International Conference

The Concept of Rights and its Legal and Political Dimensions

Department of Philosophy

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt

Campus Westend, House of Finance, R. E.01

Friday, July 2, 2010

I. Theories of Rights and their Problems and Perspectives

9.00-9.30

Opening Remarks

9.30-10.45

Peter Niesen (Political Science, Technical University Darmstadt)

Bentham`s Defense of Natural Rights.

11.15-12.30

Philipp Schink (Philosophy, Goethe-University Frankfurt)

Freedom, Rights and Status.

14.00-15.15

Leif Wenar (Law/Philosophy, King`s College London)

The Nature of the Claim.

15.45-17.00

Andreas Niederberger (Philosophy, Goethe-University Frankfurt)

Rights as Powers – A Political Dimension of Rights?

17.30-18.45

Alon Harel (Law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem)

“Necessity Knows No Law”: On Extreme Cases and Un-Codifiable Necessities.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

II. The Role of Rights in Legal Theory

9.30-10.45

Re’em Segev (Law, Hebrew University)

Balancing and Rights.

11.15-12.30

Ovadia Ezra (Philosophy, Tel Aviv University)

Third Generation Human Rights: A Tragic Illusion.

IV. Rights Revisited

14.00-15.15

Regina Kreide (Political Science, Gießen University)

Beyond Ideal Theory – Human Rights and Criticsm

15.45-17.00

David Heyd (Philosophy, Hebrew University)

If Everything`s Right, Do We Need Rights?

For more information on the conference please contact: Niederberger@em.uni-frankfurt.de or Schink@em.uni-frankfurt.de

geändert am 01. Juli 2010  E-Mail: E-Mailniederberger@em.uni-frankfurt.de