We are happy to announce an international conference on Hugo Grotius, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the first publication of De jure belli ac pacis. The aim of the conference is to foster new narratives on the thought of Grotius, both in general legal theory and in international law. The core question is to […]

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Call to legal philosophers who have been granted a permanent appointment at assistant professor level since 2021 Partly due to the Corona period, many of us may have lost sight of legal philosophers who have received permanent appointments in recent years. That is why we dedicate part of the next Meeting of the VWR in […]

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Attached you can find the Call for Applications for the Law and Political Economy Summer Academy that is to take place from 19-21 June at the University of Glasgow, in cooperation with the Erasmus University Rotterdam. All relevant documents can be found on the website https://lpeineurope.org/summer-academy-2024-glasgow/ CfA_LPE in Europe Summer Academy_2024

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International Legal Ethics Conference – University of Amsterdam – 17-19 July, 2024

January 15, 2024

On July 17-19, 2024 the Amsterdam Centre on the Legal Professions and Access to Justice will host the tenth edition of the International Legal Ethics Conference at the Amsterdam Law School. The main topics that will be addressed during the conference are: 1.   Digitalisation, Innovation and Access to Justice 2.   Empirical and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Legal Ethics and the […]

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ACLPA Legal Ethics Lecture Series (UvA) with Professor Michael Huemer – “The Ethics of Unjust Advocacy” – 28 March 2024

January 15, 2024

On March 28, 2024 at 16:15-17:30, join us for an online lecture with Michael Huemer (University of Colorado, Boulder) titled, The Ethics of Unjust Advocacy, as part of our Legal Ethics Lecture Series. About the speaker Michael Huemer received his BA from UC Berkeley and his PhD from Rutgers University. He is presently professor of […]

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Call for Abstracts – Legal Philosophy Workshop 2024 – Deadline 15/01/’24

December 12, 2023

Dear colleague,We are writing to announce the 11th annual Legal Philosophy Workshop (LPW), and to invite you to participate. We are excited to host the 2024 workshop in-person on June 13-14 at the University of Michigan.LPW is an annual pre-read workshop designed to foster reflection on the nature of law and the philosophical issues underlying […]

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Inaugural lecture Roland Pierik ‘On the Necessity of Judicial Review for Democratic Governance’ – 1 December 2023

October 3, 2023

On Friday December 1st Roland Pierik will deliver his inaugural lecture at Maastricht University. The lecture will be entitled ‘On the Necessity of Judicial Review for Democratic Governance’. More information can be found here.

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VSR-VWR study day – November 17 2023, Erasmus University Rotterdam

October 3, 2023

On Friday 17 November 2023 the VSR (The Dutch-Flemish Association for the Socio-Legal Study of Law) and VWR (The Netherlands Association for Philosophy of Law) will organise a study day entitled ‘Multi-disciplinary approaches to the rule of law’ at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. The study day will feature a keynote address from Professor Sanne Taekema (EUR), a reaction from Professor Marc Hertogh (RUG) and three round […]

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VWR PhD meetings ’23-’24

September 19, 2023

Dear PhD-students, The academic year has started again! This academic year, the VWR will organize meetings for PhD students in philosophy of law. We will start with a meeting to get to know each other (even) better on September 21, from 13:00 – 15:00 in Muntstraat 2A, room 1.11 (Stijlkamer), Utrecht. We will exchange ideas in a speed […]

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Valedictory lecture Jeanne Gaakeer ‘In the Court of Practical Wisdom’ – 13 October 2023

August 29, 2023

Prof. dr. A.M.P. (Jeanne) Gaakeer, LL.M., professor of Jurisprudence: Hermeneutical and Narrative Foundations at the Erasmus School of Law, will present her public valedictory lecture on Friday 13 October 2023, entitled In the court of practical wisdom: Hermeneutics and narrative jurisprudence. The ceremony will begin at 16.00 hrs promptly in the Aula, Erasmus (A) building, of […]

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