Date Chartered: 1/1/1973
Purpose
The Section on Jurisprudence promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among members and makes recommendations on matters of interest in the teaching and improvement of the law relating to jurisprudence and legal philosophy.
2023
Main Program
Election Law (Co-Sponsored by Jurisprudence)
Criminal Justice (Co-Sponsored by Jurisprudence)
Litigation (Co-Sponsored by Jurisprudence)
2022
Main Program
Constitutional Law (Co-sponsored by Jurisprudence)
2021
2020
Extended Program
Works-in-Progress
2019
Main Program
Defamation and Privacy (Co-sponsored by Jurisprudence)
Luncheon
Panel 1: Specific Jurisprudence
Future Promise Award
Given annually to a pre-tenure-track or early tenure-track scholar whose work reflects future promise in both philosophy and law
The Hart-Dworkin Award in Legal Philosophy
Given annually to a scholar who has made significant and lasting contributions to the philosophical understanding of law.
Jurisprudence Section Article Award
Given annually to a tenured or tenure-track scholar in recognition of an exceptional philosophical work of legal scholarship (must have a publication date of 2021 or 2022).
Recipients
Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
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2023 | Future Promise Award | Erin Miller | University of Southern California, Gould School of Law |
2023 | Future Promise Award | Nina Varsaval | University of California, Los Angeles School of Law |
2023 | Hart-Dworkin Award in Legal Philosophy | Seana Shiffrin | University of California, Los Angeles School of Law |
2023 | Jurisprudence Section Article Award | Rebecca Stone | University of California, Los Angeles School of Law |
2022 | Hart-Dworkin Award in Legal Philosophy | Frederick Schauer | University of Virginia School of Law |
2021 | Best Article Award | Deborah Hellman | University of Virginia School of Law |
2021 | Hart-Dworkin Award in Legal Philosophy | Michael Moore | University of Illinois College of Law |
2020 | Best Article Award | Margaret Jane Radin | University of Michigan Law School |
2020 | Best Article Award | Robin B. Karr | Illinois College of Law |
2020 | Future Promise Award | Kevin Tobia | ETH Zurich |
2020 | Hart-Dworkin Award for Jurisprudence | John Gardner | Oxford University |
2020 | Hart-Dworkin Award for Jurisprudence | Anthony T. Kronman | Yale Law School |
2019 | Hart-Dworkin Award for Jurisprudence | Andrew Koppelman | Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law |
Jurisprudence July 2022 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence May 2022 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence February 2022 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence June 2021 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence February 2021 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence April 2020 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence March 2020 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence September 2019 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence June/July 2019 Newsletter (PDF)
Jurisprudence May 2019 Newsletter (Word)
Jurisprudence April 2019 Newsletter (Word)
The Jurisprudence Section runs a mentorship program pairing pre-tenure track mentees with established law-and-philosophy scholars. Mentors serve as a source of advice for mentees on issues ranging from scholarship to job market strategy. Each mentor will have complete discretion to structure the mentoring relationship. One possible template is that mentors check in with metees periodically, provide feedback on one to two draft papers a year, and consult with mentees toward the end of the summer about resume writing, interview skills, and job-talk prep.
Please encourage any potential mentees who might benefit from this program to contact the current Jurisprudence Section Chair (Mihailis E. Diamantis: [email protected]). Mentees should anticipate applying for tenure-track positions in 2019 or 2020.
To volunteer as a mentor, please contact the current Jurisprudence Section Chair (Mihailis E. Diamantis: [email protected]) with your availability (e.g. immediate, next year) and subject matter preferences (e.g. none!, only tort theory, anything but crim, etc.)