UPCOMING EVENTS IN CANBERRA
SEMINARS
The Centre presents a series of weekly seminars at the ANU in Canberra. In 2009, seminars will usually be held on Wednesdays at 4:00pm, in the Arts Meeting Room (directly below CAPPE), Ground Floor, Haydon Allen Building (Building 022), The Australian National University.
Next Canberra Seminar:
Wednesday 15th of July (2009) at 4pm: Kit Wellman
Title: Rights and State Punishment
Abstract
In this essay, I draw upon the insights of W.D. Ross, H.L.A. Hart and John Simmons to develop and defend a “rights” theory of state punishment. Specifically, in response to the two key questions (1) “Why may criminals be punished?” and (2) “Why is the state uniquely authorized to treat criminals in this way?”, I argue that (1) criminals cannot righteously object to being punished because, in wronging others, they forfeit their rights not to be punished, and that (2) the state violates no rights in assuming exclusive control over the punitive process only because it is uniquely capable of adequately realizing the morally significant aims that a system of punishment can achieve. I then explain how this theory confirms the need to revise the prevailing justification for international criminal law.
Upcoming Canberra Seminars:
Wednesday 22nd of July (2009): Ethics and Nanotechnology Workshop (No Seminar)
Wednesday 29th of July (2009) at 4pm: Ms. Zhang (from China, via Pogge)
Title: TBA
Wednesday 5th of August (2009) at 4pm: Larry May
Title: The Nature and Value of Procedural Rights
Wednesday 12th of August (2009) at 4pm: Marilyn Friedman
Title: TBA
Wednesday 19th of August (2009) at 4pm: Joel Anderson
Title: TBA
Wednesday 26th of August (2009) at 4pm: John Skorupski
Title: Human Rights
Wednesday 2nd of September (2009) at 4pm: Ned Dobos
Title: TBA
Wednesday 9th of September (2009) at 4pm: John Kleinig
Title: TBA
Wednesday 30th of September (2009) at 4pm: John Weckert
Title: TBA
Enquiries to Dr Daniel Cohen: dcohen@csu.edu.au or (02) 6933 2565