This workshop series brings leading legal and political philosophers from around the world to present their work in progress to the Faculty, providing a forum for both faculty and students to discuss central topics in legal theory. The workshop is committed to a generous and pluralistic view of theory.
Some of our speakers have presented work on general philosophical questions about the law, such as questions about the nature of law and legal authority or the legitimacy of judicial review. Other speakers have presented on issues of philosophical interest that arise within quite specific areas of the law, such as questions about criminal responsibility, about the proper interpretation of constitutional rights, or about the purpose of tort law.
Past Workshop participants have included: Stephen Darwall, John Goldberg, Deborah Hellman, Thomas Hill, Frances Kamm, Will Kymlicka, Stephen Perry, Jerry Postema, Scott Shapiro, and Wil Waluchow, among others.
The Legal Theory Workshop is not open to the general public. We welcome individuals affiliated with the Faculty of Law and closely related departments, including political science, philosophy, criminology, history and the Centre for Ethics. All other individuals interested in attending must seek prior approval from the organizers of the workshop.
See past workshops
2019- 2020 SCHEDULEDATE & TIME | LOCATION | SPEAKER & TOPIC |
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October 11
Friday
12:30 - 2:00 | Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park Room: Solarium | Ruth Okediji - Harvard Law School |
November 1
Friday
12:30 - 2:00 | Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park Room: Solarium | Avihay Dorfman - Tel Aviv University, Buchmann Faculty of Law |
November 14
Thursday
4:00 - 5:30 | Flavelle House, 78 Queen's Park Room: John Willis, FL219 | Niko Kolodny - University California Berkeley, Department of Philosophy
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November 22
Friday
12:30 - 2:00 | Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park Room: Solarium | Chiara Cordelli - University of Chicago, Department of Political Science |
January 14
Friday
4:10 - 5:45 | Flavelle House, 78 Queen's Park Room: John Willis, FL219 | Christian Turner - University of Georgia, School of Law
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March 13
Friday
12:30 - 2:00 | Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park Room: Solarium | Julie Saada - Ecole de droit / Sciences Po Law School |
March 20
Friday
12:30 - 2:00 | Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park Room: Solarium | George Letsas - University College London, Faculty of Law |
April 3
Friday
12:30 - 2:00 | Falconer Hall, 84 Queens Park Room: Solarium | Sabine Tsuruda - Queen's University, Queen's Law |
To be added to the paper distribution list, please send an email to events.law@utoronto.ca.
