Recent Activities

The University as a business: disaster or necessity ?

Thursday 18/11/2010 , 14.00-18.00, University Foundation, Brussels. Registration free of charge but obligatory by 12 November 2010
Theme:
Universities, we often hear, should both function and behave more like business enterprises. Is this a welcome trend that will free us from much waste,
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Jus Post Bellum and Transitional Justice ATLAS Conference, 21-22 October 2010

The Perelman Centre for Legal Philosophy at the Faculty of Law of the Université Libre de Bruxelles is organising an international Conference on Jus Post Bellum and Transitional Justice. The event will take place in Brussels on 21-22 October 2010. This Conference is part of a series of
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Proving Discrimination: The Burden of Proof, Statistics, Situation testing

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Isabelle Rorive is participating in the Seminar organised by the Academy of European Law on Recent Developments in EC Anti-discrimination Law (Trier, 29 November and 1st December). She will give a presentation on "Proving Discrimination: The Burden of Proof, Statistics, Situation testing" (see
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The University in the age of Google and Wikipedia. New potentials, new threats, new duties.

The University in the age of Google and Wikipedia.
New potentials, new threats, new duties.
8th Ethical Forum of the University Foundation
Thursday November 19th, 2009, 2-6pm
Who has never used Google? Who has never consulted Wikipedia? Probably not a single European academic. Almost
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Public lectures « Collège de France à Bruxelles », 28th May 2009

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, Professor: Mireille Delmas-Marty

Professor: Mireille Delmas-Marty
The Perelman Centre for Legal Philosophy of the Free University of Brussels (ULB) is pleased to invite you to the public lectures that will be delivered by Professor Mireille Delmas-Marty as part of her course « L’Europe, laboratoire de la mondialisation
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The University College Dublin offers a doctoral scholarship in European Law from 2009-2013

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For anyone interested, you can send a mail to Arnaud VAN WAEYENBERGE (arnaudvw@gmail.com).
UCD School of Law Doctoral Scholarship
Closing Date: Friday May 8 2009
The School of Law is pleased to offer one doctoral scholarship in Law from 2009-2013.
The scholarship is available to candidates
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Call for applications : European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation

Call for applications : European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation
International and Pluridisciplinary Advanced Master Programme carried out jointly by 41 European Universities.
All information and application forms available online at : http://www.emahumanrights.org
The deadline for
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La normalisation dans le domaine de la Justice

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La normalisation dans le domaine de la Justice
by Daniela Piana (Université de Florence)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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Esquisse d’un modèle de normalisation

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
Esquisse d’un modèle de normalisation
By Benoit Frydman, Thomas Berns, Gregory Lewkowicz et Arnaud Van Waeyenberge.(ULB)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus
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Management et normativité

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
Management et normativité
By Eve Chapiello (HEC Paris)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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La question de la normalisation chez Foucault et Deleuze

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La question de la normalisation chez Deleuze
By Didier De Bayse (ULB)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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La gouvernance réflexive dans l’Union Européenne

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La gouvernance réflexive dans l’Union Européenne
By Marc Maesschaelck (UCL)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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La question des normes chez Dewey

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La question des normes chez Dewey
By Joëlle Zask (EHESS)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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La normalisation comme outil de gouvernance dans les organisations internationales

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La normalisation comme outil de gouvernance dans les organisations internationales
By Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (Université de Genève)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de
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La question des normes chez Wittgenstein - cancelled

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La question des normes chez Wittgenstein
By Sandra Laugier (Université d’Amiens)
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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La théorie des sentiments moraux et la question de la norme morale : le gouvernement de soi.

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La théorie des sentiments moraux et la question de la norme morale : le gouvernement de soi
By Claude Gautier (Université de Montpellier)*
Time table: Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles,
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La question des normes chez Hayek

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La question des normes chez Hayek
by Philippe Nemo (CREPHE)*
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1 303
* To know more about Philippe Nemo and his
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Les normes ISO

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
Les normes ISO
by Arnaud Van Waeyenberge (ULB)*
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1 303
*To know more about the conference and the author,
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La normalisation comptable internationale (IAS)

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Résumé-Bibliographie

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La normalisation comptable internationale (IAS)
by Nicolas Veron (ECIF)*
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1 303
* To more about Nicolas Veron
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La question des normes chez Bentham

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La question des normes chez Bentham
by Christian Laval (Paris X)*
Time table : Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm
Place : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1 303
*To know more about the conference
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La normalisation des Universités

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La normalisation des Universités
by Anna Vinokur (Paris X)
Horaire : mercredi, 17 à 19 h
Lieu : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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Perelman Chair: Inaugural lesson by Ruth Amossy

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In the framework of the Chaire Perelman 2007-2008, Mrs Ruth Amossy will devote her inaugural lesson to the following topic « From rational towards reasonnable : The new rethoric under the prism of contemporary thinking », on February 12th 2008
Time table: 4 to 6 pm.
Place: auditoire E.
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La question des normes chez Hume

In the framework of the conferences cycle
To govern by norms - from Hume to ranking
La question des normes chez Hume
by Céline Bonicco (Paris I)
Horaire : mercredi, 17 à 19 h
Lieu : Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Solbosch, Salle NA 1
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The conferences cycle "To govern by norms- from Hume to ranking" is begining on Wednesday 30th of January

The conferences cycle "To govern by norms- from Hume to ranking" is begining on wednesday 30th of January with two conferences. Respectively: "Gouverner par les normes" by Benoît Frydman, followed by "La question des normes avant Hume" by Thomas Berns and Gregory Lewkowicz.
Time table :
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Tel-Aviv symposium: "Perelman and beyond: from the rhetorical tradition to argumentation studies".

The aforesaid symposium will take place on the Monday 7, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 of January.
Among participants, Benoît Frydman, Guy Haarscher and Emmanuelle Danblon (Secretary General of the Perelman Foundation).
To download the program, click
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The Centre Perelman will examine, on the 19/12, in its private seminar, the evolution of the "chantier valeurs"

Private seminar (guests only).
For further informations, go to the ULB website

The ASSOCIATION DE JURISTES ORGANIZES A CONFERENCE ON : "THE HISTORY OF ISRAELIAN LAW FROM ISTANBUL TO JERUSALEM ".

CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY
L’ASSOCIATION DE JURISTES « PERELMAN »
LE 13 DECEMBRE 2007 A 20 HEURES 00 (début de la conférence 20 H 30)
PLACE OF THE CONFERENCE : AU SIEGE DE L’ASSOCIATION – 13, RUE DU COLONEL DRIANT – 31400 TOULOUSE (*)
TOPIC : L’HISTOIRE DU DROIT
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The public statistics practices: from a juridical to a moral point of view. An internal seminar animated by Thomas Berns on this 12th of december.

After having stressed on the urgency of a reniewed thinking on the legal consequences of public statistics practices, Thomas Berns will seek, at the 12th of december internal seminar, to build the issue by indicating how much the very project of census practices has always been inspired by
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The European Group on Transnational Litigation meets in Paris the 11/12 to discuss on the economic and financial aspects of legal globalization.

The European Group on Transnational Litigation, of which the Centre Perelman is a participant, meets in Paris the 11/12 to discuss the economic and financial aspects of legal globalization.
Program:
* Alex Blumrosen, Lawyer at the New York and Paris Bars : Private Investigations and
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IS IT WRONG TO TEACH WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG?

The 6th Ethical Forum of the University Foundation will take place on Thursday 29 November 2007, from 2 to 6 p.m.
The Forum subject will be:
IS IT WRONG TO TEACH WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG? Is it (still) part of a university’s job to teach its students moral standards and social responsibility?
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"At the internal seminar of Wenesday 28, Arnaud VAN WAEYENBERGE presented and analysed the main evolutions to be realized by the Treaty of modification of the European Union, that will be signed the 13th of December by the chiefs of government. By the same token, a comparison with the Draft Treaty of Nice and the Draft constitutional Treaty did afford our putting into light the dominant traits of the said Treaty and having a critical insight into the future of the European institutions."

Négationnisme(s) - Genocide and Denial

International Conference
Négationnisme(s) - Genocide and Denial
Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd, Nov. 2007
in Brussels
(European Parliament and Université Libre de Bruxelles)
A detailed program can be found
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Governance in Virtual Worlds

Pierre-François Docquir et Benoit Frydman poursuivront l’exploration des univers virtuels.
Cette troisième séance sera consacrée à la gouvernance des univers virtuels. Au départ des régimes organisant les différents univers virtuels, des évènements qui s’y produisent et de la
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The Centre Perelman de Philosophie du Droit has welcomed from the 6th to the 9th of November 2007 a seminar organized by the EIUC

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EIUC Training program

, The Centre Perelman de Philosophie du Droit has welcomed a seminar organized by the EIUC from the 6th to the 9th of November, destined to high officials of the European Commission, on the topic : "EU Human Rights Guidelines".

The Centre Perelman de Philosophie du Droit has welcomed a seminar organized by the EIUC from the 6th to the 9th of November, destined to high officials of the European Commission, on the topic : "EU Human Rights Guidelines".

Cosmopolitism and Justice

, 2007-06-04

2007-06-04
Contact : jallard@ulb.ac.be
Website : http://www.ihej.org

Call for applications for the E.MA 2007/2008

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Candidates for admission should send two completed application forms to the EIUC Secretariat by 16 March 2007
The European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation is an intensive one-year academic programme to educate professionals in the field of human rights and
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Rethinking "Just War" : Past and Present - Cycle of conferences from February 13 to May 15, 2007

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Conferences "Just War"

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Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Perelman Centre for Legal Philosophy is organising a cycle of conferences on "just war" coordinated by Thomas Berns and Gregory Lewkowicz. The cycle of conferences will proceed from the February 13 to May 15, 2007 with the presence, to confirm, of Michael
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Philosophical perspectives on Human Rights in Europe and the United-States.

, 2006-05-03

2006-05-03
The Center for Legal Philosophy organizes this year a seminar on political and legal philosophy on the following topic : "Philosophical perspectives on Human Rights in Europe and the United States. A comparative approach focused on legal reasoning."
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Conference

, 2006-04-28

2006-04-28
International Conference in French at ULB on the Judges’ Dialogue - See programme in the French version of the website.
Contact : iej.asbl@skynet.be

Conference: Spreading America’s Word: Stories of its Lawyer-Missionaries

, 2005-06-13

2005-06-13
Conference with Prof. Paul Carrington on Spreading America’s Word: Stories of its Lawyer-Missionaries - June 13 2005 at ULB from 5pm until 7pm - in English.
Contact : Nicole Warnotte
Website : http://www.paulcarrington.com

Seminar : Freedom of Speech and Copyright

, 2005-03-15

2005-03-15
The seminar on Freedom of Speech will take place on March 15, 2005, at 16.30 (room S12123 (bâtiment de sociologie).
Contributions by : Pr. Bernard EDELMAN Pr. Dirk VOORHOOF
Contact : pierre-francois.docquir@ulb.ac.be

Public defense of Laurence Weerts’s PhD thesis

, 2004-03-01

2004-03-01
On Monday First of March 2004 from 6 pm.
PhD thesis on "Mutations and uses of the "border" concept in the european integration.
Contact : lweerts@ulb.ac.be

Let the citizens judge…

, 2003-10-24

2003-10-24
One-day conference and roundtable dedicated to the topic of citizen’s participation in the judiciary.
Working language : French
At the Fondation Universitaire 30, rue du champ de mars - 1000 Bruxelles
Contact : nwarnott@ulb.ac.be

Confronting Human Rights Typology

, 2002-10-25

2002-10-25
The objective of the conference is to revitalize reflection on the way that human rights have been “typologised”-a central question, but one that scholarly research has largely overlooked, if not to say ignored. The conference will have two parts. The first will be
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The Appropriation of Academic Disciplines in the Knowledge Society.

, 2002-04-04

2002-04-04
Political and Juridical Philosophy seminar organized each Thursday from February 7 to April 4, 2002, in the framework of the "Action de Recherche Concertée" (ARC), "Towards a Philosophy of the University in a World in Crisis."
Contact :
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