This blog post is an attempt to present succinctly the misadventures of the translation of a key term in Alf Ross’ most famous book – some would say, his best and most important one – Om ret og retfærdighed (originally … Continued
‘Authority’ is a term that is widely used and considered to be of the utmost importance. At the same time, however, it is highly controversial and deeply indeterminate. Moreover, there are several questions related to ‘authority’ that are not always … Continued
The guest for this second episode of the HAPL podcast is Marco Segatti, currently senior researcher at the Tarello Institute for Legal Philosophy – University of Genoa and member of UNIGE’s ALF team. In the first part of this highly … Continued
There are roughly two models most western criminal justice systems may be said to align with: the crime control model (CCM) and the due process model (DPM). The built-in aversion to false negatives of the former translates into a more … Continued
From June 17 to 27, 2025 the ALF Summer School on Logical Reasoning and Law took place in Lisbon. During this event, I gave a talk entitled ‘Legal logic(s): one or many? And what are they for?’. The starting points … Continued
Where does the notion of legal dilemma come from? In legal theory, the notion of normative conflict has long been discussed and analysed. Yet, in recent years, a more specific category within the latter has attracted growing attention: the notion … Continued
In light of the consequences of the climate crisis, living in adequate housing conditions is becoming increasingly essential. Humanity is therefore confronted with the imperative of affirming the right to adequate housing as a universal human right, one that safeguards … Continued
In the precedent blog post, we explored the first to stages to give an answer to whether we should be offended by AI slurs: the technical architectures of LLMs and their capacity to generate toxic content, as well as some … Continued
Normativni sukobi (antinomije) tradicionalna su tema u zapadnoj pravnoj misli.[i] Pojam se, u širem smislu, odnosi na situacije u kojima dvije pravne norme, koje su istovremeno primjenljive na isto činjenično stanje, uređuju to stanje na međusobno nespojiv način. Primjer … Continued
Normative conflicts (antinomies) are a traditional topic in Western legal thought [1]. The term, quite broadly speaking, refers to the situations in which two legal norms, simultaneously applicable to the same state of affairs, regulate the state of affairs in … Continued