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

Join us today for our ELTRG Seminar, where Jason Krentos
(University of Hertfordshire) will present a paper on 'The Rule of Law as a Community of Strangers'. More details below: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

Jason Krentos (University of Hertfordshire) – The Rule of Law as a Community of Strangers: Bottom-Up Reasons | Edinburgh Law School

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · 21d

Our first event of the new academic year is tomorrow 🎉 Tomasz Widłak (University of Gdansk) will join the ECLT to present a research project on 'Judicial Techno-Legal Virtues in AI-Augmented Justice’. The seminar will be in the Moot Court Room, 3-5 pm. Make sure to come along if you’re in Edinburgh!

Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · 23d

The Edinburgh Legal Theory group is delighted to share with you the line-up for our Autumn semester. We have lots of exciting events coming up, so make sure to save the dates in your calendar and to come along for what we can guarantee will be lively and inspiring discussions. See you there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The image shows a poster with a list of events that will be held at the Edinburgh Law School between September and December 2025. The events can also be found on the Law School’s website at: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/events.

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · 26d

The entire Legal Theory community in Edinburgh is extremely saddened to hear about the passing of Conor Gearty. He was an extremely kind and inspiring person, and he will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 26d

Huge, huge loss for the UK legal and political community

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#conorgearty #humanrights #ruleoflaw #justice #academia #lse #inmemoriam | Cherie Blair CBE KC

💔 I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of my dear friend and colleague, Professor Conor Gearty. Conor was a man of remarkable intellect—brilliant, principled, endlessly curious, and always gene...

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 29

Our Edinburgh Legal Theory Festival starts this coming Monday! Here are the programmes - please note that the end time of the workshop on day 2 (Tuesday) is now 3.25pm.

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Sara Canduzzi @saracanduzzi.bsky.social · May 20

It’s been a while since we had a critical legal theory panel at the Edinburgh Legal Theory Festival! Holly and I are super excited to host this collaborative workshop, where we’ll discuss what it means to do CRT and to ‘be’ a critical scholar, and how to engage with ‘traditional’ #legaltheory 1/3

Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

The workshop on Contemporary Critical Legal Theory is on Wednesday 4th June @ 9.30am-12.40pm and is organised by our own Sara Canduzzi @saracanduzzi.bsky.social and Holly Hayes. Speakers are Sidonia Lucia Kula (SOAS), Illan rua Wall (Galway), Sahar Shah (Bristol), and Patricia Tuitt (independent).

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 14

We're happy to share the posters for each of the days of this year's Edinburgh Legal Theory Festival. Please share widely!

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Aileen Kavanagh @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social · May 13

Looking forward to the 2025 Legal Theory Festival at the University of Edinburgh @legaltheoryed.bsky.social. I’ll be presenting a paper entitled ‘Interpretation as Collaboration’. Thanks to @philosophy-law.bsky.social for the invite!

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

Here's the poster for this year's Edinburgh Legal Theory Festival. Come join us, and please share widely!

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

Here's the poster for this year's Edinburgh Legal Theory Festival. Come join us, and please share widely!

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Lucas Miotto @miottoluc.bsky.social · May 12

Looking forward to this!

Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

Our Legal Theory Festival starts 3 weeks today! We've workshops on Methodology in General Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence by Experiment, Conforming Interpretation and Human Rights, Contemporary Critical Legal Theory, and Grotius' "The Rights of War and Peace", as well as a Keynote by David Dyzenhaus.

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Martin David Kelly @martindavidkelly.bsky.social · May 12

Looks like a fabulous set of events for this year's Legal Theory Festival. The programme is available here: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/.... Please repost and share widely!

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

This year, in addition to the ongoing valuable support from
@hartpublishing.bsky.social, the Festival is also supported by the Mind Association, the Society of Legal Scholars, and a Student Experience Grant from the University of Edinburgh. Many thanks to our sponsors for making this event happen!

Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

The workshop on Grotius' "The Rights of War and Peace" is on Wednesday 4th June @ 2-5pm and is organised by Guillermo Estrada (UNAM Mexico) and our own Amalia Amaya. Speakers include Martine van Ittersum (Dundee), Ignacio de la Rasilla (Wuhan), Justina Uriburu (Manchester), and our own Stephen Neff.

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

The workshop on Contemporary Critical Legal Theory is on Wednesday 4th June @ 9.30am-12.40pm and is organised by our own Sara Canduzzi @saracanduzzi.bsky.social and Holly Hayes. Speakers are Sidonia Lucia Kula (SOAS), Illan rua Wall (Galway), Sahar Shah (Bristol), and Patricia Tuitt (independent).

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

This year's Keynote Lecture is on Tuesday 3rd June @ 5-6.30pm. It will be given by David Dyzenhaus (University of Toronto) and is entitled "The War Against the Rule of Law" it will be followed by a Drinks Reception.

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

The workshop on Conforming Interpretation and Human Rights is on Tuesday 3rd June @ 9.30am-4.15pm, organised by Martin David Kelly (@philosophy-law.bsky.social). Speakers include Conor Gearty (LSE), Aileen Kavanagh (Trinity College Dublin) @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social, and Jacinta Dharmananda (UWA).

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

The workshop on Jurisprudence by Experiment is on Monday 2nd June @ 2-5.15pm and is organised by Lucas Miotto @miottoluc.bsky.social (Surrey) and our own Tsampika Taralli. Speakers include Eleonore Neufeld (UMass), Jonathan Ichikawa (UBC), Guilherme Almeida (Insper), and Karolina Prochownik (Ruhr).

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

The workshop on Methodology in General Jurisprudence is on Monday 2nd June @ 10am-1pm and is organised by our own George Dick @jurisgeorgedick.bsky.social and Tsampika Taralli. Speakers include Samuele Chilovi (CSIC), Miguel Garcia-Godinez (Bologna), Monika Zalewska (Łódź), and Ziyu Liu (Cambridge).

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 12

Our Legal Theory Festival starts 3 weeks today! We've workshops on Methodology in General Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence by Experiment, Conforming Interpretation and Human Rights, Contemporary Critical Legal Theory, and Grotius' "The Rights of War and Peace", as well as a Keynote by David Dyzenhaus.

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · May 8

We've just extended the deadline for our 2025/26 Seminar Series! you can now submit your abstract until Friday, 23rd of May 2025, with outcomes communicated by Monday, 30th of June. If you've not done so already, make sure to submit your work, and to share this call with your colleagues and friends.

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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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · Apr 24

This afternoon we will host a Work-in-Progress session with visiting PhD candidate Filipa Paes (University of Oxford), who will be presenting a paper on ‘Juridical Bivalence’. The event is pre-read, so make sure to get in touch if you’d like to receive a copy! www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

WiP: Filipa Paes (University of Oxford) - ‘Juridical Bivalence’ | Edinburgh Law School

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · Apr 9

This Thursday, we will host another ELTRG Seminar, in which Kevin Tobia (Georgetown University) will present his research on ‘Experimental Jurisprudence’. More details at: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/.... We are looking forward to seeing many of you there for a thought-provoking discussion!

ELTRG Seminar: Kevin Tobia (Georgetown University)- ‘Experimental Jurisprudence’ | Edinburgh Law School

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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · Mar 27

Today we will host an online legal theory event, where Felipe Jimenez (University of Southern California) will present his paper on ’Truly General Jurisprudence’ (updated title). You can find more details and Zoom registration link at: www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/....

ELTRG Seminar: Felipe Jimenez (University of Southern California)- ‘On Legal Expertise’ | Edinburgh Law School

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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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Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today our legal theory seminar series continues with Prof Paul Roberts (University of Nottingham) presenting a paper 'Doing Criminal Justice with Integrity' www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

ECLT Seminar: Paul Roberts (University of Nottingham)- ‘Doing Criminal Justice with Integrity’ | Edinburgh Law School

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