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Conference Announcement Theme: Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations in the Age of Reemerging Nationalism Subtitle: Are They Really Justified? Type: International Conference Institution: Faculty of Law, University of Zurich Location: Zurich (Switzerland) Date: 21.–22.11.2019 __________________________________________________ The academic debate on the extraterritorial application of human rights is intense and sophisticated. In the last few years, it has often been taken for granted that such extraterritorial obligations on the part of states exist and the research focus has turned to their scope and the modes of implementing them. At the same time, some of the duty-bearers at stake still question their legitimacy. With rising nationalist tendencies in all parts of the world, this is unlikely to change soon. Furthermore, philosophical attacks on the idea of human rights in general and their universality in particular have increased, backed prominently by revisionist historical work. If extraterritorial application of human rights shall be realized and implemented in practice, it seems necessary to return to addressing the foundational question of their justifiability as well as counter arguments that promote a territorial limitation of states’ human rights obligations. By combining legal and philosophical perspectives, this is the aim the conference hopes to achieve. Program Thursday, 21 November 2019 12.45 – 13.00 Welcoming Remarks 13.00 – 13.45 Prof. David Cole, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.: Title TBA Comment by: Dr. Odile Ammann 13.50 – 14.35 Prof. Sigrun Skogly, Lancaster University: “Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations – a Necessity in the Age of Reemerging Nationalism” Comment by: Alexandra Hansen, MLaw, MSc 14.35 – 15.00 Coffee Break 15.00 – 15.45 Prof. Marko Milanovic, University of Nottingham: “The Murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the Extraterritorial Application of the Right to Life" (presentation only) 15.50 – 16.35 Prof. Samantha Besson, University of Fribourg: “Due Diligence and the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights” Comment by: Dr. Anne Kühler 16.40 – 17.25 Prof. Tilmann Altwicker, University of Zurich: “Extraterritorial Obligations in the History of Ideas" Comment by: Dr. Christoph Good 18.30 Dinner in Restaurant Neumarkt (by invitation only) Friday, 22 November 2019 09.00 – 09.45 Dr. Roland Burke, La Trobe University (video presentation): “The Eclipse of the Universal Rights Vision: Developmental Dictatorship and National Particularism, 1966-1993” Comment by: Youlo Wujohktsang, MLaw 09.50 – 10.35 M.A. Angela Mueller, University of Zurich: “Justifying Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations: A Perspective of Legal Philosophy” Comment by: Dr. des. Jack Williams 10.35 – 11.00 Coffee Break 11.00 – 11.45 Prof. Matthias Mahlmann, University of Zurich: “The Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights and the Critique of Universalism” Comment by: Luca Mira Wolf-Bauwens, MPhil 11.50 – 12.35 Dr. Lea Raible, Maastricht University/University of Glasgow: “Jurisdiction and Justification” Comment by: Dr. Johan Rochel 12.45 – 14.30 Lunch (by invitation only) 14.40 – 15.25 Prof. Christian Neuhäuser, TU Dortmund University: “Beyond the State-centred Conception of Human Rights” Comment by: Angela Mueller, MA 15.30 – 16.15 M.A. Jack Richard Williams, University of Zurich: “Respect Beyond Borders” Comment by: Dr. Lea Raible 16.15 – 16.45 Coffee Break 16.45 – 17.30 Prof. Véronique Zanetti, University of Bielefeld: “The jus Bellum and the Responsibility Toward Refugees of War” Comment by: TBA 17.30 – 18.00 Concluding Discussion 19.00 Dinner in Restaurant Italia (by invitation only) The conference will be held in English. Attendance is free and open to the public. In order to receive the papers in advance, register via e-mail to: [email protected]. Conference Venue: Aula RAA-G-001 (floor G), Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Conveners: Prof. Matthias Mahlmann & M.A. Angela Mueller Contact: Angela Mueller Faculty of Law University of Zurich Treichlerstrasse 10 CH-8032 Zurich Switzerland Phone: +41 44 634 53 33 Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.ius.uzh.ch/de/staff/professorships/alphabetical/mahlmann/veranstaltungen.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
