This year, the Conference topic is Globalization and the Universality of Human Rights. Speakers will examine the impact of globalizing forces on the tension between cultural relativism and the universality of human rights in four key areas: multinational corporations, cultural/religious issues, health, and international justice. Student delegates will be encouraged to consider issues such as the homogeny and hegemony of human rights: are human rights becoming universal and, if so, whose values determine the basis of their definition? The topic has a broader focus than those in the past and is designed to be more appealing to and appropriate for an undergraduate audience with varying backgrounds and interests.
