Conflits de reconnaissance et justice transitionnelle

Cet article soumet la thèse selon laquelle les théories de la reconnaissance représentent un outil essentiel de la justice transitionnelle dans la mesure où elles formalisent des demandes morales dont les théories de la justice classique ne sauraient rendre compte de manière adéquate. Après avoir examiné les exigences fondamentales de la justice transitionnelle, dans le cadre des transitions faisant suite à des guerres civiles, cet article expose de quelle manière les théories de la reconnaissance sont à même de rendre compte des divers niveaux de responsabilité, collective et individuelle, propres aux contextes transitionnels.The present article defends the thesis that theories of recognition are an essential part of transitional justice, due to the way they formalize moral demands that classical theories of justice cannot address adequately. Having examined the fundamental requirements of transitional justice within the framework of postwar justice, the article then explains how theories of recognition help to theorize the different levels of collective and individual responsibilities that are proper to transitional contexts

On the number of fully packed loop configurations with a fixed associated matching

We show that the number of fully packed loop configurations corresponding to a matching with $m$ nested arches is polynomial in $m$ if $m$ is large enough, thus essentially proving two conjectures by Zuber [Electronic J. Combin. 11 (2004), Article #R13].Comment: AnS-LaTeX, 43 pages; Journal versio

Just War, Citizens’ Responsibility, and Public Intellectuals

To what extent do the moral principles of just war theory lend themselves to providing an account of the moral and political responsibility of citizens in general, and of public intellectuals in particular, in times of war? An analysis of Michael Walzer’s thought opens promising avenues for answering this question. It will be necessary, first of all, to re-examine the classic distinction between combatants and noncombatants – a thesis that Walzer defended but that several philosophers have criticized in recent years. The problem will then be to construe citizens’ moral and political responsibility in times of war, and also to reflect on the precise role of a very specific category of civil society, namely public intellectuals. We will see that this responsibility does not appear sufficient for abolishing the distinction between combatants and noncombatants, which must be maintained. However, this responsibility must be examined more precisely, especially its relation to public debate and the role that it confers on public intellectuals in that debate. Using Walzer’s moral arguments pertaining to war while taking account of the objections that have been made to them, it is possible to read in Walzer’s thought a weak version of the responsibility of citizens and, conversely, a strong version of the responsibility of public intellectuals, in times of war