigration and Deportation

Parental Rights

Protection of Morals

Sexual Preference

Abortion and Privacy Rights

Gender Reassignment

Private Information

VI Equality

Race

Ethnicity

Gender

Religion

VII Education Law

Right to Education

United Nations

United States Constitution

United Kingdom

      Other

Civil Rights

      Privacy and Autonomy

      Freedom of Speech and Expression

      Equality; Racial and Gender

      Religion; Establishment and Free exercise

Political Rights and Speech

Due Process of Law

      Substantive

      Procedural

Child Abuse, Criminal Law

Parental Rights and State Prerogative

Civil Liability

Immigration and Residency

Teacher Dismissal Procedures

Employment Discrimination

VIII Criminal Justice