Reviving the Human Right to Science - #GESDASummit 2022

As the 2022 GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar® shows, anticipated scientific and technological breakthroughs have the potential to change not only society but even human beings themselves. We believe that decisions concerning the development and use of these powerful technologies should be adopted within a human rights framework. One framework from which States and other institutions derive duties and responsibilities to anticipate both the risks and the benefits of science is the Human Right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and to participate in that progress, grounded in Article 27 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

- How can this Human Right to Science be used to benefit humanity?
- What are the current challenges for this right?
- What are the duties derived from this Human right regarding emerging technologies?

Moderated by:
• Gérard Escher, Senior Advisor to the Board, GESDA, Switzerland

With:
• Samantha Besson, Professor, International Law of Institutions, Collège de France and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
• Andrea Boggio, Professor of Legal Studies, Bryant University, Italy
• Frederick Fenter, Chief Executive Editor, Frontiers, USA
• Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, Mexico
• Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights, United Nations, Greece
• Thomas Zeltner, President, Swiss UNESCO Commission, Switzerland