Deconstruction is/in Law
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
No booking required
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Jacques Derrida’s death. From the earliest days of Critical Legal Studies to contemporary scholarship, Derrida’s thought has provided a rich resource for critical engagements with the law. From his provocative assertion that “deconstruction is justice” to his important interventions on questions of sovereignty, hospitality and (through his posthumously published seminars) the death penalty, Derrida has become essential reading for any critical approach to law and legality. This event brings together Derridian legal scholars and theorists for renewed reflection on the enduring legacy of deconstruction for the study of law.
10.00am Welcome and coffee
11.00am Opening remarks - Costas Douzinas (Birkbeck, University of London).
11.15am–1.00pm First Panel
- Jacques de Ville (University of the Western Cape): “Derrida on Judgment: The Early Texts.”
- Catherine Kellogg (University of Alberta): “Cruelty, Death Penalties and the Beyond of Sovereign Knowledge.”
- Peter Fitzpatrick (Birkbeck, University of London): “The Radiance of the Law: Derrida via Kafka.”
2.00pm–4.30pm Second panel
- Emma Patchett (University of Münster): “At the Realm of the Chora: Sovereignty, Postcoloniality, Chaos.”
- Aggie Hirst (City University London): “Derrida and Political Resistance: The Radical Potential of Deconstruction.”
- Roberto Vilchez Yamato (IRI/PUC-Rio): “Reading Schmitt from the Sea: Responding to Derrida’s Call (part 1).”
- Daniel Matthews (Birkbeck, University of London): “Writing/Righting the Law.”
4.30pm-5.00pm Closing remarks and final discussion
Contact name:
Louise Ross
Contact phone:
02030738133