Accelerating AI Ethics

AI and Human Rights: Professor Yuval Shany on AI, Law, and Global Accountability

49min | 08/01/2025

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How can human rights frameworks keep pace with the rapid development and global impact of artificial intelligence? In this episode of Accelerating AI Ethics, Professor Yuval Shany, a leading international law scholar and 2024–25 Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford, explores how legal systems can help ensure AI supports, rather than threatens, fundamental rights.

In conversation with Dr Caroline Green, Professor Shany considers the case for an AI Bill of Rights, the challenge of regulating powerful private actors, and how international law might evolve to meet the demands of a technological era. This timely and far-reaching conversation addresses the legal, ethical, and democratic foundations of AI governance.

Professor Yuval Shany

Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in Public International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and 2024–25 Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford. Professor Shany’s research focuses on international law, human rights, and the regulation of emerging technologies.

Topics covered

The rationale for an AI Bill of Rights
Emerging gaps between private technological power and public oversight
Why international law is still a vital tool for AI governance
Balancing innovation and legitimacy in legal frameworks
Opportunities and constraints in current human rights instruments
How democratic accountability must be embedded into the design of AI systems

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About Accelerating AI Ethics

AI is transforming our world. But there are many ethical considerations from how AI is changing our ways of working to potentially deepening social inequalities. Instead of creating new opportunities. That's why we're here, to spark urgent conversations about the most pressing ethical issues in AI. The Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford brings together experts from civil society, industry, government and academia to address these ethical challenges head-on. We will explore topics such as the implications of AI for creativity, healthcare, global regulation and many more. Our podcast will feature guests from diverse backgrounds and disciplines because we believe it is important to hear all perspectives and create an exclusive space where diverse opinions are welcome. Most episodes will be hosted by Dr Caroline Emmer de Albuquerque Green, Director of Research at the Institute for Ethics in AI and Lead of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme.

Find out more about us here: https://afp.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Accelerating AI Ethics

AI is transforming our world. But there are many ethical considerations from how AI is changing our ways of working to potentially deepening social inequalities. Instead of creating new opportunities. That's why we're here, to spark urgent conversations about the most pressing ethical issues in AI. The Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford brings together experts from civil society, industry, government and academia to address these ethical challenges head-on. We will explore topics such as the implications of AI for creativity, healthcare, global regulation and many more. Our podcast will feature guests from diverse backgrounds and disciplines because we believe it is important to hear all perspectives and create an exclusive space where diverse opinions are welcome. Most episodes will be hosted by Dr Caroline Emmer de Albuquerque Green, Director of Research at the Institute for Ethics in AI and Lead of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme.

Find out more about us here: https://afp.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

Episode summary

How can human rights frameworks keep pace with the rapid development and global impact of artificial intelligence? In this episode of Accelerating AI Ethics, Professor Yuval Shany, a leading international law scholar and 2024–25 Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford, explores how legal systems can help ensure AI supports, rather than threatens, fundamental rights.

In conversation with Dr Caroline Green, Professor Shany considers the case for an AI Bill of Rights, the challenge of regulating powerful private actors, and how international law might evolve to meet the demands of a technological era. This timely and far-reaching conversation addresses the legal, ethical, and democratic foundations of AI governance.

Professor Yuval Shany

Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in Public International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and 2024–25 Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford. Professor Shany’s research focuses on international law, human rights, and the regulation of emerging technologies.

Topics covered

The rationale for an AI Bill of Rights
Emerging gaps between private technological power and public oversight
Why international law is still a vital tool for AI governance
Balancing innovation and legitimacy in legal frameworks
Opportunities and constraints in current human rights instruments
How democratic accountability must be embedded into the design of AI systems

Resources and links

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Accelerating AI Ethics

AI is transforming our world. But there are many ethical considerations from how AI is changing our ways of working to potentially deepening social inequalities. Instead of creating new opportunities. That's why we're here, to spark urgent conversations about the most pressing ethical issues in AI. The Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford brings together experts from civil society, industry, government and academia to address these ethical challenges head-on. We will explore topics such as the implications of AI for creativity, healthcare, global regulation and many more. Our podcast will feature guests from diverse backgrounds and disciplines because we believe it is important to hear all perspectives and create an exclusive space where diverse opinions are welcome. Most episodes will be hosted by Dr Caroline Emmer de Albuquerque Green, Director of Research at the Institute for Ethics in AI and Lead of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme.

Find out more about us here: https://afp.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Accelerating AI Ethics

AI is transforming our world. But there are many ethical considerations from how AI is changing our ways of working to potentially deepening social inequalities. Instead of creating new opportunities. That's why we're here, to spark urgent conversations about the most pressing ethical issues in AI. The Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford brings together experts from civil society, industry, government and academia to address these ethical challenges head-on. We will explore topics such as the implications of AI for creativity, healthcare, global regulation and many more. Our podcast will feature guests from diverse backgrounds and disciplines because we believe it is important to hear all perspectives and create an exclusive space where diverse opinions are welcome. Most episodes will be hosted by Dr Caroline Emmer de Albuquerque Green, Director of Research at the Institute for Ethics in AI and Lead of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme.

Find out more about us here: https://afp.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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