Symposium Explores Impact of Economic Crisis on Human Rights, Development

The impact of the financial crisis on human rights and international economic development will be explored in a symposium taking place Thursday and Friday, April 8 and 9, at the Law School.

The impact of the financial crisis on human rights and international economic development will be explored in a symposium taking place Thursday and Friday, April 8 and 9, at the Law School.

Titled “The Future of Development: Human Rights and International Aid Beyond the Economic Crisis,” the event is this year’s Robert L. Bernstein International Human Rights Fellowship Symposium. It is free and open to the public.

The symposium will address the lasting impact of the recent global economic crisis on the efforts of international development organizations and the world’s governments to reduce poverty and improve living conditions in the developing world. Among the topics that will be examined is how market-based development strategies impacted developing countries as the crises unfolded.

The keynote address will be delivered on Thursday at 3 p.m. by New York University economics professor William Easterly. Panel discussions on Thursday and Friday will focus on existing development efforts and emerging strategies. All events take place at the Law School, 127 Wall St.

The Bernstein Symposium is sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Orville H. Schell Jr. Center for International Human Rights at the Law School. For the complete program, visit http://www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/4381.htm.

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