FRIDAY 18th November 2016, Professor Pierre Legrand (Sciences Po Ecole de Droit)
The argument is that no account of (foreign) law — no matter how purportedly descriptive — can prove immune from autobiographical input on the part of the interpreter. It follows that no account of (foreign) law is in a position to claim neutrality, impartiality, objectivity, or truth. Any account of (foreign) law must therefore stand or fall by virtue of its persuasive strength, which depends in important ways on ascription of value to one’s interpretation/speculation on the part of one’s readership or audience.
- Discussant: Professor Mathias Siems (Professor at Durham University)
Full article by Prof. Pierre Legrand can be available at request to participants of the seminar who register in advance.
Contact: lucia.bizikova@sciencespo.fr
Obs.: The seminar and the discussion will be held in English. However, it will be possible to address questions in other languages, such as French, Spanish, Italian and German.
When? Friday 18 November, 16:30 – 19:00
Where? at Sciences Po Law School, 13 rue de l’université, 75007, Paris, salle de réunion (4th floor)