The Ethics of Intelligence

10.30am-5pm

Intelligence agencies are presently subject to far greater public and democratic scrutiny than ever before. Correspondingly, a literature is developing that probes the ethics of intelligence. How do acts of espionage relate to acts of war? Do states have carte blanche in deploying electronic surveillance upon citizens or officials of other states? What kind of accountability is appropriate for intelligence officials? This seminar examines what ethical framework we best work within in order to answer these questions. Topics will include how far we should depart from the just war tradition in the intelligence context, and the fundamental case for intelligence work.

*DRAFT* Schedule

Chair: Mark Phythian (Leicester)

10:30     Arrivals/registration

11:00     'The Ethics of Bulk Collection of Data', Tom Sorell (Warwick)

11:50     Coffee

12:00     'Just war theory as a framework for intelligence ethics', Kira Vrist Rønn (Copenhagen) & Adam Diderichsen (Danish National Police College)

12:50     Lunch

13:20     ‘21st Century Orwells: Privacy, Transparency and the Ethics of Surveillance in Contemporary Digital Dystopias’, Simon Willmetts (Hull)

14:10     ‘Only Guilty People Hide: The Dark-Net and Cyber-Intelligence: Legitimating Surveillance or Legitimating Resistance’, Ross Bellaby (Sheffield)

15:00     Coffee

15:10     Title TBC, Adam Diderichsen (Danish National Police College)

16:00     'Does Intelligence Make the World Safer?', Richard Aldrich (Warwick) (TBC)

16:50     Close

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