This public panel discussion is convened by the Accelerator Fellowship Programme and led by our fellow, Professor Yuval Shany. It brings together leading experts, to explore the need for an international AI Bill of Human Rights.
Discussion Topics
- Mapping the human rights impacts of AI systems
- Identifying protection gaps under existing human rights laws
- Assessing the need for new human rights norms for AI
- Exploring next steps, including potential normative and institutional developments
Focus Area
A key theme of this discussion will be evaluating the suitability of existing UN human rights accountability mechanisms in addressing AI-related human rights violations. Experts will also discuss whether AI tools can enhance the effectiveness of UN human rights monitoring and enforcement.
Professor Yuval Shany, former Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee
Professor Shany a Fellow of our Accelerator Fellowship Programme, focusing on digital human rights and implementation of the AI Bill of Rights.
Digital human rights focus on protecting fundamental freedoms in the age of AI, including privacy, non-discrimination, and equitable access to technology. An International AI Bill of Rights could formulate in human rights terms principles such as safe and effective AI, algorithmic transparency, and human control over automated systems. Implementing these rights requires legal, technical, and policy measures to facilitate broad access to right-supporting AI technology and to prevent AI-driven harm, particularly for marginalised communities.
Professor Shany is the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law and former Dean of the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He also serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, and a Visiting Professor in the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) at King’s College, London and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
He was a member of the UN Human Rights Committee between 2013-2020 (chairing the Committee between 2018-2019).
His current research focuses on international human rights law and new technology and he leads a European Research Council group or researchers investigating the three generation of digital human rights (3GDR).
Shany is an honorary fellow of the Senior Common Room at Magdalen College (2023-2024) and an inaugural Accelerator Fellow.