"In Conversation" Series
Lecturer:
Prof. David Enoch (Hebrew University)
Title:
Intending harm to civilians, collateral damage, and beyond?
Abstract:
The distinction between harming innocents intentionally, as a means to one’s ends, and merely as so-called collateral damage, as a merely foreseen side-effect, is absolutely central – to common sense morality, to the morality of war, and to the Law of Armed Conflict. But nothing about this distinction is obvious – not how to best understand it, not whether it can withstand criticism, and not whether it’s exhaustive (that is, whether there are ways of harming innocents that fall into neither category). This talk will be an introduction to the problems surrounding this distinction, with special attention to its role in discussions of the Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip.
Location:
Eilan Hall, Feldman Building, Second Floor, Edmond Safra Campus.