When people say “the law must reflect reality”, it sounds self-evident.

But law does not simply discover reality. It constructs standards - like the “reasonable person” - through which behaviour is

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Any legal experts out there wanna tell me how a corporation can be considered a person when we allow them to be bought and sold?

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Management of Powerful Agents: Wilding, Taming, and Domesticating

This paper by Khaitan argues that the core of the principle is managing power flow among agents, not just institutional separation. Emphasizes dynamic, purposive constitutional design. spkl.io/63322AxclO #ConstitutionalLaw #Governance #LegalTheory

Choices in Interpretation

"Choices in Legal Interpretation" by Urbina highlights that every interpretive act involves multiple choices, object, meaning, effort, and tools that shape legal disputes. Clarifying these can improve transparency and debate. spkl.io/63323Av13x #LegalTheory #Interpretation #Law

THE ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY OF RIGHT TO REPLACEMENT AND RIGHT TO RETRACTION OF DETECTIVE GOODS AND THEIR POSITION IN IRANIAN LAW The most of researches on detective goods have emphasis on tort law i.e. restitution, negligence liability, strict liability and … therefore, they have not pay attention to the right to replacement an...

Balancing negligence & strict liability via economic efficiency, transaction costs, and risk allocation. Insights from Posner & Coase for modern consumer safeguards. #EconomicLaw #ProductSafety #LegalTheory jlq.ut.ac.ir/article_2982...

The Role of the Rigors of Causation, Traceability, and Attribution in Establishing Liability Session IV: The Role of the Rigors of Causation, Traceability, and Attribution in Establishing Liability David E. Bernstein, University Professor of Law and Executive Director, Liberty & Law Center, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Kathryn Sacco Jensen, Partner, Hollingsworth LLP Corinne Snow, Counsel, Environmental & Natural Resources, Vinson & Elkins LLP Moderator: J. Campbell Barker, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

@masonlec.bsky.social‬ 19th Annual #CivilJusticeSymposium

Session IV “Causation, Traceability & Attribution” examines how courts define liability in complex torts.

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The Judicial Gatekeeping Role in Admissibility of Expert Testimony: Continuing Developments Session II: The Judicial Gatekeeping Role in Admissibility of Expert Testimony: Continuing Developments Emily T. Acosta, Senior Counsel, Wagstaff Law Firm Kelly E. Brilleaux, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Nathan D. Finch, Member, Motley Rice LLC Katherine E. Nolan, Associate, Hollingsworth LLP Moderator: Katherine A. Crytzer, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

@masonlec.bsky.social ‬19th Annual #CivilJusticeSymposium

Session II “The Judicial Gatekeeping Role in Admissibility of Expert Testimony” breaks down how courts are evolving standards for expert evidence.

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جستاری نقادانه در اندیشه های هانس کلسن هانس کلسن یکی از مشهوترین فیلسوفان حقوق درسراسر جهان است که اندیشه های حقوقی او همواره مورد توجه بوده است . نظریه های حقوقی محض یکتایی نظامی حقوقی و منطق نظام حقوقی از معروفترین نظریه های اوست با این...

A critical reading of Hans Kelsen revisits the Pure Theory of Law, the unity of law and state, and the logic of legal norms, showing why this model struggles with justice, rights, and social change. #HansKelsen #LegalTheory jflps.ut.ac.ir/article_2513...

The Rule of Law

"The Rule of Law" by Jiménez offers a clear, accessible account of the rule of law as constraining political power, emphasizing its moral and political importance while highlighting the need for engaged citizens and committed legal officials. spkl.io/63323A9g39 #RuleOfLaw #LegalTheory

2) In this #Law library in #Brazil, Kelsen wins mercilessly over Hart. Check the book score: Kelsen 57 x 8 Hart. And... #LegalTheory Touchdown!

📰 📺 🎙️ UCL Laws in the media 🎙️ 📺 📰

A new monthly round-up of media mentions and appearances from the UCL Laws community.

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Three Doctoral Students – Centre for Legal History of India at Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory An academic position as a Three Doctoral Students – Centre for Legal History of India is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunitie...

See below details of an exciting opportunity at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory (@mpilhlt.bsky.social) for three PhD students in the newly established Centre for Legal History in India

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💡 Which animal rights have both a 'do not harm' side and an 'actively protect' side, in your view?

#AnimalRights #AnimalLaw #AnimalRightsLaw #AnimalRightsTheory #AnimalEthics #AnimalJustice #AnimalPolitics #LegalTheory #PositiveRights #NegativeRights #AnimalProtection #JusticeForAnimals

EVENT: 50 ans de Perspectives critiques (with Laurent DE SUTTER) (Brussels: Tropismes, 25 NOV 2025) (image source: allevents.in ) More information here .

EVENT: 50 ans de Perspectives critiques (with Laurent DE SUTTER) (Brussels: Tropismes, 25 NOV 2025)

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📚 New in the Law and Practical Reason series!

Explore fresh perspectives on legal philosophy, from conceptual analysis to historico-critical approaches 👉 https://bit.ly/4nHlvDy

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Mini-Lecture Series 1/10
Where is the dignity in ostracisation?

Opening section from my GendJus talk in Trieste, exploring how the FWS decision reshapes legal recognition - and how language becomes the frontline where trans lives are negotiated.

#Law #Gender #TransJustice #FWS #LegalTheory

📢 Excited to share this publication from one of our SG F&R group's member: Samer Alnasir! Dive into the intersection of law, legitimacy, and epistemic violence in postcolonial contexts.

#Federalism #JudicialEntrenchment #Iraq #LegalTheory #PostcolonialStudies

Experimental Jurisprudence and Doctrinal Reasoning <span>A View from German Criminal Law</span> <br> How may experimental jurisprudence contribute to legal questions or advance legal scholarship? This chapter provides a preliminary perspective from German crimi

For those interested in the chapter, it is on SSRN now
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NEW🌍European Ways of Life, edited by Luigi Corrias and Ronald Tinnevelt

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(Re)Searching for SWAIL. Part I

Part I of the interview discusses SWAIL’s origins, revisits its 1st scholarly meeting in Vienna, and addresses the “dual exclusion” of Eastern & Central Europe from Western and non-Western traditions in international law.
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#SoftSecession #BlueStates #Federalism #StateRights #ConstitutionalLaw #PoliticalStrategy #GiverStates #TakerStates #LegalTheory #StateSovereignty #TrumpAgenda #PoliticalAnalysis #USPolitics

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The Reasonable Person: From Judge Judy to SCOTUS When I was a child, the United States Supreme Court was still spoken of in hushed, reverent tones, as though nine robed sages in Washington were the Platonic guardians of justice. Impartiality was …

A childhood reverence for the Supreme Court turned adolescent suspicion. 'Reasonableness' isn’t a virtue—it’s a legal fiction shaped by institutional truths.

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🚨 New article out on SSRN 🚨The Comorbidities of SSOGIE Equality: A Crisis Lens to Understanding its Future. About the Contradictions & Possibilities of SSOGIE equality in the U.S. Read here 👉papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm #LGBTQRights #LegalTheory #Equality #RutgersLaw

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Today's featured commentary: "Social Norms and Ethical Entanglements: The Canadian Lawyer’s Risk of Automatic Self-Interest in Ethical Decision Making" -- an LLM thesis by Isabelle MacLean #legalethics #legaltheory #legalcommentary zurl.co/ygU4E

Asking the soon to be important questions 🔥🤷‍♀️🔥 #fyp #foryoupage #erisdiscordia #eris #goddess #divinity #berzerker #berzerkerdart #law #lawquestions #legaltheory