We invite full papers on topics of relevance to the philosophy of law, broadly conceived, including work in normative ethics, metaethics, epistemology, and metaphysics. Please submit fully anonymized papers to cornellconference@gmail.com. Please submit your paper as an email attachment in either PDF or Word format. In the body of the email please provide your contact information and institutional affiliation.
We will gladly review submissions on topics including, but not limited to:
- The metaphysics of rules and rule-following,
- The nature and grounds of legality
- The structure of norms of legal and political importance
- Metaethics and its relevance to general or specific jurisprudence
- Any work in normative ethics or applied ethics of relevance to law and policy
- Philosophical examination of important concepts invoked in law, such as foreseeability, causation, intentionality, and reasonableness.
- Logic, probability theory, and their application to legal reasoning
- The interpretation and justification of standards of proof
- Philosophy of science, scientific deference, and the use of science in law
- Philosophical examination of economic methods and analysis in jurisprudence
- Vagueness, language, and the law
- Experimental philosophy and jurisprudence
- Philosophical analysis of particular legal areas such as torts or contracts
- Philosophy of criminal law (responsibility, punishment, etc.)