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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · 1d

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CFA & Information on 4th Annual Conference of The Collective

It is with great pleasure that we are sharing the news that the The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy is holding its 4th Annual Conference next summer, on 13th June 2026. Next year's conference wi...

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · 1d

We are pleased (and excited) to release our CFA for our 4th Annual Conference to be held on the 13th of June, 2026 in Oxford, UK.

Members can submit abstracts (500-750 words) here: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/3376a...

Deadline for consideration is 15 November 2025.

Poster text:
The Collective, Women in Legal Philosophy
4° ANNUAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 13, 2026
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Location: Faculty of Law (St. Cross Building), University of Oxford and hybrid via Zoom.
Call for abstracts open until 15 November 2025

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Draft and link for our next CD has gone out to members - Stephanie Barclay, 'The Scalar Nature of Law'!

The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Sep 8

Without further ado, our Fall 2026 Collective Discussions line-up 🎉

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Sep 8

Without further ado, our Fall 2026 Collective Discussions line-up 🎉

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Dr Woodbury-Smith @kwhyphens.bsky.social · Sep 6

Back-to-School (and also returning from holiday one day before back-to-school) has caused severe backlog on my part but, fear not!, Collective Discussions is back and this term will be *fab* (per usual)

Join us @collectivewlp.bsky.social to receive links and drafts

The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Sep 6

Collective Discussions 2025-26 is getting started this coming Thursday (11th) with 'The Legal Concept of Care' by Ira Chadha-Sridhar.

Zoom link will go out to members tout suite! (Monday)

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Sep 6

Collective Discussions 2025-26 is getting started this coming Thursday (11th) with 'The Legal Concept of Care' by Ira Chadha-Sridhar.

Zoom link will go out to members tout suite! (Monday)

The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Jun 2

In conclusion...

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Jun 2

Cheers to this year's conference queen, the magnificent Heidi Hurd

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Jun 2

We ended with a wonderful piece by Danielle Levitan, thinking about what we owe our past romantic partners.

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Just Theory @justtheory.bsky.social · Jun 2

Stay tuned for the special episode @collectivewlp.bsky.social

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Pía Chible @piachible.bsky.social · Jun 2

Had such a wonderful time in the @collectivewlp.bsky.social's conference this year! Very grateful to have received feedback from such a wonderful group of scholars.
Special thanks to the organisers and to Amber Polk, my brilliant commentator.
Can't wait for next year's conference!

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Jun 2

Day 2 kicked off with a discussion of @piachible.bsky.social's thought provoking research paper, 'State Administration as Agents'

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Jun 2

The third session saw @kwhyphens.bsky.social tell us when we may have a duty to coerce another

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our second featured author was Anna Peters, who shared her work on over-inclusive criminal law

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · May 30

A truly stimulating discussion with @emiliamickiewicz.bsky.social to kick things off!

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Emilia Mickiewicz @emiliamickiewicz.bsky.social · May 30

Landed safely in Chicago and very privileged to open the Collective’s 3rd Conference with a paper on Wittgenstein and Hart’s distinction between core and penumbra. Can it be sustained?

The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · May 29

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · May 29

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · May 1

It's Conference Month!
This year, attendees will be gathering at Allerton Park to discuss pieces by @emiliamickiewicz.bsky.social, Anna Peters, @kwhyphens.bsky.social, @piachible.bsky.social, and Danielle Levitan 🥳

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Apr 15

We had a fantastic academic year of Collective Discussions - heartfelt thanks to all attendees and our six brilliant featured authors.

Up next: our third annual conference 🥳🤓

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Dr Woodbury-Smith @kwhyphens.bsky.social · Apr 11

Coming up on Tuesday!!!!

The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Apr 2

Our final Discussion, featuring @stoykovka.bsky.social, will be the 15th of April! Draft and link going out to members by the end of this week 🥳

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Apr 2

Our final Discussion, featuring @stoykovka.bsky.social, will be the 15th of April! Draft and link going out to members by the end of this week 🥳

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our Centre Director, Amalia Amaya, has just published her article on ‘Exemplary Arguers (For Example, in Law)’ in Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy 🎊🎉. In this work, Amalia examines the relevance of exemplarity to virtue argumentation theory in law. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Exemplary Arguers (for Example, in Law) - Topoi

This paper explores the relevance of exemplarity to virtue argumentation theory. It does so by using the law as both an illustrative and a normative example. The paper proceeds as follows. First, it a...

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Dr Woodbury-Smith @kwhyphens.bsky.social · Mar 18

Very soon!!!

The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Mar 12

Next Tuesday! Link for the session just went out to our members - hope to see you then!

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · Mar 17

Our annual Call for Abstracts is out! We really look forward to reading about your fascinating research as we select the speakers for our 2025/2026 Seminar Series. Also, feel free to share this call with your friends and colleagues. You can find more details (including deadlines) below:

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The Collective: Women in Legal Philosophy @collectivewlp.bsky.social · Mar 14

🥳🎉 indeed!!

Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · Mar 13

Our Director, Prof Amalia Amaya, has recently published 'The Virtues of Disagreement and the Perils of Judicial Deliberation' in the edited collection Judicial Character in Hard Times: On the Role of Judicial Virtues in Defending the Rule of Law (Edward Elgar 2025) www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/jud... 🥳🎉

Judicial Character in Hard Times

‘Hard times is a scalar description that can cover a wide range of states of affairs, from the erosion of “rule of law” legal and institutional settings to new challenges for the judiciary, such as th...

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