Wrongs, Not Accidents

The Insititute for Law and Philosophy will be hosting a roundtable on Prioritarianism, Egalitarianism and Distributive Justice.  For further details please e-mail Anna Gavin, agavin@law.upenn.edu.

The Insititute for Law and Philosophy will be hosting a conference on Foundations of International Law.  For further details please e-mail Anna Gavin, agavin@law.upenn.edu.

Some of the questions the conference will explore are as follows:  Who can be assassination targets?  Is the category of legitimate targets limited to belligerents?  Or are there individuals who, as civilians, nevertheless make themselves into legitimate targets of assassination by threatening central interests of the United States?  Who is permitted to do the assassinating?  And what is the status of targeted killings gone awry?  If moral and legal mistakes are made, do the resulting acts of assassination count as war crimes?  What determines a person’s status as a combat