Human Rights In The Age Of Innovation: Ethical Governance Of Scientific Advancement
- IJLLR Journal
- Apr 17
- 1 min read
Ms. Shweta, Research Scholar, Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh
ABSTRACT
Human rights and scientific progress are inextricably linked. Despite decades of recognition in international law, the human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications has received very little attention from the international community. In the early days of the United Nations (UN), concerns about dangers to human rights from breakthroughs in science and technology were voiced, alongside the acknowledgement of the human right of everyone "to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications." Potential dangers to human rights from scientific progress have materialised in many forms, including invasion of privacy due to electronic recording, loss of health and means of subsistence due to climate change, and suppression of individual autonomy as a result of scientific breakthroughs in genetics and neuroscience. The study begins with a discussion of the pertinent international human rights instruments, such as laws, rules, declarations, and conventions, and a careful analysis of each. The study explores how policy might keep up with rapidly developing research by presenting human rights approaches to offer understanding on the ethical implications of new technology. At the end of this statement, the author calls for a more active role for scientists and engineers, in collaboration with human rights experts, in translating normative pronouncements into defining policy and planning measures.
Keywords: Human Rights, Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, Technology
