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,... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
A Very Scandinavian Saga (Part IV)
Or: Like a Rolling Stone – The Ongoing Metamorphosis of Ross in Tû-Tû, On Law and Justice, and His Eventual Abandonment of Logical Empiricism In Part III of this “Very Scandinavian Saga”, we... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
The ‘Gældende’ Affair (Part II)
As we have seen in Part I, ‘gyldig’ and ‘gældende’ are two central concepts of the theory of law and of legal norms that Ross tried to advance in ORR. Most of the... READ MORE