Justice in Transcultural Perspective

Theme: Justice in Transcultural Perspective
Type: German-Arab Conference
Institution: Institute of Philosophy, University of Kassel
Location: Kassel (Germany)
Date: 7.–9.10.2014

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What philosophers can contribute to the transformative processes in
the aftermath of the Arab Spring (in particular with regard to Egypt
and Tunisia) is to address the central transitional problems with the
methods of moral, political and transcultural philosophy. The
revolutionary movements were guided by normative ideas such as the
determination and realization of human rights, the strengthening of
toleration and the establishment of justice within a democratic
order. Closely related to these ideas are questions about the
formation of identities, historical justice and cultural cohesion.
The complex structure of these ideas suggests an outreach to
neighboring disciplines.

Thematic Focus

The planned conference on the conception of justice is motivated by
the concern that constitutional assurance of political and religious
freedom will not be sufficient for stabilizing the transitional
process. In addition the political order is in need of a prospering
economic order which reaches all groups of citizens and will be
experienced as sufficiently just. What is needed here is the
construction of a conception of justice which could be accepted as a
common judging standard. With regard to the particular problems of
transitional states, there are at least three aspects to consider.

Venue:
Mönchebergstr. 3, 34125 Kassel, Senatssaal

Please register with:
Dr. Sarhan Dhouib, University of Kassel
[email protected]


Programme

Tuesday, 7th October

9 h15 Opening

Prof. Rolf-Dieter Postlep, Rector of University of Kassel
Prof. Walter Pfannkuche, Chair of Practical Philosophy at University
of Kassel
Prof. Fathi Triki, Chair Unesco of University of Tunis
Prof. Mostafa Al-Nashar, Institute of Philosophy, University of Cairo
Dr. Sarhan Dhouib, Conference Coordinator

1st Session:
Justice in context

10h30 Pr. Fathi Triki (Tunis):
Sur l´actualité de l’idée khaldounienne de justice: Philosophie et
politique chez Ibn Khaldûn
Reply: Dr. Markus Kneer (Regensburg/Münster)

11h45 Prof. Hans Jörg Sandkühler (Bremen):
Après l’injustice. Crimes contre l’humanité, la justice du droit
pénal et les limites du principe de non-rétroactivité
Reply: Prof. Mohamed Turki (Tunis/Frankfurt)


2ns Session:
Conflict, justice and interculturality

15h Dr. Anke Graneß (Vienna):
Notions of Justice in Post-Apartheid South Africa - and its Relevance
for an Intercultural Debate
Reply: Dr. Aymen Ahmed Mohamed (Cairo)

16h30 : Prof. Anwar Moughith (Helwan):
La marche conflictuelle de la justice en Egypte contemporaine
Reply: Dr. Holger Zapf (Göttingen)

Wednesday, 8th October

3rd Session:
Justice in transitional stages

9 h Amin Ben Khaled (Tunis):
La justice transitionnelle en Tunisie: obstacles théoriques et défis
pratiques
Reply: Esther Mikuszies (Kassel)

10h15 Dr. Mohamed El-Hachimi (Agadir):
No reconciliation without truth: Debating the interaction between
state and civil society in the Moroccan reconciliation process
Reply: Prof. Walter Pfannkuche (Kassel)

11h45 Prof. Christoph Horn (Bonn):
The concept of 'historical justice': Possible interpretations of a
debatable idea
Reply: Prof. Azelarabe Lahkim Bennani (Fès)

4th Session:
Justice between law and morality

14h30 Prof. Salah Mosbah (Tunis):
Pardon, Repentir, et justice transitionnelle
Reply: Dr. Philippe Brunozzi (Kassel)

16h00 Prof. Véronique Zanetti (Bielefeld):
Justice transitionnelle et compromis moral
Reply: Dr. Sarhan Dhouib (Kassel)

Thursday, 9th October

5th Session:
Global and transcultural debate on justice

9h Prof. Soumaya Mestiri (Tunis):
Justice épistémique: enjeux locaux et globaux
Reply: Dr. Franziska Dübgen (Göttingen)

10h15 Dr. Henning Hahn (Kassel):
Elements of a Transcultural Theory of International Justice. A
Pragmatist Approach
Reply: Nadia El Ouerghemmi (Darmstadt)

11h45 Dr. Mongi Serbaji (Tunis):
Le droit international à l'épreuve de la reconnaissance. Idées pour
un monde moins injuste
Reply: Dr. Felix Heidenreich (Stuttgart)

6th Session:
Aspects of distributive justice

15h Prof. Christian Neuhäuser (Dortmund):
Towards a transcultural concept of domestic justice
Reply: Dr. Mounir Tibaoui (Tunis)

16h30 Dr. Valentin Beck (FU-Berlin):
On the interdependency of national and global distributive justice
Reply: Dr. Mohamed Lachhab (Agadir/Göttingen)

17h45 Closure:
Prof. Fathi Triki (Tunis), Prof. Walter Pfannkuche (Kassel), Dr.
Sarhan Dhouib (Kassel)

Conference website:
http://www.uni-kassel.de/fb02/institute/philosophie/aktuelles/meldung/article/gerechtigkeit-in-transkultureller-perspektive.html


Contact:

Dr. Sarhan Dhouib
Institute of Philosophy
University of Kassel
Nora-Platiel-Str.1
D-34109 Kassel
Germany
Email: [email protected]