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Conference: ‘The Future of Human Dignity’

11 October 2016 - 13 October 2016

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Human dignity has a future. It is clear that – despite accusations about its emptiness or redundancy – human dignity is a central part of our moral and legal vocabulary and it will continue to shape our understanding of human rights, global justice, and normative theory. However, if it is to retain its critical power, and if it is to continue to guide the development of human rights law, its application to new social, technological, and political challenges must…
Human dignity has a future. It is clear that - despite accusations about its emptiness or redundancy - human dignity is a central part of our moral and legal vocabulary and it will continue to shape our understanding of human rights, global justice, and normative theory. 
 
However, if it is to retain its critical power, and if it is to continue to guide the development of human rights law, its application to new social, technological, and political challenges must be justified and explored. This conference seeks to open new pathways in understanding human dignity and seeks to explore the expansion of human dignity to new and emerging social problems. 
 
Confirmed keynotes
 
Christopher McCrudden (Belfast), Deryck Beyleveld (Durham), Avishai Margalit (Jerusalem), Barbara Herman(LA), Marcus Düwell (Utrecht), Katrin Flikschuh (London), Kenneth Westphal (Istanbul), Rutger Claassen (Utrecht),Antoine Buyse (Utrecht), Alon Harel (Jerusalem), Julia Tao (Hong Kong), Roger Brownsword (London)
 
The conference organisers invite papers on:
  • Theories of human dignity and human rights
  • Institutional enforcement of human rights and human dignity
The organisers particularly welcome papers engaging with innovations in our understanding of human dignity. Possible topics might be amongst the following (non exhaustive):
  • Human dignity and the future
  • Human dignity and long-termism
  • Reforming politics and government in the light of human dignity
  • Ethics, aesthetics, and the politics of memory
  • A 'community of rights' 
  • Citizenship and cosmopolitanism
  • Human dignity and technology
 
We  invite abstracts of 500 words on these or related topics. The extended deadline for submission is July 18. Please forward to vici.futureofhumandignity@gmail.comYou are invited to contact the organisers if you have proposals for panels related to the conference theme. All submissions will be reviewed by panel.
 
There will be 5 conference fee options (the option for online registration and payment will be on our website www.humandignity.sites.uu.nl  soon). A small number of fee waivers are available for early career researchers. To apply for these the applicants should email the organisers at vici.futureofhumandignity@gmail.com stating briefly their current academic or employment status and rationale for attending the conference.
 
Fee option 1€ 500,00 4 overnight stays at the conferencehotel + 3 days full catering
Fee option 2: € 400,00
3 overnight statys at the conferencehotel + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner
 
Fee option 3: € 325,00
2 overnight stays at the conferencehotel + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner
 
Reduced Fee option 4: € 200,00  
2 overnight stays at the conferencehotel + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner
 
Fee option 5: € 150,00
No overnight stays + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner  
 
 
Start date and time: October 11, 2016
End date and time: October 13, 2016
Location: Hotel Mitland, Utrecht, The Netherlands www.mitland.nl
 
More information about the project: www.humandignity.sites.uu.nl

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11 October 2016
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13 October 2016
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Human dignity has a future. It is clear that – despite accusations about its emptiness or redundancy – human dignity is a central part of our moral and legal vocabulary and it will continue to shape our understanding of human rights, global justice, and normative theory. 
 
However, if it is to retain its critical power, and if it is to continue to guide the development of human rights law, its application to new social, technological, and political challenges must be justified and explored. This conference seeks to open new pathways in understanding human dignity and seeks to explore the expansion of human dignity to new and emerging social problems. 
 
Confirmed keynotes
 
Christopher McCrudden (Belfast), Deryck Beyleveld (Durham), Avishai Margalit (Jerusalem), Barbara Herman(LA), Marcus Düwell (Utrecht), Katrin Flikschuh (London), Kenneth Westphal (Istanbul), Rutger Claassen (Utrecht),Antoine Buyse (Utrecht), Alon Harel (Jerusalem), Julia Tao (Hong Kong), Roger Brownsword (London)
 
The conference organisers invite papers on:
  • Theories of human dignity and human rights
  • Institutional enforcement of human rights and human dignity


The organisers particularly welcome papers engaging with innovations in our understanding of human dignity. Possible topics might be amongst the following (non exhaustive):

  • Human dignity and the future
  • Human dignity and long-termism
  • Reforming politics and government in the light of human dignity
  • Ethics, aesthetics, and the politics of memory
  • A ‘community of rights’ 
  • Citizenship and cosmopolitanism
  • Human dignity and technology
 
We  invite abstracts of 500 words on these or related topics. The extended deadline for submission is July 18. Please forward to vici.futureofhumandignity@gmail.comYou are invited to contact the organisers if you have proposals for panels related to the conference theme. All submissions will be reviewed by panel.
 
There will be 5 conference fee options (the option for online registration and payment will be on our website www.humandignity.sites.uu.nl  soon). A small number of fee waivers are available for early career researchers. To apply for these the applicants should email the organisers at vici.futureofhumandignity@gmail.com stating briefly their current academic or employment status and rationale for attending the conference.
 
Fee option 1€ 500,00
4 overnight stays at the conferencehotel + 3 days full catering

Fee option 2: € 400,00
3 overnight statys at the conferencehotel + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner
 
Fee option 3: € 325,00
2 overnight stays at the conferencehotel + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner
 
Reduced Fee option 4: € 200,00  
2 overnight stays at the conferencehotel + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner
 
Fee option 5: € 150,00
No overnight stays + 2 days full catering + 1 day catering minus diner  
 
 
Start date and time: October 11, 2016
End date and time: October 13, 2016
Location: Hotel Mitland, Utrecht, The Netherlands www.mitland.nl
 
More information about the project: www.humandignity.sites.uu.nl

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