Just War Theory & Terrorism
September 28-29, 2007
Warren Hall, University of San Diego School of Law
Friday, September 28: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 29: 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 a.m., 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Presented by The Institute for Law & Philosophy.
The United States and other countries are currently engaged in a global struggle against terrorism.
Multi-national military intervention led by NATO in Kosovo and by the United States in Iraq has
guided many to call for military intervention in Darfur, Iran and North Korea. A group of internationally
esteemed legal scholars and philosophers will engage in a roundtable discussion of such issues as:
- What counts as terrorism? Is terrorism always immoral, or can it sometimes be justified, and if so, when?
- When is military intervention just? Only in response to an attack? As a preemptive measure
against a likely future attack? For humanitarian reasons, such as preventing large scale human
rights violations?
- What is the liability to justified military measures of uniformed combatants? Of non-uniformed
irregulars? Of civilian leaders? Of ordinary civilians?
- When attacking justifiable targets, what precautions must be taken to avoid harm to those not
liable to justified attacks?
Prominent attendees include:
Professor Larry Alexander (University of San Diego, School of Law)
Professor C.A.J. (Tony) Coady (Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics,
University of Melbourne, Australia)
Professor Christopher J. Eberle (Dept. of Leadership, Ethics, Law, & Character,
United States Naval Academy)
Professor Jefferson A. McMahan (Dept. of Philosophy, Rutgers University)
Professor Larry May (Dept. of Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis)
Professor Connie Rosati (Dept. of Philosophy, University of Arizona)
Professor Alec Walen (University of Baltimore)
Professor Mark Woods (University of San Diego, Dept. of Philosophy)
Professor Matt Zwolinski (University of San Diego, Dept. of Philosophy)
Professor Richard Arneson (UCSD)
For reservations contact Leilani Sharrett at leilanis@sandiego.edu or (619) 260-4208.
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