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 Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Serbian Philosophical Society
Теl Aviv University 
 Center for Ethics, Law and Applied Philosophy  
International Conference   
The 13th International Law and Ethics Conference Series (ILECS) 
What does it mean to win a war? 
Belgrade, June 25-27, 2014. 
The Conference will be held at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory [IFDT],  
Kraljice Natalije St. 45, 1st floor.
Wednesday, June 25th, Morning, 1st Session  
9:00-9:15  Registration 
9:15-9:30  Opening Addresses
9:30-10:20 Angelo Corlett (San Diego State  
University): “Who Wins in Wars? 
10:20-11:10 Asa Kasher (Tel Aviv University): “The role 
of victory in new wars” 
11:25-12:15 Jovan Babić (University of Belgrade):  
“Victory and/or success” 
12:15-13:05 Uwe Steinhoff (HKU, Hong Kong):  
“War, Victory, and Prospects of Success” 
Afternoon, 2nd Session  
15:30-16:20 David Rodin (Oxford): “Jus 
terminatio: the ethics of ending war” 
16:20-17:10 David Whetham (Kings College,  
London): “Remote Killing and the Remoteness of  
Winning” 
17:25-18:15 Jovana Davidovic 
(University of Iowa) “Changing Character of 
Wars and Revisionist Theories” 
Thursday June 26th 
Morning, 3rd Session  
9:30-10:20 Boris Kashnikov (Moscow Higher 
School of Economics):  “Is it Posible to Win the 
Just War?” 
10:20-11:10 Nick Fotion (Emory University): “On 
‘Victory” 
11:25-12:15 Grozdić et all (Military Academy, 
Belgrade): “Ortodox view at victory and defeat in 
war” 
12:15-13:05 Aleksandar Fatić (Institute for Phi-
losophy and Social Sciences, Belgrade University): 
“The value narrative in the moral justification of 
international intervention” 
Afternoon, 4th Session:
15:30-16:20 Paul Viminitz (University of Lethbridge): 
“Synecdoche Errors in Popular Discourse about Victory 
and Defeat”  
16:20-17:10 Aleksandar Pavković (Macquarie  
University): “The secessionist wars: the last vestiges of  
legitimate conquest?”  
17:25-18:15 Ned Dobos (UNSW Canberra): “Success at 
an Acceptable Cost: Wars vs. Intervention” 
Friday, June 27th 
Morning, 5th Session  
9:30-10:20  Phil Rossi (Marquette University):  
“Peacemaking and Victory: Lessons from Kant’s  
Cosmopolitanism” 
10:20-11:10  Jan Narveson (University of Waterloo, 
Canada): “On liberal wars in contemporary times:  
“winning” is not the object” 
11:30-12:30  Closing Session:  
General Debate & Farewell 
The Conference is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia, the Balkan Trust for Democracy and the Erste Stiftung.  
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA 
Ministry of Education and Science