Conference: UK Analytic Legal and Political Philosophy Conference

The first annual UK Analytic Legal Philosophy Conference took place at Oxford (University College) on Sept 26-27, 2008, with the co-sponsorship of the CFLPP. It was organized by John Gardner, Claire Grant, Leslie Green, and Matthew Kramer. The five presenters of papers were Kimberley Brownlee (University of Manchester), Alon Harel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Cristina Redondo (University of Genoa), John Tasioulas (Oxford University), and Jeremy Waldron (New York University).

The second annual UK Analytic Legal & Political Philosophy Conference was held in York on Sept 18-19, 2009.  It was jointly sponsored by the Morrell Centre for Toleration, the York University Law School, and the CFLPP.  The two local organizers -- in addition to the four organizers listed above -- were Matt Matravers and Alfonso Donoso.  The five presenters of papers were Professor David Enoch (Hebrew University), Professor Leslie Green (Oxford/Chicago), Professor Matt Matravers (York), Dr Serena Olsaretti (Cambridge), and Dr Suzanne Uniacke (Hull).

 The third annual UK Analytic Legal & Political Philosophy Conference was held at University College London on Sept 24-25, 2010.  It was jointly sponsored by the UCL Faculty of Laws and the CFLPP.  The two local organizers -- in addition to Matthew Kramer in Cambridge -- were George Letsas and James Penner, with admirable assistance from Lisa Penfold.  The five presenters of papers were Cecile Fabre (Oxford), Claire Grant (Warwick/Leicester), Saladin Meckled-Garcia (UCL), David Owens (Reading), and James Penner (UCL).

The fourth annual UK ALPP Conference was held at the University of Leicester on Sept 16-17, 2011.  It was jointly sponsored by the University of Leicester Law Faculty and the CFLPP.  The local organizer was Professor Claire Grant.  The five presenters of papers were Clare Chambers (Cambridge), John Gardner (Oxford), Andrew Simester (NUS/Cambridge), Hillel Steiner (Manchester), and Zofia Stemplowska (Warwick).

The fifth annual UK ALPP Conference will take place in York on Sept 14-15, 2012.  The five presenters of papers will be Eoin Daly (Dublin), Peter Jones (Newcastle), Claes Lernestedt (Uppsala), Avia Pasternak (Essex), and Kristen Rundle (LSE).  For 2012 only, the UK ALPP Conference will be merged with the biennial Morrell Conference on Toleration in the Politics Dept at York.  (Like the UK ALPP Conference, the Morrell Conference is a by-invitation-only event.)