Visit of Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, to the University of Padova, 30-31 October 2025

Thursday 30 October 2025 

10:30 - 11:30 | Università di Padova, Centro Diritti Umani 

Housing Rights as Human Rights

Discussion by prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, with scholars and PhD candidates of the programme in Human Rights, Society and Multi-Level Governance, University of Padova.

The meeting is reserved for researchers and doctoral students enrolled in the PhD Program in Human Rights, Society, and Multi-Level Governance. 

15:00 - 17:00 | Università di Padova, Palazzo Bo, Aula Gabbin

The Right to Housing as a Human Right: The Role and Contribution of the Judiciary in a Multi-Level Perspective

Symposium – in cooperation with Giuristi Democratici Padova

Keynote Address by Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal

Moderators: 
Paolo De Stefani, University of Padova; Aurora D’Agostino, Giuristi Democratici

To participate, it is necessary to register via the registration form.

Friday 31 ottobre 2025 

10:30 – 11:30 | Complesso Piovego, Aula F, Via Ugo Bassi 2, Padova 

Lectio Magistralis
The Right to Adequate Housing as a Component of the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living: Current Challenges

Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing

The lectio magistralis is open to BA and MA students in Political Science, International Relations and Human Rights, and Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance.

The lectio magistralis is  is part of the events of the International Zero Evictions Marathon (ZEM) 2025, University of Padova, 31 October 2025.