International academic initiative · 2026
Dialogues on human dignity, rights and justice in a global world
National School of Judicial Training and International Committee on Global Bioethics (ICGB).
The project
The judicial function faces situations in which legal rules, ethical principles, fundamental rights and legitimate interests converge. Scientific and technological advances, social inequalities, changing family relationships, human mobility and the environmental crisis present dilemmas that call for interdisciplinary reflection.
The National School of Judicial Training and the International Committee on Global Bioethics are advancing this project to build bridges between global bioethics and the judicial function, bringing visibility to dilemmas that do not always receive sufficient attention in legal debate.
Through dialogue with specialists from different academic and cultural contexts, the initiative seeks to deepen understanding of these challenges and offer tools for deliberation that complement legal reasoning and judicial decision-making from the perspective of human dignity, human rights and global justice.
Purpose
To promote interdisciplinary reflection and learning among the judicial community and the general public on the main dilemmas of global bioethics, through dialogue with international specialists.
The process
Specialists from different disciplines and academic and cultural contexts will examine contemporary dilemmas in global bioethics and their relevance to justice. Each conference will include a presentation of approximately 60 minutes.
Each presentation will be followed by an open space for questions, comments and deliberation, initially planned for 30 minutes and extendable depending on the speaker’s availability and organisational conditions. The exchange will allow participants to compare perspectives and reflect on tensions between principles, rights and legitimate interests.
With their authors’ permission, the conferences will be recorded and transcribed. Each specialist may review, correct, update and expand their presentation to turn it into an academic chapter. Where appropriate, a Spanish translation will be prepared.
The collective publication aims to preserve and share the specialists’ contributions and provide a reference for judicial training and interdisciplinary research. Its academic coordination will be undertaken by the International Committee on Global Bioethics in collaboration with the National School of Judicial Training.
This is an anticipated outcome; its editing and dissemination will proceed in accordance with the institutional and editorial agreements established.
Inaugural conference
Bioetica globale, dignità umana e giustizia
Informative translation: Global bioethics, human dignity and justice
Full Professor at the Faculty of Bioethics of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and holder of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights in Rome. Member of the Advisory Board of the International Committee on Global Bioethics.
View the programmeAt a glance
12 conferences · 3 weeks
All sessions are at 10:00 a.m., Mexico City time. Conference titles are presented in their original language.
Original programme in Spanish
Monday, November 23, 2026
Conferenza inaugurale: Bioetica globale, dignità umana e giustizia
Language: Italian
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Cuando no hay respuestas fáciles: la ponderación de principios desde la bioética global
Language: Spanish
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
We Are All Vulnerable, but Not Equally: Human Dignity and Global Justice
Language: English
Thursday, November 26, 2026
Autonomia condicionada e decisões de fim de vida: desigualdades, vulnerabilidade e justiça nos cuidados paliativos
Language: Portuguese
Friday, November 27, 2026
¿Puede un algoritmo ser justo? Inteligencia artificial y los límites éticos de la tecnología
Language: Spanish
Monday, November 30, 2026
Women’s Rights and Gender Perspectives: Bioethical Dilemmas in Judicial Decision-Making
Language: English
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
The boundaries of a Right to Healthcare? Access, Medical Insurance and Health Justice
Language: English
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Du désir d’enfant au marché du vivant : les défis juridiques et bioéthiques de la gestation pour autrui
Language: French
Thursday, December 3, 2026
Quando o planeta expulsa: migração ambiental, dignidade humana e justiça global
Language: Portuguese
Friday, December 4, 2026
Whose Stories Does Justice Hear? Gender-Based Violence, Forced Migration and the Ethics of Expert Testimony
Language: English
Monday, December 7, 2026
The use of embryonic stem cells for research. Balancing scientific freedom, human dignity and protection of life
Language: English
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Gender Bias in Clinical Research: Ethical Challenges, Human Rights and Global Justice
Language: English
Looking ahead
This page will follow the development of the project and will make it possible to add academic materials, authorised recordings and information about the collective publication as they become available.
