Tuesday, 18th May at 1700, we continue the CADI debate series about professor Michael Sandel’s justice course.

During the American Civil War, the ones enlisted in the army had the option of hiring and ending somebody else in their place. Was this a right option? A large number of people believe that the answer is no, because it wouldn’t be just that the reach people would have the possibility of avoiding their responsibilities by paying the poor to risk their lives instead of them. Is the today volunteers army susceptible of the same critique? Is the conscription preferred instead of having an army formed of people that were part of the free labour market and choose the army? What role does patriotism play and what are the duties that are associated with citizenship? Do we have civic responsibilities towards the country? How do the utilitarian and liberal see the problem? In the second part of course, professor Sandel is examining the free exchange on the market principle starting from a controversy regarding the reproductive and maternal right “whose is the baby?”. In 1985, Marry Beth Whitehead signed a contract with a couple from New Jersey, agreeing to be surrogate mother in exchange of $10,000.

However, after giving birth to the baby, she changed her mind, deciding to keep the child. The case gets into the law court. To what extent can we consider that madam Whitehead signed the contract fully aware of what she was doing and how should we approach the maternal rights problem? Are the economic exchanges in this case legitimate?

Workshop programme:

17:15 – 18:15 Movie projection Hired Guns? | Motherhood: For Sale

1830-2000 Free discussion

Location: Splaiul Independentei nr. 17, Bl. 101, etaj 4, apt. 30

After the workshop, Claudiu Nasui invites us at Freedom Cafè in Joya Cafè,17 Franceză Street