And so my question to you is, would this kind of constitutionalizing human rights strengthen their protection? Or in fact, do they just risk politicizing them further in an already very polarized international environment, especially in the area of human rights?

I think politicization is certainly a concern.

There are two other issues though that I should flag at the outset.

I think first is, you know, the norms of human rights have not readily been accompanied by behavior that respects them.

Second, the UN system more encourages than enforces human rights.

The politicization aspect of human rights is part of a Western legacy.

The white man's burden of the 19th century to spread colonialism is a troubling backdrop to the normative project of human rights.

And where do you place this project on that spectrum?