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What is legal philosophy?

ALPSA is a society for students and young professionals from all disciplines who are interested in the idea of law. We seek to encourage and facilitate discussion about the nature of law, legal reasoning, legal responsibility, and the legal process, not just from a traditional legal perspective but from a variety of different perspectives, whether historical, political or economic. To this end we organise essay competitions, publications and seminars on the many and varied issues relating to the philosophy of law.

ALPSA was founded in 2004 by Max Del Mar, a law and philosophy graduate of the University of Queensland. Since its extensive launching program in 2005 ALPSA has continued to focus on its annual essay competition and in 2008 will be launching a new series of competitions and seminars.

2007 Executive

President: Caitlin Goss president@alpsa.net

Secretary: Andrew Gian secretary@alpsa.net

Treasurer: Michael Wells treasurer@alpsa.net

Competitions Officers: Matthew Doyle and Brett Le Plastrier competitions@alpsa.net

Public Relations Officer: Angus O'Brien pr@alpsa.net

 

National Academic Board

ALPSA is supported by a National Academic Board, whose Members are:

• Dr. Aurelia Armstrong (University of Queensland)
• Dr. Nicholas Aroney (University of Queensland)
• Dr. Michelle Boulous-Walker (University of Queensland)
• Prof. Tom Campbell (Charles Sturt Univeristy)
• Prof. Peter Cane (Australian National University)
• Ms Francine Feld (University of Western Sydney)
• Prof. Jeffrey Goldsworthy (Monash University)
• Assoc. Prof. Helen Irving (Director, Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence, University of Sydney)
• Dr. William MacNeil (Griffith University)
• Prof. Ngaire Naffine (University of Adelaide)
• Prof. Paul Patton (University of NSW) [On leave 2005]
• Prof. Suri Ratnapala (University of Queensland)
• Prof. Razeen Sappideen (University of Western Sydney)
• Ms Karen Schultz (Griffith University)
• Prof. Margaret Thornton (La Trobe University)

Supporters

Sponsors:

• TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
• Griffith Law School
• Macquarie Law School
• University of New South Wales Law School
• Faculty of Law, University of Melbourn
• Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney

Supporters:

• Australian Society for Legal Philosophy
• University of Queensland
• The Australian Honour Society
• The Australian National University Law School
• TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland

ALPSA Venue of Choice:

Customs House at The University of Queensland

Patron

ALPSA's Patron is Professor John Finnis (Oxford), one of the world's most influential legal philosophers, who began his career at the University of Adelaide, and who remains an Australian citizen. Visit Prof. Finnis's website at Oxford: http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/jurisprudence/finnis.shtml .