British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

1.00

Registration; tea and coffee

1.30

Welcome
Andew Ashworth, University of Oxford and Chairman of the Law Section of the British Academy, Antony Duff, FBA, University of Stirling, and Claire Valier, Birkbeck, University of London

1.45

Towards a relational theory of criminal law
Rene Foqué, University of Rotterdam, University of Leuven
Chair: Antony Duff, University of Stirling
Respondents: Matt Matravers, University of York and Sandra Marshall, University of Stirling

3.05

The bystander
Claire Valier, University of London
Chair: Antje Pedain, University of Cambridge
Respondents: Andrew von Hirsch, University of Cambridge and Chris Bennett, University of Sheffield

4.15

Tea and coffee

4.45

Excuses, Excuses
Marcia Baron, Indiana University
Chair: Ken Simons, Boston University
Respondents: Jeremy Horder, Law Commission and Antony Duff, University of Stirling

6.00

Reception and buffet supper supported by Springer Publications

7.30

Philosophical analysis and the criminal law: problems and prospects
Roundtable discussion chaired by Sir Anthony Kenny, FBA

Participants will include Andrew Ashworth, University of Oxford, Mireille Hildebrandt, Vrije Universiteit Brussels; Erasmus University Rotterdam, Lord Mustill, Sally O'Neill QC, Paul Roberts, University of Nottingham, and Sue Mendus, University of York

9.00

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9.00

Tea and coffee

9.30

Complicity and Causality
John Gardner, University of Oxford
Chair: Bob Sullivan, University of Durham
Respondents: Tatjana Hörnle, Bochum University and Lindsay Farmer, University of Glasgow

10.45

Tea and coffee

11.00

The Lore of Criminal Accusation
George Pavlich, University of Alberta
Chair: Gerry Johnstone, University of Hull
Respondents: Erik Claes, University of Leuven and Ronnie Lippens, Keele University

12.15

Capacity and Character as Dimensions of Responsibility
Nicola Lacey, London School of Economics and Political Science
Chair: Doug Husak, Rutgers University
Respondents: Victor Tadros, University of Edinburgh and Alan Norrie, King's College London

1.30

Sandwich lunch

2.30

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