Andrei Marmor (USC)
Wil Waluchow (McMaster University)
Conference fee: $20.00
We are currently accepting submissions from graduate students and law
students from all universities for presentations relating to all areas
within the general sphere of legal theory – including, but not limited
to:
General and Normative Jurisprudence
Inclusive and Exclusive Legal Positivism
Law and Morality
Judicial Review / Judicial Activism / Theories of the Judicial Role
Constitutionalism
Feminist Approaches to Legal Theory / Critical Legal Studies
History of Legal Philosophy
The Hart/Dworkin and the Hart/Fuller Debates
Law and Authority
Controversies related to all areas of Canadian law (criminal law,
administrative law, etc…)
International Law
Papers should be approximately 3000-4000 words in length and be either
in pdf or word format with all self-identifying features removed. Each
presenter will be given a one hour slot, of which 25-30 minutes will
be dedicated to the reading of the paper, with the other 30-35 minutes
dedicated to participant responses. An abstract of 100-200 words
should accompany all papers. All papers and abstracts must be
submitted no later than January 13, 2010.
A panel of legal philosophy graduate students and professors at
McMaster will review submissions using criteria of interest,
sophistication, and general overlap with similar themes. All papers
will be subject to blind review. Notice of acceptance will be given on
February 7. Papers will be posted on the conference website:
http://www.humanities.
interested attendees can review them in advance.
While only graduate and law student papers will be accepted for
presentation, all students, faculty, or persons with interest in legal
theory are welcome to attend.
Please send papers and abstracts, together with your name, contact
information, and home university to:
philosophy_conference@
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