This workshop series (part of the Faculty of Law Colloquium) 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
Faculty of Law Colloquium
Fall Term 2024
Location: Falconer Hall, 84 Queen’s Park, Michael J. Trebilcock Solarium (FA2)
Date, Time, Location | Workshop | Speaker and Topic |
Sept. 11 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Law and Economics | Mitu Gulati – University of Virginia & Tracey George – Vanderbilt University The Sharpest Elbows: Who Gets Selected to Litigate at the US Supreme Court? |
Sept. 19 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Legal Theory | Irit Samet – King’s College London The Posthumous Trust: From Dead Hand to Mortality Management
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Sept. 26 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Critical Analysis of Law | Darren Rosenblum – McGill University The Corporate Governance Closet: A Queer Analysis |
Oct. 3 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Law and Economics | Adi Leibovitz – Hebrew University Title: TBA |
Oct. 10 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Legal Theory | Seana Shiffrin – UCLA Title: TBA |
Oct. 17 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Critical Analysis of Law | Sanjukta Paul – University of Michigan Progressive Exceptionalism: Labor and the Emerging Self-Coordinating Market Ideal |
Oct. 24 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Law and Economics | Claudia Landeo – University of Alberta Title: TBA |
Oct. 31 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Critical Analysis of Law | Horatia Muir-Watt – Sciences Po Towards and Ecological Jurisprudence |
Nov. 14 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Critical Analysis of Law | Vasuki Nesiah – New York University International Conflict Feminism |
Nov. 21 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Legal Theory | David Sklansky – Stanford University Criminal Justice and Democratic Pluralism |
Nov. 28 12:30 – 2:00
Room: Solarium | Legal Theory | Alon Harel – Hebrew University & Avihay Dorfman – Tel Aviv University Reclaiming the Public |
