Are human rights of future generations our concern?

After years of meaningful work at our university, Prof. Fons Coomans gave his farewell address to the Faculty of Law on 2 September, where he examined important human rights questions. How do they impact our daily lives? And how do they affect people on a personal level? Will future generations still have human rights? "The law certainly has sufficient starting points to shape the rights of future generations; but these will need to be developed further", says Fons. Before stepping down, Fons was the director of the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights and held the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Peace. He also taught master's students about the international protection of human rights. He researched many topics, ranging from the right to education, food, work, and housing to the right to participate in cultural life and the right to benefit from the results of scientific progress. In short, we have plenty to look back on. Good ancestor.