The winner of the VWR dissertation award 2025 is Hylke Jellema. He received the award for his thesis “(Im)probable stories: combining Bayesian and explanation-based accounts of rational criminal proof.” In his thesis, Jellema addresses the theory of evidence from the perspective of analytical epistemology. In a very original way, Jellema combines Bayesian probabilities and explanation-based […]
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We are pleased to announce the 13th annual Legal Philosophy Workshop (LPW), and to invite you to participate. We are excited to host the 2026 workshop in-person on June 11– 12 at the Chicago-Kent Collegeof Law, and invite you to submit an abstract or to volunteer to comment. Click here to submit an abstract, or to volunteer to […]
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From climate breakdown and algorithmic bias to shrinking social safety nets – vulnerability is a defining feature of our time. Yet while the concept is widely used in legal and policy debates, its meanings, applications, and implications are anything but straightforward. Who defines vulnerability? How does it shape legal responses, access to justice, and institutional […]
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