HAPL #6 – Non-human agents and the construction of legal reality (ft. Antonia Waltermann)

The guest for this sixth episode of the HAPL podcast is Antonia Waltermann, currently is assistant professor of legal theory and philosophy at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University (Netherlands). In this episode, we delve into the topics of non-human … Continued

Legal Certainty and the Commitments of Predictability (Part III)

Legal certainty is frequently associated with the idea that legal subjects must be able to anticipate how their actions will be classified by the legal system. Yet, as soon as the notion of predictability is analysed with rigour, the apparently simple intuition … Continued

HAPL #5 – The Nature of International Law (ft. Miodrag Jovanović)

The guest for this fifth episode of the HAPL podcast is Miodrag Jovanović, currently Full Professor in Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade (Serbia). In this episode we delve into the encompassing topic of international law, exploring it through the eyes of philosophy of law. Can our … Continued

Legal Certainty and the Commitments of Predictability (Part II)

Legal certainty is frequently associated with the idea that legal subjects must be able to anticipate how their actions will be classified by the legal system. Yet, as soon as the notion of predictability is analysed with rigour, the apparently simple intuition … Continued

Who Needs a Judge? The Case for Authority of Customary International Law

Customary norms have historically governed societies both nationally and internationally long before the emergence of legislators and solid legal institutions. From tribal organisation to mercantile practices, custom has operated as a binding source of order, dispute resolution, and social regulation. … Continued

Legal Certainty and the Commitments of Predictability (Part I)

Legal certainty is frequently associated with the idea that legal subjects must be able to anticipate how their actions will be classified by the legal system. Yet, as soon as the notion of predictability is analysed with rigour, the apparently simple intuition … Continued

A Very Scandinavian Saga (Part III)

Or: The First Steps of Ross, the Young Danish (Kantian?) Realist   Part I and Part II of this “Very Scandinavian Saga” focused primarily on Axel Hägerström’s concern with building a jurisprudence grounded in a strictly empiricist conception of scientific … Continued

HAPL #3 – Artificial Intelligence and Legal Theory (ft. Domingos Farinho)

The guest for this third episode of the HAPL podcast is Domingos Soares Farinho, currently professor auxiliar at the Faculdade de Direito of the Universidade de Lisboa, member of the Centro de Investigação em Direito Público (CIDP) do Instituto de … Continued