Just Theory

In this episode, we are speaking with Salomé Viljoen, an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she studies the information economy, particularly data about people and the automated systems that are trained on such data.Salomé is interested in how information law structures inequality and how alternative legal arrangements might address that inequality.We discuss the concept of privacy, creating a cohesive data framework and legal interests in the data landscape.If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we are speaking with Regina Schouten, Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University, where she researches the areas of social and political philosophy and ethics.  Her most sustained research projects concern political liberalism and political legitimacy, educational justice, and the gendered division of labor.We discuss the importance of choice of normative principles in the democratic order, the role of equality in theories of justice, and wide-ranging perspectives on liberalism.We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu #newrelease #constitutional #government #legalsystemIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we speak with Dr Raquel Barradas de Freitas, who currently works as a Law Clerk to the President of the Portuguese Constitutional Court and as Lecturer in Jurisprudence at Trinity College, Oxford. Raquel’s primary research interests are in general jurisprudence with a focus on interpretation, practical and theoretical reasoning, judicial decision making and, in particular, the justification of judicial decisions.In this episode we talk about the validity of tech-powered predictive analytics in constitutional courts, judicial authority and the role of trust in modern constitutional order.Remember to check out Raquel's anthology 'Trust Matters': https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/trust-matters-9781509935253/We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu #newrelease #constitutional #government #legalsystemIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we are speaking with Amalia Amaya Navarro,  Research Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and British Academy Global Professor at the University of Edinburgh, where she works primarily in philosophy of law, with a particular focus on legal reasoning and epistemology, theories of justice, and international normative theory. We discuss virtue ethics, reflect on Dworkinian Hercules and consider new and old perspectives on virtuous judicial decision making.We invite you to engage with Amalia’s recent scholarship:Virtue and the Normativity of Law, ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY TODAY: DIALOGOI, vol. 4, suppl., 2022. Precedent, Exemplarity, and Imitation,’ T. Endicott, S. Lewis and H. D. Kristjánsson, (eds.), Philosophical Foundations of Precedent, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2023.  We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu #newrelease #constitutional #government #legalsystemIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we had the privilege of speaking with Karen McAuliffe, Professor in Law and Language at University of Birmingham, whose principal area of research focuses on the relationship between law, language and translation in the EU legal order.We talk about the structure of decision making in EU courts, and all that is lost and found in translation of judicial opinions.Please engage with Professor McAuliffe's inspiring scholarship by visiting: - www.llecj.karenmcauliffe.com (to learn more about the Law and Language at the European Court of Justice project);- www.karenmcauliffe.com (for non-paywalled versions of papers);- https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/researching-the-european-court-of-justice/1C424F2249C802476097D3F91743AAB3 (the book that the chapter we are discussing is in).In addition, Karen also offers career mentoring workshops and one-to-one sessions, and can be contacted directly about this. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu  #newrelease #constitutional #government #legalsystemIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

Welcome back to Just Theory! Season 2 is almost here. Some pretty exciting news in this episode, too…Don't forget to subscribe - we are only getting started.Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // inaugural season generously funded by Newcastle University // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate '21)Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheoryLogo: Lukasz WawrzyszczukMusic: Tom HumeIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

We had the privilege of speaking with Baroness Hale of Richmond, a former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom between 2017 until her retirement in 2020. Baroness Hale is also a renowned academic and one of the most esteemed figures in the history of the UK judiciary.We speak about the challenges and the beauty of judicial work, the relevance of practical wisdom in judging, and Baroness Hale’s years of experience on the bench and beyond.We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // the inaugural season generously funded by Newcastle University // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu #cambridgeuniversity #politicalscience #newrelease #constitutional #government #legalsystemIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we speak with Alison Young, Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of Robinson College. Professor Young's main interest is in constitutional theory, particularly dialogue theory, where she draws comparisons between different means of protecting human rights.We discuss the importance of popular legal education as well as Professor Young’s current research project in legal methodology. We talk about the model-theoretic approach in constitutional law and the need for constant readiness to revise our own assumptions.We are grateful to Professor Young for her time and engagement, and we hugely support her work leading the Constitutional Law Matters initiative: https://constitutionallawmatters.orgTo further engage with her groundbreaking research, please visit: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/al-young/77940If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // the inaugural season generously funded by Newcastle University // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu #cambridgeuniversity #politicalscience #newrelease #constitutional #government #legalsystemIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we are speaking with Professor Linda Zerilli,  the Charles E. Merriam Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at Chicago University, where she writes on subjects ranging from feminist thought to the politics of language, democratic theory, and Continental philosophy.We discuss her reflections on Volume I of Hannah Arendt’s The Life of the Mind as well as the interplay between thinking, knowing and judging. We ask why opinions matter, wonder about the role of individuals in assessing the legal system and learn from feminist historiography.Massive thanks to Professor Zerilli for her time and engagement: we look forward to seeing the published papers!To further engage with Professor Zerilli's fascinating research, please visit: https://chicago.academia.edu/LZerilliIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // the inaugural season generously funded by Newcastle University // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu #chicagouniversity #politicalscience #newrelease #arendt #power #government #legalsystem #feminismIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we discuss the distinct concept of the rule of laws, the relationship between law, certainty and power, and how the expansion of legal frameworks can be far from the linear evolution that we expect.Fernanda Pirie is a Professor of the Anthropology of Law at Oxford University's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, where she publishes on legal anthropology and Tibetan legal history, as well as related issues, such as comparison in law and anthropology and the relationship between empirical studies and legal theory.Massive thanks to Professor Pirie for her time and engagement - we loved the discussion and her new book, 'The Rule of Laws: a 4,000-year quest to order the world' (Profile Books, 2021), which you can find here: https://profilebooks.com/work/the-rule-of-laws/If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // the inaugural season generously funded by Newcastle University // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #jurisprudence #philosophy #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyu #oxforduniversity #anthropology #newrelease #ruleoflaws #power #government #legalsystemIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we discuss art, the concept of authenticity, and how law struggles to address the poignant aspects of human creativity.Amy Adler is the Emily Kempin Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, where she teaches Art Law, First Amendment Law, and Feminist Jurisprudence.Massive thanks to Professor Adler for her time and engagement - we loved the discussion and her paper, a link to which will be available [HERE] when as soon as it is published.If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // the inaugural season generously funded by Newcastle University // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #feminism #jurisprudence #philosophy #originality ##art #artlaw #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #newcastle #nyuIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we discuss algorithms, logic and how tech solutions to simple legal problems can be an easy win for all.Massive thanks to Professor Lawsky for her time and engagement - we loved the discussion and her paper, a link to which will be available [HERE] when as soon as it is published.Follow Professor Lawsky on Twitter! @sarahlawskyIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // inaugural season generously funded by Newcastle University // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #feminism #tech #legaltech #innovation #algorithms #logic #taxlaw #legalinnovation #governance #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #northwestern #newcastle #nyuIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

In this episode, we discuss tyranny, the role of experts in modern governance and things that academics should talk about.Massive thanks to Professor O'Donoghue for her time and engagement - we loved the discussion AND the book, 'On Tyranny and the Global Legal Order' (CUP 2021), which we think everyone should read because it's seriously brilliant.You can find the book here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/on-tyranny-and-the-global-legal-order/22E905D05C68442CDAC0573EE97875A5. Follow Professor O'Donoghue on Twitter! @aoifemodIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications!#podcast #academia #legaltheory #learning #philosophy #womentalk #feminism #tyranny #governance #justacademicthings #justtheory #project #university #durham #newcastle #nyuIf you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)

Welcome to Just Theory! In this episode, we explain why we decided to start the project, what it is all about, and where we see it going.If you like what we do, you can buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/justtheory. We would also love to hear from you about potential guests and new publications! You can find us on Twitter: @JustTheory2Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence // Dr Emilia Mickiewicz - Newcastle University & Aleksandra Wawrzyszczuk - Graduate Division, NYU Law School (LLM Candidate)