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Paper Presentation Series

The paper presentation series is one of the most interesting activities of the Group. It gives the opportunity to discuss papers presented by staff, researchers, and guest academics from the UK and abroad.

Everybody is welcome to participate in the paper presentations series. If you would like to present a paper, please contact the convenors of the Group at convenor.legaltheory@ed.ac.uk.

Schedule for the Academic Year 2011 - 2012

Next presentation: 7 March 2012

The third presentation of the 2011-2012 Paper Presentation Series will be delivered by The third presentation of the 2011-12 Paper Presentation Series will be delivered by Dr Jen Hendry (University of Leeds), at 16:00 in room 331, Old College. 
All are welcome to attend. 

Schedule Presentations 2011-2012
  • 16th November 2011: Dr Nigel Simmonds
The first presentation of the 2011-2012 Paper Presentation Series was delivered by 
Dr Nigel Simmonds (Cambridge University) on 'Nature, Artifice and Human Rights'on 16 November 2011, at 16.00 in Room 331, Old College.
  • 8th February 2012: Professor Luc Wintgens
The second presentation of the 2011-2012 Paper Presentation Series will be delivered by Professor Luc Wintgens (HU Brussels) on 8 February 2012, at 12:00. Professor Wintgens will present his paper 'Bounded rationality in legislation. Can laws be more rational than the legislator?'  
  • 7th March 2012: Dr Jen Hendry
The third presentation of the 2011-12 Paper Presentation Series will be delivered by Dr Jen Hendry (University of Leeds), at 16:00 in room 331, Old College.
  • 9th May 2012: Dr James Maclean
The fourth presentation of the 2011-12 Paper Presentation Series will be delivered by Dr James Maclean (University of Southampton) on the 9th of May. Dr Maclean will present his paper 'The house that jock built: A historical, comparative and theoretical analysis of the relationship between institutional architecture and community self-understandings'.


For further information, please contact the convenors of the Group at convenor.legaltheory@ed.ac.uk.

Past Presentations

 2011 presenters included:

  • Dr. Oren Ben-Dor
  • Prof. Gianluigi Palombella
  • Prof. Jaap Hage
  • Dr. Torben Spaak

 2010 presenters included:

2009 presenters included:
2008 presenters included:
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