JS-67
Right to Benefits of Scientific Progress and Its Applications

Friday, July 18, 2014: 8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Room: 303
TG03 Human Rights and Global Justice (host committee)
RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology

Language: English

The right to enjoy benefits of scientific progress and its applications (REBSPA) is under debate. The efforts of a U.N. Expert, the U.N. CESCR, an AAAS coalition, and scholars have shed light on and raised awareness of this right. Adopted in 1966 as part of the International Bill of Human Rights, Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) calls for the rights to take part in cultural life, to benefit from one’s artistic, scientific, and other kinds of work, and for the focus of this article, to enjoy benefits of scientific progress and scientific applications. While important research has been undertaken on REBSPA, some experts contend its conceptualization is underdeveloped. This session will present conceptualizations of REBSPA, how the notions of progresive realization and minimum core apply to REBSPA, and other questions sociologists of science and technology and human rights can answer as REBSPA receives greater attention.
Session Organizers:
Brian GRAN, Case Western Reserve University, USA and Jaime JIMENEZ GUZMAN, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Chair:
Nadia ASHEULOVA, Director of the Centre, Russia
JS-67.1
Digital Citizenship and Equal Access to Democracy (Oral Presentation)
Luciana Cristina de SOUZA, Milton Campos Law School, Brazil

JS-67.2
Environmental Gains and Social Losses? Critical Reflections on the Sustainability Potential of Telework (Oral Presentation)
Michael HYNES, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; Henrike RAU, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland

JS-67.3
Are Science, Technology and Innovation Fulfilling the Needs of Society? (Oral Presentation)
Jaime JIMENEZ GUZMAN, IIMAS, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO, Mexico; Juan Carlos ESCALANTE-LEAL, IIMAS, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO, Mexico

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