Theorizing Human Rights: A Conference in Honor of James Nickel, March 22-23

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For more than 30 years, James Nickel has provided a clear voice on human rights and mentored students in human rights law and theory, jurisprudence, and political philosophy. In honor of his distinguished career and work, KIE will be hosting a conference on March 22-23. Panel topics include Morality to Law, Human Rights and Democracy, Global Justice and the Resource Curse, Justifying Human Rights with Linkage Arguments, and Human Rights and Dignity.

The conference is free and open to the public. Panel sessions will be held in room 202 of the West Duke Building. For more information, contact Kelly Lipford, kelly.lipford@duke.edu.

Conference Schedule

Friday, March 22


10:00 am- 12:30 pm: From Morality to Law
John Tasioulas, University College London, Law
Allen Buchanan, Duke, Philosophy and Law
Pablo Gilabert, Concordia University of Montreal, Philosophy (Commentator)
Gerald Postema, UNC, Philosophy (Moderator)

12:30-2:00 pm: Lunch break

2:00 pm-3:40 pm: Human Rights and Democracy
Thomas Christiano, University of Arizona, Philosophy and Law
Kristen Hessler, SUNY-Albany, Philosophy (Commentator)
Julian Culp, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Philosophy (Moderator)

4:20 pm-6:00 pm: Global Justice and the Resource Curse
Leif Wenar, King’s College London, Law
Erika Weinthal, Duke, Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (Commentator)
David Reidy, University of Tennessee, Philosophy (Moderator)

6:30pm-7:30 pm: Reception

Saturday, March 23


9:00 am-10:40: Justifying Human Rights with Linkage Arguments
Jim Nickel, University of Miami Law and Philosophy
Elizabeth Ashford, St. Andrew’s University, Philosophy (Commentator)
Gopal Sreenivasan, Duke, Philosophy (Moderator)

11:00 am-12:30 pm: Human Rights and Dignity
Charles Beitz, Princeton, Political Science Theory
Bas Van der Vossen, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Philosophy (Commentator)
David Wong, Duke, Philosophy (Moderator)

12:45-2:30 pm: Lunch with Panel Discussion on Future Directions for Human Rights Theory
Robin Kirk, Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute
Monica Hakimi, University of Michigan Law School, Philosophy
Kit Wellman, Washington University St. Louis, Philosophy
Rowan Cruft, University of Stirling, Philosophy
Kit Wellman, Washington University in St. Louis, Philosophy (Moderator and panelist)

Human Rights & The Humanities Conference, March 21-22

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The National Humanities Center is hosting the second annual conference on “Human Rights & The Humanities” March 21-22. Speakers at this year’s conference will focus on the state and its role in human rights discourse, action, and intervention.

Schedule

Thursday, March 21, 2013

7:00 p.m.        Keynote Address

Michael Ignatieff, University of Toronto and Harvard Kennedy School
Response: Jean Bethke Elshtain, University of Chicago and Georgetown University

Friday, March 22, 2013

8:00 a.m.       Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.      “Is Democracy a Human Right?”

Panelists: Catherine Gallagher, University of California, Berkeley; Anat Biletzki, Quinnipiac University and Tel Aviv University; Daniel Bell, Tsinghua University
Moderator: James Dawes, Macalester College

10:45 a.m.    “The History and Challenges of Accountability for Genocide and War Crimes”

Panelists: Ben Kiernan, Yale University; Christopher Browning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Richard Wilson, University of Connecticut

12:15 p.m.     Lunch

1:30 p.m.     “Tracing the Genealogy of Human Rights”

Panelists: Hans Joas, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies and University of Chicago; Tom Laqueur, University of California, Berkeley; Robert Post, Yale University
Moderator: Susan Wolf, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3:15 p.m.      Concluding Talk: “Rethinking Equality”

Wang Hui, Tsinghua University
Response: David Wong, Duke University
Moderator: Jonathan Ocko, North Carolina State University

5:00 p.m.         Closing Reception

To register for the full conference, including the Thursday, March 21 opening event, please follow this link. Please note: conference registration fee of $20 ($10 for students with valid ID and senior citizens) includes all meals and sessions on Friday, March 22.

To reserve space for the Thurs., March 21 opening keynote address ONLY, please follow this link. This event is free and open to the public.

Human Rights and the Humanities is made possible through the generous support of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, Triangle Universities Center for Advanced Studies Inc., Duke University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

DNA, Human Rights & Human Trafficking Workshop, Mar. 20

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The first workshop of the  DNA Applications in Human Rights and Human Trafficking initiative will be held Wednesday, March 20. This workshop will discuss the potential role of DNA in human trafficking victim identification and the historic uses of DNA for human rights and explore the ethical, privacy, political, and social implications of DNA collection of victims and family members.

This initiative represents a partnership of KIE, the Franklin Humanities Institute, and the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, with funding from the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation.

March 20, 2013
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Smith Warehouse, Garage C105 Bay 4
Lunch provided

Event flier available for download.