Friday, April 19
|
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
|
Breakfast
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
|
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
|
Session 1: The Concept of Sovereignty
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
Moderator: Claire Finkelstein
Readings:
- Christopher Morris, “Sovereignty,” Encyclopedia of Utilitarianism, edited by James E. Crimmins and Douglas G. Long. London and New York: Continuum Press, forthcoming.
- Christopher Morris, “The Modern State,” The Handbook on Political Theory, edited by Gerald Gaus and Chandran Kukathas. London: Sage Publications, 2004, pp. 198-209.
- Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, ed. Edwin Curley. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1994. Chapters 18, 21, and 28
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, trans. and ed. Donald A. Cress. Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2011. (Excerpted: Book I, Chapter 7.)
- David Gauthier, Notes on Sovereignty. [Abstract]
- Claire Finkelstein, “Rational Contractarianism and International Law.” (Excerpted) [Paper]
|
11:30 a.m. - Noon
|
Break
|
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
|
Session 2: Sovereignty, Religion and the Rule of Law
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
Moderator: Sharon Lloyd
Readings:
- Sanford Levinson, “Divided Loyalties: The Problem of Dual Sovereignty and Constitutional Faith.” [Paper]
- David Linnan, “Sovereignty and Legitimacy in the Rule of Law Equation.” [Abstract] [Paper]
- Rudy Barnes, “Religion, the Rule of Law and Military Legitimacy.” [Abstract] [Paper].
|
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
|
Lunch
Levy Conference Room, Silverman 245
Keynote Address: Jeffrey Addicott
“Addressing the War on Terror Under the Rule of Law.” [Abstract]
|
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
|
Session 3: Sovereignty and Emergency Powers
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
Moderator: Kermit Roosevelt
Readings:
- Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule, Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty and the Courts, “Introduction,” Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.
-
Memorandum for Alberto R. Gonzales, Counsel to the President, August 1, 2002 (written by John Yoo, signed by Jay Bybee) (Excerpted)
- John Yoo, “The Continuation of Politics by Other Means,” California Law Review, Vol. 84, March 1996, No. 2. (Excerpted, pp. 241-256, 295-305)
- John Yoo, War by Other Means, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006. (Excerpted, pp 52-64)
- Janet Alexander, “John Yoo’s War Powers: The Law Review and the World,” California Law Review, April 2012, Centenial Tribute Issue. (Excerpted, pp. 338-343, 347-352, 363-364)
- Glenn Sulmasy and John Yoo “Challenges to Civilian Control of the Military: A Rational Choice Approach to the War on Terror,” UCLA Law Review, Vol. 54, Aug 2007, No. 6.
- Alexander Guerrero, “National Insecurity: Democracy, War, and Popular Sovereignty.” [Abstract] [Paper]
|
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
|
Break
|
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
|
Session 4: Sovereignty and Foreign Relations
The Racquet Club of Philadelphia
215 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Moderator: Rogers Smith
Readings:
- Sharon Anderson-Gold, “Terrorism and the Politics of Human Rights,” Social Philosophy Today, 2004.
- Christopher Wellman, “Taking Human Rights Seriously,” Journal of Political Philosophy, 2012, (Excerpted, pp. 126-130.)
- Jens Ohlin, “Disentangling the Unwilling or Unable Standard for Foreign Intervention.” [Abstract]
- Kevin Govern, “Smart Power For Hard Problems: The Role of Special Operations Forces Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Africa.” [Abstract] [Paper]
|
6:30 pm
|
Drinks and Dinner
The Racquet Club of Philadelphia
215 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Keynote Address: Mary Ellen O’Connell
“Sovereign Myths.” [Abstract]
|
|
Saturday, April 20
|
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
|
Breakfast
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
|
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
|
Session 5: Executive Discretion, Secrecy and Targeted Killing: The Case of Anwar al-Awlaki
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
Moderator: Kevin Govern
Readings:
- Nasser al-Aulaqi v. Obama, Gates and Panetta, Complaint and Decision of the D.C. Circuit (2010), (Excerpted.) [Complaint ] [D.C. Circuit Decision (Excerpted, pp. 1-4, 49-65, 80-83)]
-
Department of Justice White Paper, Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al’Qa’ida or An Associated Force
- Claire Finkelstein, “Secrecy, Targeted Killing and the Rule of Law.” [Abstract]
-
American Civil Liberties Union v. Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Decided March 15, 2013.
- Jules Zacher, “Presidential Authority and Nuclear Weapons: Taking Back our Rights.”
- Glenn Sulmasy, “Executive Power: The Last Thirty Years,” University of Pennsylvania International Law Journal, Volume 30, Summer 2009, No. 4.
|
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
|
Break
|
11:00 - 12:30 p.m.
|
Session 6: Alternative Conceptions of Sovereignty
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
Moderator: Nancy Hirschmann
Readings:
|
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
|
Lunch
Keynote Address and Film Levy Conference Room, Silverman 245
Keynote Address: Peter Galison
“Secrecy and the Centralization of Power.”
Clips from Secrecy, A film by Peter Galison and Rob Moss (2008). Website
|
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
|
Session 7: Comparative and International Perspectives on Sovereignty
Shuster Room, Silverman 147
Moderator: Bill Burke-White
Readings:
- Matthew Lister, “Contract, Treaty, & Sovereignty.” [Abstract] [Paper]
- Gordon Smith, “Russian Exceptionalism: Putin’s Assertion of Sovereignty at Home and Abroad.” [Abstract] [Paper]
|