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Call for Papers Theme: Territory, Justice, and Rivers Type: Interdisciplinary Conference Institution: University College Cork Location: Cork (Ireland) Date: 4.–5.6.2015 Deadline: 6.2.2015 __________________________________________________ We invite contributions for papers that focus on territorial rights and river basins, international law and watercourses, justice over mobile/trans- border resources, natural resource rights and international justice, and other associated areas. Papers are invited from political philosophers and related areas, such as international law, geography, and environmental policy. Confirmed Participants Alejandra Mancilla (Philosophy, Oslo) Owen Mcintyre (Law, Ucc) Margaret Moore (Political Studies, Queens, Ontario) Paulina Ochoa Espejo (Political Science, Haverford) Alistair Rieu-Clarke (International Law, Dundee) Katrinka Somdahl-Sands (Political Geography, Rowan) Student Paper Prize The most outstanding abstract contribution from a current student will receive a prize in the form of financial support for travel to the workshop. Support will cover reasonable cost of transport to Cork and two nights’ accommodation. Workshop topic description Our most important natural resource, fresh water found in rivers and lakes, is often the object of international conflict because of scarcity, misuse, and confusion over legitimate claims. In spite of the value of river basins, philosophical investigations of rights over rivers are thin. It is assumed that rights over rivers derive from rights over geostationary lands, despite the fact that river resources are not geostationary. No theory asks why it is justified for a state to claim territorial rights over a trans-boundary river, if states should jointly share rights over trans-boundary rivers, or if rivers, as a unique object, might require a distinct understanding of territorial rights. This workshop proposes to study the philosophical foundations of territorial rights over river resources, the proper distribution of these rights, and the challenge of balancing multiple claims to the same resource. Submission information Paper abstracts of no more than 400 words should be sent to Ray Davidson [[email protected]] by Friday, February 6, 2015. If you wish your submission to be considered for the Student Prize, please state so clearly and note your student status and affiliation. Acceptance notifications will be sent to applicants by Friday, February 20, 2015. A selection of the papers presented in the conference will be published in a special issue on the conference theme in the Territory and Justice Symposia series, online at http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~plcdib/territory.html (Publication in the TJ Symposia does not preclude publication elsewhere.) Organisers Raymond Davidson (University College Cork) Cara Nine (University College Cork) For more information, please contact: Raymond Davidson Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
