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Conference Announcement Theme: Justice and Violence Type: International Conference Institution: Centre for Advanced Studies 'Justitia Amplificata', Goethe University of Frankfurt Location: Frankfurt/Main (Germany) Date: 15.–16.5.2013 __________________________________________________ Justice may sometimes demand the use of violence in order to maintain or achieve its ends, at least in three contexts: (1) The state has a monopoly on violence in order to uphold the (allegedly) just laws and protect its citizens from domestic criminals and illegitimate rebels. (2) Under circumstances of severe rights violations by the government citizens may be justified in using armed resistance in order to overthrow the regime. (3) States may have to resort to violent means to either ward off international aggression or engage in humanitarian interventions. However, the interconnections between these three contexts have not been sufficiently theorized within current discussions on just war. This two-day conference is supposed to provide an opportunity to connect the different discussions about whether and how violence can serve justice within the varying contexts described above. Conference Program Wednesday, May 15 10.30-10.45 Welcome and Introduction 10.45-13.00 Panel I – Violence and the Pursuit of Justice David Rodin (Oxford): War, Justice and Politics Virginia Held (New York): Justice, Violence, and the Ethics of Care 13.00-14.30 Lunch Break 14.30-16.45 Panel II – Police Violence and State Punishment John Kleinig (New York): Legitimate and Illegitimate Uses of Police Force Victor Tadros (Warwick): The Just Distribution of Punishment and Security 16.45-17.15 Coffee Break 17.15-18.25 Panel III – Contested State Violence Uwe Steinhoff (Hongkong): On the Ethics of Torture Thursday, May 16 10.15-12.30 Panel IV – Revolution and Civil War Mattias Iser (Frankfurt): On the Right of Revolution Christopher J. Finlay (Birmingham): The Partisan Code and the Law of War: On the Ethics of Asymmetric Conflict 12.30-14.00 Lunch Break 14.00-16.15 Panel V – Humanitarian Intervention and the Costs of War Reinhard Merkel (Hamburg): Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect - NATO's Intervention in Libya as a Model? Neta C. Crawford (Boston): “War! What Is It Good For?” Rethinking the Utility of Violence 16.15-16.45 Coffee Break 16.45-19.00 Panel VI – War and Proportionality Jeff McMahan (Rutgers): Proportionate Defense Darrel Moellendorf (San Diego): The Proportionality of an Ongoing War Venue: "Eisenhower-room", main building, "IG Hochhaus", Campus Westend. Room number 1.314, Goethe University of Frankfurt Organizer: Mattias Iser Attendance of the workshop is free. Registration is required for organization and catering purposes by April 26. Places are limited, and will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. In order to register, please contact Ms Valérie Bignon: [email protected] Conference website: http://www.justitia-amplificata.de/en/events/conference-justice-and-violence.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
