Mill On Punishment

'If anyone does an act hurtful to others, there is a prima facie case for punishing him by law or, where legal penalties are not safely applicable, by general disapprobation' - John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (Penguin, 1985) 70.

[Have been re-reading On Liberty over the past couple of weeks, and this sprung to mind during a discussion of the punishment of homocide.]

First On-line Philosophy Conference: Schedule of Papers

The schedule of papers for the First On-line Philosophy Conference has been posted, with the first set of papers to be posted on the 30th of April.

Robertson On Making Poverty History

“What the Geldofs and Bonos don’t understand is that you can’t make poverty history until you end [sovereign] impunity” - Geoffrey Robertson QC, The University Of Sydney Law School, 28th of March 2006.