William A. Schabas is professor of human rights law at National University of Ireland in Galway, and director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Ramesh Thakur is a distinguished fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He previously served as senior vice-rector of the United Nations University and assistant secretary general of the United Nations. Edel Hughes is junior lecturer in law at the University of Limerick, Ireland and a Ph.D. candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland.