Reimagining global rights and justice.
2—5 November 2023
On November 2-5 2023, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at NYU Law convened its first annual Future of Rights and Governance (FORGE) Conference, themed “Reimagining Global Rights and Justice.”
Thursday-Sunday
2-5 November 2023
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NYU School of Law, New York City
On the 75th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, the field of global rights and justice is confronted by unprecedented challenges, from the climate emergency to democratic backsliding, technological disruption, geopolitical instability, polarization and deepening inequalities. We rise to those (and other) challenges through a solution-oriented convening of scholars, practitioners, activists, policymakers from across generations, geographies, and thematic/strategic specializations. This annual conference provides a space that currently does not exist in the field and is much needed.
The gathering differed from panel-based conventional conferences by creating spaces to actively share ideas and develop experiments for change that could transform the fields of global rights and justice. Each day was one step on a journey, as we Framed (Day 1), Inspired (Day 2), Planned (Day 3), and Forged (Day 4). While we encouraged participants to attend the full event, the agenda was designed to accommodate drop-ins and participation based on participants’ availability.
This is a global gathering of scholars, practitioners, artists, scientists, lawyers, policy makers, and more.
Taking advantage of frames from foresight analysis and design-thinking, our four days served as an opportunity to reflect on the past decade of thought and practice in order to develop future-focused experimental solutions for the next decade (2025-2035) that respond to the shifting realities of our social, economic, political, technological, and environmental landscape.
