The Institute sponsors an annual lecture at the intersection of law and moral philosophy, featuring leading scholars in philosophy and law.

Lecture in Law and Ethics

Presuming Innocence:
Who Must Presume What, of Whom?
Professor Antony Duff
Thursday March 29, 2012
4:30 p.m., Law School Room 106
Open to the public

Professor Antony Duff is a leading expert on the philosophy of punishment and is internationally recognized for his expertise in criminal law and its structure. He joined the Minnesota Law School faculty as a tenured professor in 2010 and is also a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

In May 2011, the Institute hosted the third annual Lecture in Law and Ethics.  Debra Satz, Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society, Professor of Philosophy, and Senior Associate Dean for the Humanities and Arts at Stanford, delivered the lecture on "Why Some Things Should Not Be For Sale: The Moral Limits of Markets."

In April 2010, the Institute hosted the second annual Lecture in Law and Ethics. Kent Greenawalt, University Professor of Law at Columbia, delivered the lecture at the intersection of constitutional law and political philosophy, entitled 'Fundamental Questions About Interpreting the Religion Clauses: A Response to Some Critiques.'

In March 2009, the Institute sponsored its first annual Lecture in Law and Ethics.  Margaret Olivia Little, of Georgetown University, delivered the lecture on the topic of “Intimate Assistance: Re-Thinking Abortion in Law and Morality.”