The moderators from the preceding conference sessions will present a summary and analysis of the issues raised, and initiate a dialogue with attendees on the subject of how best to address the complex problems of advancing the relevant human rights agenda locally and globally. See preceding panels for panelist information. Panelists will explore in depth the impact of economic globalization upon human rights movements throughout the world. Representatives from NGO's, corporations and labor unions will discuss human rights abuses by the private sector and offer solutions for the future. The transition to the rule of law poses many difficulties for fledgling democracies.
Authoritarian regimes suppress demands for democracy in the name of stability.
Panelists will analyze the array of challenges confronting emerging democracies in Africa and Asia. The moderators from the preceding conference sessions will present a summary and analysis of the issues raised, and initiate a dialogue with attendees on the subject of how best to address the complex problems of advancing the relevant human rights agenda locally and globally. See preceding panels for panelist information. The information age is granting profound importance to the allocation and maintenance of intellectual property rights, which have become a key issue for multi-national corporations as they expand into the global marketplace. In-house counsel from major U.S. corporations will discuss the challenges IP practitoners face in the acquisition, protection and maintenance of such rights around the world.