Transforming Human Rights

The Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights” seeks to revisit the potential of human rights as a universalistic framework for addressing fundamental changes that shape our times in political, economic, social, ecological and technological contexts.

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31MAR 2026
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Call for Papers: Absolute Rights under the ECHR at State Borders
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31MAR 2026
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(How) Human Rights Transform: Interview with Paulina Jo Pesch

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30MAR 2026
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Call for Applications: Corporate Accountability & Climate Justice in Nuremberg (Summer School)

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01MAR 2026
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Call for Contributions: Where Human Rights Take Place (workshop)

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20FEB 2026
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Cluster Retreat 2026

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