Economic Liberties and Human Rights

Conference at the Center for Ethics, May 25-26, 2017

Location: University of Zurich, Center for Ethics, Zollikerstrassse 115, 8008 Zürich

*Thursday, May 25, 2017*
10:00	Welcome
10:15 - 11:30	«Economic Liberties and Human Rights: Status and Independence» Nien-he Hsieh, Harvard Business School
11:30 - 11:45	Coffee Break
11:45 - 13:00	«Entrepreneurial Rights as Human Rights» Francis Cheneval, University of Zurich
13:00 - 14:15	Lunch Break
14.15 - 15:30	«Making a Living: A Razian Defense of th Human Right to Livelihood» Amanda Greene, University College London
15:30 - 15:45	Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:00	Linkage arguments for rights to economic liberties James W. Nickel, University of Miami
17:00 - 18:15	«In What Sense are Economic Rights Human Rights? Departing from their Naturalistic Reading in International Human Rights Law» Samantha Besson, Univeristy of Fribourg
19:30	Conference Dinner

Friday, May 26, 2017
10:00 - 11:15	«Creative Economic Activity as a Human Right» Benjamin Chen & Robert Cooter, University of Berkeley
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:45	«Economic Liberties and Human Rights» Daniel Attas, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
12:45 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:15	«Property Rights for the Common Good» Rowan Cruft, University of Stirling
15:15 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45	«Economic Liberties as Human Rights: Work and Freedom of Occupation» Jesse Tomalty, University of Bergen
16:45 - 17:00	Wrap up and Farewell