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Call for Papers Theme: Punishment and Human Rights Publication: Zeitschrift fuer Menschenrechte / Journal for Human Rights Date: No. 1 (2012) Deadline: 15.8.2011 __________________________________________________ The Zeitschrift fuer Menschenrechte / Journal for Human Rights (zfmr) invites paper proposals for its 1/2012 issue on "Punishment and Human Rights". From a human rights perspective, the legitimacy of sanctions based on domestic or international law seems to relate primarily to the punishment of severe human rights violations, for example in the context of humanitarian interventions or rulings of the International Criminal Court. However, the principle of punishment is a much more fundamental problem within the context of human rights: the legitimacy of each polity that is based on the rule of law depends on how it deals with "deviant behavior" or with its declared "enemies". For its 1/2012 issue on "Punishment and Human Rights", the zfmr invites submissions addressing the following (and many more) questions: - What should we make out of the paradoxical legal principle that one evil is compensated with another, that is, the infringement of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the offender? - Are the diverse goals of criminal justice – retribution, special and general prevention, rehabilitation – truly compatible with human rights? - Which concrete punitive measures are in harmony with the principle of human dignity? The death penalty? Livelong imprisonment? So-called preventive detention? Would electronic shackles contribute to a more dignified application of criminal law? - How has criminal law transformed in response to the September 11 attacks? Is there a tendency towards practices of punishment beyond the rule of law and the constitutional state if terrorists are placed "outside" of the boundaries of law in the sense that they can be punished more severely than ordinary offenders? We are looking forward to a broad range of contributions from diverse disciplinary, political and activist backgrounds. Please send your abstracts by August 15, 2011 to: [email protected] In case of acceptance, the complete paper will have to be submitted by December 30, 2011. The zfmr is the only interdisciplinary journal on Human Rights published in Germany. It publishes both German and English articles. To learn more about the journal, please visit: http://www.zeitschriftfuermenschenrechte.de Contact: Redaktion zfmr c/o Nürnberger Menschenrechtszentrum Adlerstr. 40 D-90403 Nürnberg Germany Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.zeitschriftfuermenschenrechte.de __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
