Universal human rights - asking for too much ?

Abstract

Human rights, as a set of norms that is applicable to everyone, everywhere, has been described as 'the idea of our time'. An expert from the University of Pretoria, Prof Christof Heyns, will pose the question in this UP EXPERT LECTURE SERIES whether the current rapid proliferation of human rights systems especially at a regional level is fostering or hampering the universal human rights project. The lecture will place the above discussion in the broader context of whether - depending on one's starting point - human rights are being 'popularised' or 'banalised'.

Menseregte as 'n stel norme wat oral op almal van toepassing is, is al as 'die idee van ons tyd' beskryf. Prof Christof Heyns, ‘n kundige van die Universiteit van Pretoria, gaan in hierdie UP-EKSPERT LESINGREEKS die vraag stel of die huidige vinnige uitbreiding van menseregtestelsels op veral die streeksvlak, die universele menseregteprojek aanhelp of kortwiek. Die lesing plaas bogenoemde bespreking in 'n breër konteks van die vraag of die idee van menseregte - afhangende van jou vertrekpunt - al hoe meer 'gepopulariseer' of 'gebanaliseer' word.

Ditokelo tsa botho, bjalo ka sete ya ditlwaelophelo tse di lebanego mang le mang kae le kae di hlaloswa bjalo ka 'kgopolo ya dinako tsa rena'. Mo Polelothutong ye matwetwe wa Yunibesithi ya Pretoria wa ditokelo tsa botho, Prof Christof Heyns, o tlo botsisa potsiso ya gore naa koketsego ya lebelo ya mananeo a ditokelo tsa botho kudu mo maemong a selete e tswetsa pele goba e paledisa protseke ya lefase ya ditokelo tsa botho. Poledisano polelothutong ye e tlo lebisa sedi ya yona potsisong ya gore naa ditokelo tsa botho di tswela pele 'go tsebega' goba e dirilwe polelo ya 'ka mehla'.