Multilateralism, International Institutions and the Ethics of War
November 19-21, 2026
Universität Bern
UniS, room S 101 (Thursday) and A 017 (Friday/Saturday)
Schanzeneckstrasse 1
3012 Bern
Organization: Lisa Hecht (Bern), Adis Selimi (Saarland/Trier), Njango Njung’e (Bern)
Registration: Please register by emailing Njango Njung’e.
International institutions such as the UN, NATO and the ICC can be important players before, during and after armed conflict. Yet, they have received comparatively little attention in contemporary ethics of war. This workshop discusses work in progress on the ethics of cooperation within military alliances and the freedom of states to cooperate or refuse to cooperate within international institutions, the ontological status of institutions and the question of multilateral authorization.
The workshop is pre-read. The papers will be shared upon registration.
THURSDAY (19/11)
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UniS, room S101
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| 15:00 – 16:15 |
Fabio Crespi
« tbd »
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| 16:15 – 16:45 |
coffee break
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| 16:45 – 18:00 |
Adis Selimi
« Solidarity in Military Alliances »
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FRIDAY (20/11)
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UniS, room A 017
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| 09:00 – 10:15 |
Wout Bisschop
«On an Ethics of Trust for Military Coalitions »
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| 10:15: - 10:45 |
coffee break
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| 10:45 – 12:15 |
Michael Eigner
«Humanitarian Intervention without Moral Agents »
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| 12:15 – 13:30 |
lunch
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| 13:30 – 14:45 |
Nada Abdulaziz
«Cultivated Realism and the Limits of Multilateral Authority in War»
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| 14:45 – 16:00 |
Cheng-Chia Tung
«International Rule-making and the Freedom of Association of the State»
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| 16:00 – 16:30 |
coffee break
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| 16:30 – 17:45 |
Lisa Hecht
«A limited defence of neutrality»
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SATURDAY (21/11)
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UniS, room A 017
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| 09:30 – 10:45 |
Callum Watts
«Just War and the Duty to Diplomacy»
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| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Coffee break
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| 11:15 – 12:30 |
Ulrich Arnswald
« The Ethics of Exit : When is it permissible to refuse cooperation with global security institutions »
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