International Society for Military Ethics 2009 Symposium
"Public Reason" reposts the call for papers for the symposion of the "International Society for Military Ethics".
As you can see, the conference themes are broad enough that even those that do not typically write on war may find it a congenial place to present some of their work. I really enjoyed last year's symposium - the participants included not only philosophers but also political scientists, legal scholars, historians and serving and retired military officers of varying ranks (many of whom had, or were working toward, advanced degrees in philosophy or political science).
Excerpt:
The theme for the opening plenary session is Morality versus Legality. Papers might involve issues such as:
* Do the moral constraints on both going to war and the conduct of war differ significantly from both domestic and international legal constraints? * How should political leaders, military personnel, and the average citizen respond to a divergence of legal constraints from moral constraints? * Should military personnel receive an education in the morality of war if this may render them aware that conformity to the laws of war may still involve morally unjustifiable conduct? * Are states morally bound to uphold mutual defense treaties? * Are mutual defense treaties like promises? * Can states be bound by promises?
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