Legal Theory Workshop

 Legal Theory Workshop 

 Presents:

Gopal Sreenivasan
Duke University

Human rights and democratic legitimacy

Friday February 10, 2023
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park
Room: Michael J. Trebilcock Solarium FH103 / FA2

Legal Theory Workshop and Critical Analysis of Law Workshop

 Legal Theory Workshop and Critical Analysis of Law Workshop 

Jointly Present:

Lea Ypi
London School of Economics 

Kant the Racist?

Friday February 3, 2023
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park
Room: Michael J. Trebilcock Solarium FH103 / FA2

Legal Theory Workshop

Legal Theory Workshop

Presents:

Aditi Bagchi
Fordham University

 

Friday January 20, 2023
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Falconer Hall
84 Queens Park, Solarium(FH103)

Legal Theory Workshop

Legal Theory Workshop

Presents:

Aditi Bagchi
Fordham University

Private Law and Public Discourse

Friday January 20, 2023
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park
Solarium(FH103)

Legal Theory Workshop

Legal Theory Workshop

Presents:

David Plunkett
Dartmouth College

Conceptual Ethics and The Categories of “Ideal Theory” and “Non-Ideal Theory” in Political Philosophy: A Proposal for Abandonment

Megan Pfiffer

SJD Candidate
Thesis title:
Toward a Person-Centred Theory of Substantive Review
Office in Falconer Hall
84 Queen's Park
Toronto, M5S 2C5
Email: megan.pfiffer@mail.utoronto.ca

Megan Pfiffer is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law with research interests in public law, and legal, political, and moral philosophy. Her thesis explores the idea of justification in administrative law and will reframe contemporary debates on substantive review. Megan received her JD from Queen's University where she was awarded the Silver Medal in Law for achieving the second highest academic standing in her graduating class, as well as the Dean's Key Award for best embodying the signature values of Queen's Law. She then articled at a leading Toronto litigation boutique and clerked for Justice Rosalie Abella at the Supreme Court of Canada. Prior to joining the Faculty of Law, Megan completed the BCL at the University of Oxford with distinction. 

Education
BCL, University of Oxford (with distinction)
JD, Queen's University
BA (Hons), Queen's University
Awards and Distinctions
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2022-2023)
The Mary And Louis Anisman Fellowship In Law And Fairness (2022-2023)
Onora O'Neill Prize in Philosophy, Law and Politics (2022)
Faculty of Law and Brasenose College Scholarship for the BCL (2021)
Medal in Law – Second Highest Standing (2019)
Dean's Key Award (2019)
Denis Marshall Contribution Award (2019)
Chief Justice McRuer Essay Prize in Constitutional Law (2019)
Christopher Riggs Administrative Law Scholarship (2019)
Queen’s Law Prize in Administrative Law (2019)
Queen’s Law Prize in Legal and Political Philosophy (2019)
Dean's Gold Scholar Award (2018)
Chief Justice McRuer Essay Prize in Constitutional Law (2018)
Queen’s Law Prize in Law and Poverty (2018)
Dean’s Silver Scholar Award (2017)
Aird & Berlis LLP Student Award for Overall Academic Achievement (2017)
R.W. Leonard Scholarship in Law (2017)
McCarthy Tétrault LLP Scholarship (2017)
David Sabbath Scholarship (2017)
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Prize in Torts (2017)
Queen’s Law Prize in Constitutional Law (2017)
Queen’s University Entrance Scholarship in Law (2016)
Professional Affiliations
Law Society of Ontario
Research Interests
Administrative Law
Charter of Rights
Comparative Law
Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law
Legal Theory
Moral Philosophy
Political Philosophy and Theory
Supervisor
David Dyzenhaus
Committee Members

Dimitrios Tsilikis

SJD Candidate
Thesis title:
Justifications of Recourse Rules (working title)
Office in Falconer Hall
84 Queen's Park
Toronto, M5S 2C5
Email: dimitrios.tsilikis@mail.utoronto.ca

I am a first year S.J.D. student trying to find paths to proper justifications behind Recourse rules in the U.S. and Canadian legal orders. Other than that, I like to deploy the means of modern analytic moral philosophy to study the law. 

 I started my legal career in civil law countries (Greece and France), but I have transitioned towards the common law world with my LL.M. in Legal Theory at NYU School of Law and my S.J.D. at the University of Toronto. 

 I like to study and write on legal ethics, and I do spend some time lawyering to enhance my academic perspective by being challenged by unimaginable (and often unnecessary) practical problems. 

Education
LL.B. - National and Capodistrian University of Athens - Faculty of Law
LL.B. (Erasmus+) - Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne - École de Droit
LL.M. - New York University School of Law
S.J.D. - University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Bankruptcy/Insolvency Law
Business Corporations
Competition Law
Judicial Decision-Making
Legal Theory
Moral Philosophy
Political Philosophy and Theory
Property Law
Tax Law
Supervisor
Larissa Katz
Committee Members
Edward Iacobucci
Christopher Essert

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