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The Annual Quain Lectures in Jurisprudence

The Quain Chair of Jurisprudence, currently held by John Tasioulas, is an established professorship devoted to the study of legal philosophy.

Past holders of the Quain chair include the political philosophers G.A. Cohen (2008-10) and Ross Harrison (2006-7), Ronald Dworkin (1998-2005), the legal theorists William Twining (1983-1996) and Lord Lloyd of Hampstead (1956-1980), and the legal scholar and law reformer Glanville Williams (1945-1955).

An annual Quain Lecture was established in 2012, with the inaugural lecture being given by Professor Philip Pettit of Princeton University. From 2013, the format will change to a series of three lectures, delivered usually within the space of a week. A special session on each years' lectures will be held under the auspices of the Colloquium in Legal and Social Philosophy. The Quain Lectures will from 2013 also be associated with an OUP book series of the same name to be edited by Professor John Tasioulas and Dr George Letsas.

The list of past and forthcoming Quain Lecturers is as follows:

  • 2013: Joseph Raz (KCL/Columbia University)
    'The Normativity of Law'
    (To be delivered April 22, 23 and 25, with colloquium session on April 26th)
  • 2014: John Gardner (University of Oxford)

Past lecturers include:

The 2013 Lectures will be held on the following dates and full details, including booking information, will be available soon.

2013  
Monday 22 April 2013
Joseph Raz (KCL/Columbia University)
'Autonomous Normativity: The Framework'

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Tuesday 23 April 2013
Joseph Raz (KCL/Columbia University)
'Elusive Virtues: Rule of Law, Consent, Democracy'

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Thursday 25 April 2013
Joseph Raz (KCL/Columbia University)
'Does Law Make Morality: Democracy, Law without the State'

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Friday 26 April 2013
Joseph Raz (KCL/Columbia University)
'The Normativity of Law'

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