Rethinking Just War in the 21st Century

Date
Jun 5, 2023, 9:00 am5:30 pm
Location
Corwin Hall, Room 127
Audience
Open to Princeton University ID Holders and Other Academic Affiliates

Details

Event Description

Rethinking Just War in the 21st Century

Conference Schedule 

Sunday, June 4th

7:30 pm: Informal Drinks: Yankee Doodle Tap Room (Nassau Inn)

Monday, June 5th

Breakfast (8:00 am)

Introductions (8:45 am)

Morning Session 1 (9:00 - 10:30 am) 

Chair: Brad Snyder & Arseniy Kumankov (Princeton University)

Faculty Respondent: Marcus Hedahl (U.S. Naval Academy)

  • Jesse Hamilton and Julian Gould (University of Pennsylvania) “Just Wars, Autonomous Weapons Systems, and the Golen of Prague” 
     
  • Aaron Spikol (Stanford University)  “Honor and the Rights of Soldiers? 

Break

Morning Session 2 (10:45 - 12:15 pm) 

Chair: Elaine Yim (Princeton University)

Faculty Respondent: Yvonne Chiu (U.S. Naval War College)

  • Jacob Green (University of Virginia) “Buddhism and Contingent Pacifism: A Buddhist Assessment of Contemporary Western Just War Theories”
     
  • Armin Mirsanaye (Dalhousie University) "Is Democracy Extraterritorial? A New Look at Referenda for Secession and Annexation"

Lunch 

Afternoon Session 1 (1:30 - 3:00 pm)

Chair: Tiffany Barron (Princeton University)

Faculty Respondent: Sari Kisilevsky (Queens College, CUNY)

  • Ezekiel Vergara (University of Pennsylvania) "Just Cause, Economic Sanctions, and Climate Change" 
     
  • Anat Shapira (Tel Aviv University, INSS) “Fighting Fire with Higher (Moral Ground): How Should We Deal with Violations of the Rules of War” 

Break

 

Afternoon Session 2 (3:15 - 4:00 pm) 

Chair: Darren Yau (Princeton University)

Faculty Respondent: Eric Gregory (Princeton University)

  • Richard Casselman (Notre Dame, USAF) “Neo-Classical Just War and the Moral Equality of Combatants: A Third Way” 

Keynote: A Discussion with Michael Walzer (Institute for Advanced Study) (4:15 - 5:15 pm) 

 

Moderated by Eric Gregory (Princeton University)

Dinner & Reception (5:30 pm) 

Invitation Only

Perel Atrium, Julius Romo-Rabinowitz 



For access to papers, please register at https://forms.gle/T33YBNyTnAkZPbvF8  

For questions, contact Darren Yau at [email protected] 

 

Sponsors
  • University Center for Human Values
  • Department of Politics