Schedule of Roundtable on Law and the Inner Self

Roundtable on Law and the Inner Self

World Congress of Philosophy

La Sapienza University, Rome

Wednesday 7th August, 15.00-19.00

Venue: CU003 | Lettere e Filosofia | Aula V

Session 1: Law and the Inner Self: Introducing the Project

Chair: Giulia Maria Servida, University of Milan

15.00 – 15.20: Overview of the Law and the Inner Self Project

Patrick O’Callaghan, University College Cork

15.20 – 15.40: A Focus on the Fifth Body of Jurisprudence: The Inner Self and Human Rights

Felicitas Benziger, University College Cork

15.40 – 16.00: A Focus on the Sixth Body of Jurisprudence: The Inner Self and Socio-Technical Transformations

Talya Deibel, University College Cork

16.00 – 16.20: Discussion

16.20 – 16.30: Break

Session 2: The Inner Self in Comparative Perspective

Chair: Felicitas Benziger, University College Cork

16.30 – 16.50: Chinese Perspectives on the Concept of Freedom of Thought: Historical Roots and Contemporary Realities

Heping Dang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

16.50 – 17.10: Understanding ‘Inner Self’ Through the Prism of African Legal Theory

Sfiso Nxumalo, University of Oxford & Mark Morgan, Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa

17.10 – 17.30: Discussion

17.30 – 17.40: Break

Session 3: The Inner Self in Context

Chair: Talya Deibel, University College Cork

17.40 – 18.00: Freedom of Thought: A Public Health Approach?

John Francis & Leslie Francis, University of Utah

18.00 – 18.20: Neurotechnology-Mediated Actions as Acts-in-the-Law

Kelly Amal Dhru, University of Hamburg

18.20 – 18.40: Inner Self vs. Outer Shell: Is Our Mental Fortress as Shielded as Our Physical Armor?

Emine Ozge Yildirim, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

18.40 – 19.00: Discussion