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A two-day international conference, April 20-21, on the eminent British jurist James Fitzjames Stephen (1829-1894), focusing on coercion and law, and the boundaries between the law and acts of state—matters as vital today as they were when he was writing. Papers by legal and colonial historians, philosophers, and scholars of international relations and literature, from the USA, Canada, and Britain. Speakers include Andrew J. Bacevich, David Nersessian, and Christopher Ricks. Topics range from torture to preventive war, and from early human rights cases to Stephen’s views on criminal punishment and his involvement in British India. The conference is associated with the 11-volume edition of Stephen’s major writings, in preparation at the Editorial Institute at Boston University. Admission: free. |
