Just Theory
Episodes
19 episodes
On robust consent with Michelle Dempsey (Villanova)
Welcome to Just Theory! In this episode we speak with Michelle Dempsey, Professor of Law at Villanova University, where she explores criminal law, feminist legal theory, and philosophy of law. We talk about working with John Gardne...
On domesticating fuzziness (in contract law) with Alma Diamond (Michigan)
Welcome to Just Theory! In this episode we speak with Alma Diamond, a Faculty Fellow at the University of Michigan Law School (from July 2026, Alma will be an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas School of Law) where she writes and te...
On consumerism, rights and living a good life with Amber Polk (University of Alabama)
Welcome to Just Theory! In this episode we speak with Amber Polk, who works as an Assistant Professor at University of Alabama School of Law. As a legal philosopher with a primary interest in our collective environmental crises, Amber’s researc...
On blame and forgiveness with Miranda Fricker (NYU)
Welcome to Just Theory! In this episode we speak with Miranda Fricker, Professor of Philosophy, and Co-Director of the New York Institute for Philosophy. Miranda’s work is mainly in Moral Philosophy and Social Epistemology, and, since 2015 she ...
On mercy and legal obligations with Heidi Hurd (University of Illinois)
Welcome to Just Theory! In this episode we speak with Heidi Hurd, Ross and Helen Workman Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Program in Law and Philosophy at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Her research spans areas of criminal law, ...
On the Legal Constitution of Social Data (Salome Viljoen, Michigan)
In this episode, we are speaking with Salomé Viljoen, an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she studies the information economy, particularly data about people and the automated systems that are trained o...
On the anatomy of justice (Prof Regina Schouten, Harvard)
In this episode, we are speaking with Regina Schouten, Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University, where she researches the areas of social and political philosophy and ethics. Her most sustained research projects concern political lib...
On Trust and Judicial Patterns (Dr Raquel Barradas de Freitas, Oxford)
In this episode, we speak with Dr Raquel Barradas de Freitas, who currently works as a Law Clerk to the President of the Portuguese Constitutional Court and as Lecturer in Jurisprudence at Trinity College, Oxford. Raquel’s primary research inte...
On judicial virtue (Prof Amalia Amaya Navarro, UNAM and Edinburgh)
In this episode, we are speaking with Amalia Amaya Navarro, Research Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and British Academy Global Professor at the University of Edinburgh, where she works primarily in philosophy of...
On things lost and found in legal translation (Prof McAuliffe, Birmingham)
In this episode, we had the privilege of speaking with Karen McAuliffe, Professor in Law and Language at University of Birmingham, whose principal area of research focuses on the relationship between law, language and translation in the EU lega...
Just Theory - Changing the Face of Legal Theory // time for Season 2!
Welcome back to Just Theory! Season 2 is almost here. Some pretty exciting news in this episode, too…Don't forget to subscribe - we are only getting started.Changing the face of legal theory // Championing female-le...
The One with Baroness Hale
We had the privilege of speaking with Baroness Hale of Richmond, a former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom between 2017 until her retirement in 2020. Baroness Hale is also a renowned academic and one of the most esteemed fig...
On the Legal Ways of Thinking - Professor Alison Young (Cambridge)
In this episode, we speak with Alison Young, Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of Robinson College. Professor Young's main interest is in constitutional theory, particularly dialogue theory, where ...
On Bringing Thinking Down to Earth - Professor Linda Zerilli (Chicago)
In this episode, we are speaking with Professor Linda Zerilli, the Charles E. Merriam Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at Chicago University, where she writes on subjects ranging from feminist thought to the politics o...
On the History of Law and Order - Professor Fernanda Pirie (Oxford)
In this episode, we discuss the distinct concept of the rule of laws, the relationship between law, certainty and power, and how the expansion of legal frameworks can be far from the linear evolution that we expect.Fernanda Pirie is a P...
On Art and Authenticity in Law with Professor Amy Adler (NYU)
In this episode, we discuss art, the concept of authenticity, and how law struggles to address the poignant aspects of human creativity.Amy Adler is the Emily Kempin Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, where she teach...
On the Power of Logic with Professor Sarah Lawsky (Northwestern)
In this episode, we discuss algorithms, logic and how tech solutions to simple legal problems can be an easy win for all.Massive thanks to Professor Lawsky for her time and engagement - we loved the discussion and her paper, a link to w...
Welcome to Just Theory!
Welcome to Just Theory! In this episode, we explain why we decided to start the project, what it is all about, and where we see it going.
On Tyranny with Professor Aoife O'Donoghue (Durham University)
In this episode, we discuss tyranny, the role of experts in modern governance and things that academics should talk about.Massive thanks to Professor O'Donoghue for her time and engagement - we loved the discussion AND the book, 'On Tyr...