Publication of Two New Books by Director of International Law Center to be Celebrated April 4
March 29, 2006
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
The publication of two new books – Republican Principles in International Law: The Fundamental Requirements of a Just World Order and Human Rights: Moral Order in a Divided World – by Tim Sellers, professor in the University of Baltimore School of Law, director of its Center for International and Comparative Law and University System of Maryland Regents Professor, will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place in the School of Law’s Venable Baetjer Howard Moot Court Room, in the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, 1429 Maryland Ave. It is free and open to the public.
Sellers will give a short lecture on why people and states should obey international law and how the nations of the world can best recognize, promote and respect universal human rights. Sellers will be available to sign copies of his books, which may be purchased in UB’s bookstore or that evening in the law school lobby.
Republican Principles in International Law weighs in on the fundamental requirements of a just world order, via its application in international law. For two centuries, republican principles of deliberation, popular sovereignty and the greater good have been used to work through even the most difficult international legal questions. Republican Principles makes the case for legitimate government to continue to abide by these deep-seated rules, both inside their borders and beyond the jurisdiction of separate states and nations.
Universal Human Rights is a collection of 11 guest essays co-edited by Sellers and focused on the concept of universal human rights. Despite the United Nation’s charter recognizing these fundamental rights, there is confusion about its basic philosophy as well as its practical application, in a world where disparate cultures, histories, and agendas can result in very different definitions of “rights.” The book is divided into four sections covering the nature, application, enforcement and limits of human rights, concluding that the practice of human rights constitutes a universal human community that supports local custom and encourages state sovereignty.
For more information about this event, contact the Center for International and Comparative Law at 410.837.4532.
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