The following themes are suggested:

• Neutrality in Political and Legal Theory
• Feminist Philosophy and Jurisprudence
• The Nature and Justification of International Law
• The Legal Philosophy of Neil MacCormick
• Other Work in Progress

Dates:

Due by Friday, February 5, 2010 Friday, February 12, 2010: Commitment to send a principal paper or commentary. To help with organizing, please send nbrett@dal.ca a note indicating that you intend to present a principal paper or commentary. Brief (150 word) abstracts of principal papers should also be sent. A reminder will be sent in early February.

Due by Friday, April 23:. Principal papers

Due by Friday, May 14: May 17: Commentaries.

Principal Papers (4,000 to 10,000 words) and commentaries should be sent to the CVS IVR Webmaster David Elliot (elliotda@uregina.ca), with a copy to nbrett@dal.ca. Papers and commentaries will be circulated via the website prior to the meeting. Participants and commentators briefly summarize their papers to open discussions at the meeting.

Nathan Brett, Executive Director

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Preliminary Schedule (April 9, 2010)

PDF version of this schedule (for printing) 

Location: EV Room 3-760, 1515 St. Catherine West

Principal Papers:

I. Legal Theory Judging and Judicial Review

9:00-9:10 Introductions and organization

1. (9:10-9:35) Charles-Maxime Panaccio (Ottawa) Waldron On Judicial Review: Running Out of Escape Squares?

2. (9:35-10:00) Barry Hoffmaster (UWO) “The Rationality of Judging and Judges.”

3. (10:00-10:25) Travis Hreno (Akron) “Judicial Candor and Jury Nullification.”

BREAK 10 minutes

II. Crimes and Mens Rea

4. 10:35-11:00 Roger A. Shiner and Steven Rendulic (UBC), “Mens Rea and Neuroscience”

5. 11:00-11:25 Nathan Brett (Dalhousie) “Hate crimes, Mens Rea and Liberal Justice”

Annual Business Meeting: 11:25-11:50

Lunch 11:50-1:00

III. The Nature and Justification of International Law

6. (1:00-1:25) Alistair MacLeod (Queens) “Tensions in International Law: Human Rights and International Trade.”

7. (1:25- 1:50) Alex Wellington (Ryerson) “The Nature and Justification of International Law: Focusing on Human Rights”

IV. Equality

8. (1:50-2:15) Colin MacLeod (Victoria) “Justice and The Retreat from Educational Equality”

9. (2:15-2:40) Jan Narveson (Waterloo) “On Cohen On Narveson On Rawls on Justifying Inequalities”

BREAK 10 minutes (2:40-2:50)

V. Family and Social Morality

10. (2:50-3:15) Samantha Brennan (UWO) “How Many Parents Can a Child Have? Philosophical Reflections on the Three Parent Case”

11. (3:15-3:40) Chris Grey (Concordia) “Freedom and Equality in Family Law: A c. B (droit de famille 091768)”

12. (3:40-4:05) Marc Ramsay (Acadia) “R v. Labaye: Harm and Social Morality”

BREAK 10 minutes (4:05-4:15)

VI. Panel on Anonymity

13. (4:15-4:40) Julie Ponesse (SUNY Brockport) “Anonymity: A Conceptual Analysis”

14. (4:40-5:05) Angela White (UWO) “Anonymity and Political Legitimacy”

15. (5:05-5:30) Amanda Gibeault (Independent Scholar) “Anonymity and Rehabilitation Research”

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PAPERS RECEIVED

• Nathan Brett, “Hate Crimes, Mens Rea, and Liberal Justice”
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• Samantha Brennan, “How Many Parents Can a Child Have?: Philosophical Reflections on the “Three Parent Case”
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• Barry Hoffmaster, “The Rationality of Judges and Judging”
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• Amanda Gibeault, “Anonymity and Prosthetics Research”
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• Chris Grey, “Freedom and Equality in Family Law: A. c B. #091768”
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• Travis Hreno, “Jury Nullification and the Bad Faith Juror “
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• Alistair Macleod, “Human Rights and International Trade: Tensions in International Law”
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• Colin Macleod, “The Retreat from Educational Equality”
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• Jan Narveson, “On Cohen On Narveson On Rawls on Justifying Inequalities”
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• Maxime Panaccio, “Waldron On Judicial Review: Is the King Running Out of Escape Squares?”
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• Julie Ponesse, “Anonymity: A Conceptual Analysis”
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• Marc Ramsay, “R v. Labaye: Harm and Social Morality
  PDF:  WORD:  RTF:  
• Roger Shiner and Steven Rendulic, “Mens rea and Neuroscience
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• Alex Wellington, “Challenges in Conceptualizing and Operationalizing International Human Rights Law: Intersectionality of Rights and Remedies”
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COMMENTARIES RECEIVED

• Nathan Brett, Anonymity: Comments on Ponesse
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• Joseph Ellin, Commentary on Nathan Brett and Heidi Hurd on Hate Crime Laws
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• Chris Gray, Commentary on Mens rea and Neuroscience: CSIVR 2010 paper by Roger Shiner and Steven Rendulic
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• Alistair MacLeod, Commentary on Jan Narveson’s “On Cohen On Rawls on Justifying Inequalities”
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• Marc Ramsay, Commentary on Samantha Brennan’s “How Many Parents Can a Child Have?”
  PDF:  WORD:  RTF:  
• Marc Ramsay, Commentary on Nathan Brett “Hate Crimes, Mens Rea, and Liberal Justice?”
  PDF:  WORD:  RTF:  
• Marc Ramsay, Commentary on Charles-Maxime Panaccio “Waldron On Judicial Review: Is the King Running Out of Escape Squares?”
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• David Rondel, Commentary on Jan Narveson’s “On Cohen On Narveson On Rawls on Justifying Inequalities”
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