College of Humanities and Social Science  
The University of Edinburgh Humanities and Social Science

Workshop on the Concept of Rights

Saturday 19 February 2005

Venue: Kemp Smith Room, 3rd Floor, David Hume Tower, Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh.

Programme :

10:30 -12:30 Dr Leif Wenar (Sheffield), 'The Nature of Rights'
Respondents: Professor Matthew Kramer (Cambridge) and Professor Hillel Steiner (Manchester)

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:15 Dr Saladin Meckled-Garcia (School of Public Policy, UCL), 'Who is responsible: Rights and duty-bearing agents'
Respondent: Dr Rowan Cruft (Stirling)

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee

15:45 - 17:30 Dr Victor Tadros (Edinburgh), 'Human Rights and Obligations of the State'
Respondent: Dr Antony Hatzistavrou (Cyprus)

19:00 Dinner

 

For information please contact Dr Antony Hatzistavrou: antonyh@ucy.ac.cy