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Online SCLP “taster” course in jurisprudence
The Centre has just launched a free “taster” course in jurisprudence on the online learning platform FutureLearn, covering topics in general, special, and applied jurisprudence. The course can start anytime and although it has a 5-week structure, it progresses at the learner’s own pace. The course is designed for anyone curious about how philosophical reflection […]
Call for interest in law and humanities PhD projects (Oct 2021 entry)
Passionate about issues at the intersection of law and humanities? The University of Surrey, School of Law is seeking interested applicants in relation to the AHRC Techne studentship competition, for entry in October 2021. Studentships cover tuition fees and an annual stipend of £15,285. The competition is open to both domestic and international applicants – […]
Celebrating World Philosophy Day
To commemorate World Philosophy Day, 19 November 2020, the Law School asked some of our Centre members some tough questions! https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/celebrating-world-philosophy-day-2020
Inaugural SCLP Board of Advisors announced
The Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy is delighted to announce its inaugural Board of Advisors. The Board consists of ten world-leading scholars in law and philosophy, whose role will be to review its research activities and strategy going forward, meeting annually to reflect on the past year’s activities and discuss future directions. The members […]
Dr. Alexander Sarch Advises Judges to Avoid Excessive Punishments
In a paper published by the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law, Dr. Alexander Sarch of the Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy and coauthor Daniel Wodak argue for strategies to help judges resolve conflicts between their morals and the letter of the law. The paper uses mandatory minimum sentences as a case study of one […]
Prof. Ryan Abbott Speaks at Stanford Robotics Conference
On 13–14 April 2018, Professor Ryan Abbott was an invited speaker at the 7th Annual Conference on Robotics, Law & Policy (We Robot 2018) at Stanford Law School. Professor Abbott discussed two of his forthcoming papers, “Should Robots Pay Taxes? Tax Policy in the Age of Automation”, forthcoming this month in the Harvard Law & […]