Politics
Beth Simmons
The International Human Rights Odyssey
“The International Human Rights Odyssey” looks back on the history of human rights and how the fight for human dignity overcame an unequal and oppressive system.
Lesson Plan
- Lesson Length : 16 Lessons ㆍ 1 hours 55 miutes
- Language : 한국어, English, 简体中文, Spanish, French
The history of humanity’s struggle to establish human dignity.
In her opening lecture titled "Creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," Beth Simmons revisits the origins of human rights. She details the challenging times during which the Universal Declaration was crafted to solidify global human dignity, highlighting the pivotal efforts of its architects.
The subsequent lectures trace the enforcement of the Universal Declaration across nations and its evolution into legally binding norms. Simmons then examines, in a two-part lecture, the diverse strategies used to advocate for human rights against state interests, from trade leverage to international organizational influence.
In the concluding sessions, Simmons discusses the resistance to human rights from states when their interests clash with human rights objectives, followed by an exploration of how emerging global crises impact human rights today. She prompts a reflection on preventing the regression of these hard-won rights in the face of new challenges.
Full Bio
Beth Simmons
- Professor of law and political science at the University of Pennsylvania
- Author of Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics
- Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Award from the American Political Science Association (2004, 2009)
- Elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society and the National Academy of Sciences, among others
Beth Simmons is a professor of political science and law at the University of Pennsylvania. Simmons, who teaches international relations, international law, and international political economy, gained attention in academia with her research on international political economy during the interwar years and international law’s influence on human rights outcomes around the world.
Her 2009 book, Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics, was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Prize, given to the best book of the year by the American Political Science Association, and chosen as the book of the year by the International Social Science Council and the International Studies Association in 2010.
Professor Simmons is still active in the field, currently researching informal governance mechanisms in international affairs and international border issues. Her recent and current research has been supported by the Carnegie Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Smith Richardson Foundation.
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