Programme

SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008

Hosted by the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT)
Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester 4-6 July 2008

Sub-theme sessions are indicated by a highlighted box



Friday 4th July
	10.30 - 12pm	SAP ECM
		Cavandish:
			Executive Committee members only (tea and coffee at 10.30)

	12 - 2pm	JAP EBM
		Whitworth:
			JAP Editorial Board members only (sandwich lunch 12pm)

	1 - 2pm	Registration
		Flowers Foyer

	2pm	Opening Introduction
		Flowers:
			Professor Alan Hamlin (University of Manchester)

	2.05 - 3.15pm	Plenary Session I
		Flowers:
			PMCs and Mercenaries: War and the Moral Limits of the Market Professor Cecile Fabre, University of Edinburgh Chair: Professor Alan Hamlin (University of Manchester)

	3.15 - 4pm	Concurrent Sessions I
		Flowers:
			An Alleged Contradicition in Nozick's Entitlement Theory Anna-Karin Andersson, Harvard University Chair-commentator: Steve de Wjize (University of Manchester)
		Morley:
			Some Thoughts on Procedural Respect for Minorities and Dissent Emanuela Ceva, Università degli Studi di Pavia, IUSS Chair-commentator: Jonathan Quong (University of Manchester)
		Cavandish:
			Moral Consideration in Conducting Medical Research in Occupied Territories Jason Gatliff, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Chair-commentator: Cara Nine (University College Cork)

	4 - 4.30 pm	Tea
		Conservatory:

	4.30 - 5.45pm	Plenary Session II
		Flowers:
			Jus Post Bellum: A Complex of Issues Professor C.A.J. Coady, University of Melbourne Chair: Dr John Tasioulas (University of Oxford)

	5.45 - 6.30pm	Concurrent Sessions II
		Flowers:
			Conscientious Objection in Medicine Christopher Cowley, University College Dublin Chair-commentator: Daniela Cutas (Göteborgs Universitet)
		Morley:
			Business and Bad Metaphysics - is there a prima facie case for Intellectual Property Fionn Dempsey, University College Dublin Chair-commentator: Neil Manson (Lancaster University)
		Cavandish:
			Non-Just Threats and Non-Combatants Helen Frowe, University of Sheffield Chair-commentator: Michael Neu (Sheffield University)
		Spencer:
			What makes an international offence? Alejandro Chehtman, London School of Economics Chair-commentator: Bernd Krehoff (University of Oxford)

	6.30 - 7.30pm	Dinner

	7.30 - 9pm	Wine Reception
		Conservatory
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Saturday 5th July

	9.15 - 10.30am	Plenary Session III
		Flowers:
			Knew--Or Should Have Known? Professor George Sher, Rice University Chair: Dr Chris Megone (University of Leeds)
	10.30 - 11am	Coffee
		Conservatory

	11 - 11.45am	Concurrent Sessions III
		Flowers:
			Just Participation in Unjust Wars Saba Bazargan, Rutgers University Chair-commentator: Seth Lazar (University of Oxford)
		Morley:
			Should Institutions Favour their own Victims? Thomas Douglas, University of Oxford Chair-commentator: Francine Baker (Open University)
		Cavandish:
			Liberalism and permissible suppression of illiberal ideas Kristian Ekeli, University of Stavanger Chair-commentator: Sarah Lublink (University of Western Ontario)
		Spencer:
			"We were shouting, we were happy, we were clapping:" On the Reintegration of Child Soldiers Volker Kaul, LUISS University, Rome Chair-commentator: Kimberley Brownlee (University of Manchester)

	11.45 - 12.30pm	Concurrent Sessions IV
		Flowers:
			Can Liberals Take Rights Seriously?: Liberalism, Non-Consequentialism, and Means-Rights Timothy Hall, Oberlin College Chair-commentator: Simon May ( Virginia Tech)
		Morley:
			The Health of Nations: Global Justice and National Responsibility for Health Shlomi Segall, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Chair-commentator: Richard Child (University of Manchester)
		Cavandish:
			Doing Justice after Humanitarian Intervention Alex Leveringhaus, London School of Economics Chair-commentator: Tom Sorrell (University of Birmingham)
	12.30 - 1.30pm	Lunch

	1.30 - 2.45pm	Plenary Session IV
		Flowers:
			Air Attack and Vulnerable Civilians: Are the Exceptions Swallowing the Rules? Professor Henry Shue, University of Oxford Chair: Dr Suzanne Uniacke (University of Hull)
	2.45 - 3.30pm	Concurrent Sessions V
		Flowers:
			Winning Paper of SAP AC2008 Postgraduate Essay Prize: The Right to Kill? A Critique of Jeff McMahan's Theory of Liability to Defensive Killing Seth Lazar, University of Oxford Chair-commentator: Jeff McMahan (Rutgers University)
		Morley:
			Democracy, Territory, and Self-Determination Cara Nine, University College Cork Chair-commentator: Neil Manson (Lancaster University)
		Cavandish:
			Neutrality, Equality, and Same-Sex Marriage Simon May, Virginia Tech Chair-commentator: Emanuela Ceva (Università degli Studi di Pavia, IUSS)
		Griffiths:
			Civilian Protection in Just War Theory: A Critical Investigation Shunzo Majima, University of Birmingham Chair-commentator: Michael Neu (Sheffield University)
	3.30 - 4pm	Tea

	4.00 - 5.15pm	Plenary Session V
		Flowers:
			On Making "No Concessions to Expediency": A Hayekan Defense of Principled Economic Policy Professor Gerald Gaus, University of Arizona Chair: Professor Tom Sorell (University of Birmingham)

	5.15 - 6.15pm	Society for Applied Philosophy AGM
		Flowers
			Members of Society for Applied Philosophy only Agenda Minutes of the last meeting Chair's Report

	6.15 - 7.30pm	Dinner


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Sunday 6th July
	9.30 - 10.45am	Plenary Session VI
		Flowers:
			Obligation, Deference, and the Authority of Law Professor Richard Dagger, Arizona State University Chair: Dr Lorella Terzi (Roehampton University)

	11 - 11.15am	Coffee

	11.15 - 12pm	Concurrent Sessions VI
		Flowers:
			Rights enforcement and rights violations Adina Preda, University College Dublin Chair-commentator: Mark Reiff (University of Manchester)
		Morley:
			Genomics, luck and responsibility for health Stephen John, University of Cambridge Chair-commentator: Michael Gill (University of Arizona)
		Cavandish:
			Justice and the Disabled Gry Wester, University College London Chair-commentator: Lorella Terzi (Roehampton University)
		Griffiths:
			War, Reparations and War-Reparations Guy Sela, University of Oxford Chair-commentator: Chris Bennett (University of Sheffield)

	12 -12.45pm	Concurrent Sessions VII
		Flowers:
			Why it Matters that Some are Worse Off than Others: An Argument against the Priority View Alex Voorhoeve London School of Economics and Michael Otsuka, University College London Chair-commentator: Antony Hatzistavrou (University of Hull)
		Morley:
			Clarifying Neutrality Alexa Zellentin, University of Oxford Chair-commentator: John Guelke (University of Manchester)
		Cavandish:
			Connecting Jus Post Bellum To Jus Ad Bellum: Icty As The Testing Ground Friderik Klampfer, University of Maribor and Nenad Miscevic, CEU Budapest Chair-commentator: Helen Frowe (University of Sheffield)
		Griffiths:
			Jus Post Bellum and the Obligations of Future Generations Linda Radzik, Texas A&M University Chair-commentator: Michael Gill (University of Arizona)

	12.45 - 2pm	Lunch

	2 - 3.15pm	Plenary Session VII
		Flowers:
			The Ethics of Military Occupation Professor Jeff McMahan, Rutgers University Chair: Professor Hillel Steiner (University of Manchester)

	3.15 - 3.45pm	Tea and Close of Conference
			Please ensure any outstanding business is completed by the close of conference
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Programme

SOCIETY FOR APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008

Hosted by the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT) Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester 4-6 July 2008

Hosted by the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT)
Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester 4-6 July 2008