Twenty years have passed since Jacques Derrida’s death, yet his profound philosophical contributions to the Critical Legal Studies movement in both the UK and the US continue to reverberate. His concept of deconstruction, which challenges traditional philosophical dichotomies and concepts through meticulous analysis of language and reason, has been a driving force for numerous Critical Legal Theorists at the School of Law at Birkbeck, too many to mention individually. Similarly, Derrida’s philosophical insights on justice, sovereignty, cosmopolitanism, and citizenship have prompted many of us to rethink formalist understandings of justice, human rights, property, and the very foundations of law.

The Symposium, ‘Derrida and his Legacy within Critical Legal Studies: Twenty years since his Death’, invites participants to reflect on Derrida’s lasting contribution to the field of Critical Legal Studies and to pose questions regarding some of his important philosophical concepts from the perspective of the present and the horizon of the future.

Date:  6th of June 2024

Time: 10:00-17:00

Place: Birkbeck Central, Room 210

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Participants:

Professor Adam Gearey, School of Law, Birkbeck College

Dr Piyel Haldar, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Birkbeck College

Chris Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in Law, Oxford Brooks

Professor Elena Loizidou, School of Law, Birkbeck College

Professor Stewart Motha, School of Law, Birkbeck College

Dr Victoria Ridler, Senior Lecturer, Head of the School of Law, Birkbeck College

Assistant Professor Emile Fromet de Rosnay, Acting Chair, Department of French and Francophone Studies, University of Victoria

Dr Ceylan Begum Yildiz -Lecturer in Criminology, University of Westminster