International Workshop - Ethics Training and Development in the Military (Part 2)

Thursday 24 and Friday 25 May  

Following the great success of Workshop One in this series, held at the University of Hull on 22 and 23 June 2006, we are pleased to confirm that Workshop Two took place at the University of Hull on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 May 2007.

The AHRC supported the two workshops with a £10863 grant.

Most of the speakers who took part in the first workshop delivered papers at Workshop Two.  The workshop considered requirements for ethical training of the armed forces for taking part in 'operations other than war'.

Modern armed forces are frequently deployed in situations other than traditional combat.  They may be required to perform peacekeeping duties, or be engaged in humanitarian intervention.  This workshop examined the ways in which armed forces throughout the world are training their personnel in the ethical complexities of meeting these new roles.

Speakers included:  Prof Martin Cook,  Dr Stephen Deakin, Col Yvon Desjardins, Dr Henri Hude, Mr Nigel de-Lee, Col Herbert McMaster, Dr Patrick Mileham, Dr Peter Olsthoorn, Dr Paul Robinson, Dr David Whetham, Dr Andy White, Lt Colonel Jeffrey Wilson, Mr Don Carrick. Commentators will include Major General Patrick Cordingley.

Two collections of papers from the two workshops are currently being edited and should be published in 2007/8.