Join us for a d
iscussion with Susanna Mancini and Michel Rosenfeld on their recent book
The book provides a systematic account of how re cent politicization of religion has been used by proponents of illiberal na tionalism and populism to reframe constitutional and human rights in exclus ionary anti-pluralist ways. Drawing on history\, political and constitution al theory\, and comparative constitutional analysis\, the book explores the various ways in which human rights have been illiberally reframed througho ut a vast array of different jurisdictions ranging from Europe to Russia\, the United States\, India\, Turkey\, and several African states.
Moderated by Gerald Neuman and featuring a response from Katharine G. Young\, the discussion will\, among other things\, examin e how contemporary contests over human and civil rights are increasingly in ternationalized through transnational networks. By sharing legal strategies and coordinating advocacy across borders\, these networks advance competin g visions of the meaning and scope of fundamental rights.
Susanna M ancini holds the Chair of Comparative Constitutional Law at the Un iversity of Bologna School of Law. She is interested in exploring how race and gender-related social and cultural constructs have shaped the balance o f power and privilege in a liberal society\, and in the role of the law in perpetuating and/or combating the marginalization of women and of racial\, religious\, sexual and linguistic minorities.
Michel Rosenfeld is the University Professor of Law and Comparative Democracy\, Justice Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rig hts and Director of the Program on Global and Comparative Constitutional Th eory at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Professor Rosenfeld was an a ssociate with both Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom and Rosenman\, C olin\, Freund\, Lewis & Cohen.
Kat harine Young is Professor and the Robert A. Trevisani Dean’s Facul ty Fellow at Boston College Law School. In Spring 2027\, she will serve as the Sullivan & Cromwell Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He r research focuses on international human rights law\, human rights and int erdisciplinarity\, comparative constitutional law\, economic and social rig hts\, and law and gender.
Gerald N euman (moderator) is the Director of Harvard Law School’s Human Ri ghts Program\, and the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International\, F oreign\, and Comparative Law at HLS. Neuman teaches courses in internationa l human rights law\, immigration and nationality law\, and U.S. constitutio nal law. From 2011 to 2014\, he served as a Member of the UN Human Rights C ommittee. Neuman holds a JD from HLS and a PhD from the Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology.
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