“Ever since the US government has professed to see in international relations an opportunity for moral progress, not just an unending power struggle, it could never abandon the rhetoric of human rights, and the construction of the image that the US was the last best hope for the world and destined to lead the world to more human rights and democracy.

“The election of Donald Trump in 2016 has the potential to alter this history. He appears to have a pre-1919 view of the US and the world, in which the only things that matter are US independent power, security, and economic advantage.”

In this lecture, Professor David P. Forsythe from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will give a rich exploration of the US contribution to human rights and democracy in the past and point to signs that indicate hard times ahead for human rights around the world. Introduction by by UNSW Law Associate Professor Ben Golder.

Presented by the the Australian Human Rights Institute and the UNSW Sydney Globalisation and Governance Network.

Location: Allens Theatre, UNSW Law, G23 UNSW Kensington Google maps