Dr. Megan Brand: “Whose Right? Grotius and the Origin of Rights in International Affairs”

Legal scholar, theorist, and ambassador Hugo Grotius offers enduring wisdo
m for today’s foreign affairs challenges. Join the PPH program and guest speaker Dr. Megan Brand as they discuss the implications of Grotius’ theories toward questions such as:

• Does might make right in international affairs?
• Are there enduring natural rights that all leaders in international aflairs are bound to uphold?
• What might an idea of rights arising from the social nature of man inform action in international aflairs?

Dr. Megan Brand is a scholar of international relations and comparative public law. She received her PhD in Politics trom Princeton University: her MSc in Forced Migration from the University of Oxford; an MSc in Middle East Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies: a BS in economics: and BA in Political Science from Arzona State University. She writes about civil society for outlets like Law and Liberty and Front Porch Republic. Currently, Dr. Brand is the program director at John Jay Institute