Episode Description
This episode puts previous guest Dr. Tara White in dialogue with Professor James May of Delaware Law School, an expert on human rights law and dignity jurisprudence. Along with our cohosts, Dr. White and Prof. May explore the many points of overlap between dignity neuroscience and the principles of human rights law. They discuss issues including human agency, the right to be free from fear and want, and the emerging consilience between the principles of human rights law and what science shows about the resources the brain needs for healthy development. The discussion ventures into future potential directions for inquiry highlighted in exploring these subjects together.
Guest Speaker
James R. May, Esq. is Distinguished Professor of Law and Founder of the Global Environmental Rights Institute at Widener University Delaware Law School, Visiting Scholar at the Haub School of Law at Pace University, and former Chief Sustainability Officer and Presidential cabinet member at Widener University. In 1996 he brought among the first lawsuits to enforce Pennsylvania’s Green Amendment and has assisted efforts to recognize environmental rights in Maryland, Delaware and elsewhere in the U.S. and multiple countries globally.