Workshop on the Ethics of War
Just World Institute:
Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 2.05 Ogilvie Room, Geography, Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP
Thursday, 2 July 2015 from 08:45 to 18:30
This workshop will address some of the most pressing questions concerning the ethics of war including when is war justified, who has the authority to wage war, what constitutes permissible conduct in war and who should bear the costs. The event is free and open to all.
Places are limited so please register here. If you have any questions please contact the organiser: kieran.oberman@ed.
PROGRAMME
8.45-9.15 Coffee
9.15 Welcome
9.30am-11.00am
Dr Massimo Renzo (Warwick) – Political Self-determination, Humanitarian Intervention and the Requirement of Consent
Dr Susanne Burri (St Gallen) – The Redirection of Bombs During WWII: A Philosophical Investigation
Chair: Dr Mihaela Mihai (York)
11.00am – 11.30am Coffee
11.30am-1pm
Prof Saba Bazargan (UCSD) – Political Subjugation, Respect and Proportionality
Dr Kieran Oberman (Edinburgh) – War and Poverty
Chair: Dr Jonathan Parry (Stockholm)
1pm – 2pm Lunch
2-3.30pm
Dr Graham Long (Newcastle) – Tolerating Injustice in War
Dr Mathias Thaler (Edinburgh)- Unhinged Frames: When Hypotheticals About Torture Go Wrong
Chair: Prof Shawn Kaplan (Adelphi)
3.30pm – 4.00pm Coffee
4.00pm -5.30pm
Dr Holly Lawford-Smith (Sheffield) – Democratic Responsibility for War
Dr David Rodin (Oxford)- Authority and Procedural Rights in War
Chair: Dr Cian O’Driscoll (Glasgow)
5.30-6.30 Reception