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Is Law Exceptional?
2026-2027
Law has a special place in society and in our thinking about the world. Understanding and working with the law calls for significant training and expertise on the part of lawyers and judges. But although law is of particular significance, does it follow that it is exceptional in its nature and in the methods that we use to study it? In other words, is the subject matter and methodology of law fundamentally different from other domains of inquiry?
Our project, entitled “Is Law Exceptional?”, investigates whether, and if so how, law is an exception to other domains of inquiry. The interdisciplinary project promises to illuminate the place of law in society and in our thinking about the world by encouraging researchers with varied backgrounds to contribute to a richer understanding of the unique institution that is law.
Primary Investigators:
- Manish Oza, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, cross-appointed in Department of Philosophy
- Andy Yu, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law
Collaborators
- Jasmine Gunkel, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Alice Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, cross-appointed in Department of Computer Science
- Anthony Skelton, Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Sebastián Vallejo Vera, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Trainees
- Daniel Bjorklund, PhD student, Department of Philosophy
- Kawthar Fedjki, PhD student, Department of Philosophy
Activities to be added as project progresses.