The Ontario Legal Philosophy Partnership (OLPP) Graduate Conference for Legal Theory

The Ontario Legal Philosophy Partnership (OLPP)

Graduate Conference for Legal Theory

Co-hosted by:

McMaster University’s Philosophy Department,

York University’s Philosophy Department

& Osgoode Hall Law School

May 8-10, 2013 at Osgoode Hall Law School

on the campus of York University, Toronto ON Canada

Keynote Speakers:

John Gardner (Oxford)

Aileen Kavanagh (Oxford)

Call for Papers

We are currently accepting submissions from graduate students and law students from all universities for presentations relating to all areas within legal theory including, but not limited to:

• General and Normative Jurisprudence

• The Nature of Law

• Law and Morality

• Judicial Review / Judicial Activism / Theories of the Judicial Role

• Constitutionalism

• Feminist Approaches to Legal Theory / Critical Legal Studies

• The History of Legal Philosophy

• Law and Authority

• Controversies related to all areas of law (criminal law, tort law, administrative law, etc.)

• International Law

Papers should be approximately 3000-4000 words in length and be in .doc format. Each presenter will be given a one hour presentation slot, of which 25-30 minutes will be dedicated to presenting the paper, with the other 30-35 minutes dedicated to participant responses. An abstract of 100-200 words should accompany all papers. All papers and abstracts must be submitted no later than January 20, 2013.

A panel of both legal philosophy graduate students and professors at McMaster, and law students and professors at Osgoode Hall will review submissions using criteria of interest, sophistication, and general overlap with similar themes. All papers will be subject to blind review. Notice of acceptance will be given on February 13, 2013.

While only graduate and law student papers will be accepted for presentation, all persons (including students, faculty, or any persons with a general interest in legal theory) are welcome to attend.

Please send papers and abstracts, together with your name, contact information, and home university to: [email protected]

* Conference Fee: $40.00 CDN (all participants)

Web Pages:

http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~walucho/PhilosophyOfLaw/Graduate%20Conference%202013.html

http://www.olpp.ca/2012/12/olpp-graduate-conference-for-legal-theory-may-8-10-2013-osgoode/