Workshop on Kant and Human Rights

In honor of the retirement of prof. dr. Thomas Mertens, the Department of Philosophy of Law organizes a hybrid farewell conference on April 7th. This conference will focus on two themes that characterize Thomas Mertens’ research: the work of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant and the idea of human rights. During the conference, a number of international colleagues and friends of Mertens will present their research on these themes.

You are cordially invited to participate in the conference.

Please register by sending an e-mail to: ronald.tinnevelt@ru.nl.

Date: Thursday 7 April
Time: 09:00 tot 17:00 (CET)
Location: Radboud University Nijmegen (exact location tba) & Online via Zoom

Program:

09:00 – 09:20     Welcome
09:20 – 10:00     Wojciech Sarduski                           And If an EU Member State Violates the Rule of Law?
10:00 – 10:40     Aleksandar Pavkovic                      The right of self-determination and secessionist declarations of independence   
10:40 – 11:00     Coffee break
11:00 – 11:40     Patrick Capps & Julian Rivers      Kant’s Innate Right and the foundations of modern constitutionalism
11:40 – 12:20     Gorm Harste                                     Sympathy for the Devil: Kant’s Theory of War and Peace
12:20 – 13:30     Lunch break
13:30 – 14:10     Howard Williams                             Kant’s method in the theory of right
14:10 – 14:50     Jean-Christophe Merle                 What is the foundation of the human right not to be tortured?  
14:50 – 15:10     Coffee break
15:10 – 15:50     Maria de Lourdes Borges             Kant on cosmopolitan law and a possible refugee right  
15:50 – 16:30     Thomas Pogge                                 Cinderella Rising: ESCRs are Human Rights
16:30 – 16:50     Closing remarks
17:00                    Drinks