The Misconceived Search for the Meaning of "Speech" in Freedom of Speech
Larry Alexander, University of San Diego Law School听 |听 听 |听
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Lawrence A. Alexander.听 Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at University of San Diego School of Law.
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Thursday, April 7th, 2016
CU Law School
Wolf, Room 480
12:00 鈥� 1:00pm
Professor Alexander teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law, criminal law, and jurisprudence.听 He serves on the editorial boards of the journals Law & Philosophy, Ethics, Criminal Law and Philosophy, and the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. He is the co-editor of the international quarterly Legal Theory.
Alexander's publications include 鈥淒istributive Justice and Retributive Justice鈥� in Oxford Handbook of Distributive Justice (Olsaretti, ed.) (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2015); 鈥淚gnorance as a Legal Excuse鈥� in Moral and Legal Ignorance (Peels, ed.) (Routledge, forthcoming 2015); 鈥淭he Means Principle鈥� in Legal, Moral, and Metaphysical Truths: The Philosophy of Michael Moore (Ferzan, and Morse, eds.) (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2015); 鈥淒id Casey Strikeout? Following and Overruling Constitutional Precedents in the Supreme Court鈥� in Precedent in the United States Supreme Court (Peters, ed.) (Spinger, 2013); 鈥淩edish on Freedom of Speech鈥� in 107 Northwestern Law Review 593 (2013); 鈥淔letcher on the Fault of Not Knowing鈥� in Essays on Criminal Law (with Ferzan) (Christopher, ed.) (Oxford University Press, 2012); 鈥淟egal Objectivity and the Illusion of Legal Principles鈥� in Institutionalized Reason: The Jurisprudence of Robert Alexy (Klatt, ed.) (Oxford University Press, 2012); Crime and Culpability: A Theory of Criminal Law (with Ferzan, and Morse) (Cambridge University Press, 2009); Demystifying Legal Reasoning (with Sherwin) (Cambridge University Press, 2008); and Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression? (Cambridge University Press, 2005).
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Exporting Freedom: Religious Liberty and American Power
Dr. Anna Su, University of Toronto听 |听 听 |听
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Dr. Anna Su.听 Assistant Professor of Law at University of Toronto Law School.
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Monday, March 14th, 2016
CU Law School
Wolf, Room 205
12:00 鈥� 1:00pm
Dr. Su will discuss her recent book, Exporting Freedom, which charts the rise of religious freedom as an ideal firmly enshrined in international law and shows how America鈥檚 promotion of the cause of individuals worldwide to freely practice their faith advanced its ascent as a global power.听 In examining the evolution of religious freedom from an expression of the civilizing impulse to the democratization of states and, finally, through the promotion of human rights, Su offers a new understanding of the significance of religion in international relations.
Dr. Su's primary areas of research include the law and history of international human rights law, U.S. constitutional law (First Amendment), and law and religion. Her research has appeared in the Vanderbilt Law Review, the International Journal of Constitutional Law and the Journal of the History of International Law.
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The Politics of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
3:00pm Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Eaton Humanities, Room 150
This landmark 2014 Supreme Court decision is the first to recognize a corporation鈥檚 claim of religious belief. It struck down the requirement that Hobby Lobby, a nationwide chain of retail arts and crafts stores, provide contraceptive coverage to its female employees. An expert panel will assess the broader implications of this decision.听 Sponsored by the Center for Western Civilization; co-sponsored by the Keller Center.听 More information can be found .