Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World
- Date
- November 03, 2025
- Time
- 12:00 PM EST - 1:30 PM EST
- Location
- Sears Atrium, George Vari Engineering & Computing Centre - 3rd Floor, 245 Church Street (Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Lunch will be provided.)
As the 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer, Professor Alex Neve, OC is touring the country this fall to give five public lectures broadcasted on CBC’s Ideas.
On November 3rd, Lincoln Alexander Law's International Law & Global Justice Initiative will host a conversation with Prof. Neve to explore the key themes of his book Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World.
Prof. Neve draws on his extensive experience on the frontlines of the human rights movement, including serving as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada for 20 years. Weaving together law and history, Prof. Neve investigates how we have faltered, how we have progressed, and what we must do to realize the enduring promise that human rights are inherent, inalienable, and universal.
The lecture and discussion will be followed by a meet and greet with the author with books available for sale.
Prof. Neve is a lawyer, educator, and leading human rights advocate. He has an LLB from Dalhousie University and an LLM in international human rights law from the University of Essex. Prof. Neve served as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada from 2000 to 2020.
He currently serves as an adjunct professor within the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa and the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University; a Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs; and a Fellow with the Atlantic Human Rights Centre at St. Thomas University. Prof. Neve was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2007 for his outstanding human rights advocacy work in Canada and abroad.