WHAT FUTURE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN THE EMERGING MULTIPOLAR WORLD?
ABSTRACT
The goal of achieving a more just international society is not only an aspiration that assumes relevance at the level of the political orientations expressed by national governments, but has long been part of the research horizon of international law scholars as well as a fundamental element emerging from the reorganization of international relations after the Second World War, as is clear from the Charter of the United Nations itself. Cooperation in solving global problems of an economic and social nature, which undoubtedly include poverty and increasing economic inequality is recalled as one of the primary purposes of the United Nations (Art. 1 of the San Francisco Charter).
Reinforcing this orientation at the international level is the endorsement of the Sustainable Development Goals (henceforth SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, to the achievement of which the fight against poverty and the reduction of economic inequalities within states assume a crucial role.
The elimination of poverty ("end poverty in all its forms everywhere") is the first of the seventeen goals set out in the Agenda. Policies based on the centrality of individuals and guided by goals of greater equity, respect for the environment, and social justice strengthen democratic systems and reduce domestic and international conflict. There is an intergenerational component to the fight against poverty: today's socio-economic choices are bound to affect the well-being and development of future generations.
The purpose of the presentation is to identify some of the prospects for realizing the concept of sustainable development, according to Goal 10, that calls for reducing inequalities within a country and among countries.
BIO
Eugenio Zaniboni is a Professor at the University of Foggia and a Visiting Professor at Eötvös Loránd University. His list of publications can be accessed here.
DATE & VENUE
Date: 9/February/2024 at 15:00
Venue: ELTE TáTK (1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, 2.139)