Les promesses du principe de légalité : réflexions critiques sur l’œuvre de TRS Allan
The Promise of Legality: Critical Reflections upon the Work of TRS Allan

Initiative conjointe des facultés de droit de l'Université de Sherbrooke et de Queen's University
Joint initiative by Université de Sherbrooke and Queen's University Faculties of Law
Ripplecove
700, Ripplecove, Ayer’s Cliff (Quebec) Canada J0B 1C0
16 et 17 septembre 2022, de 9 h 15 à 17 h 30
September 16-17, 2022 – 9:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Organisateurs // Organizers
Geneviève Cartier (UdeS), Mark Walters (Queen's)
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9 h 15 9:15 a.m. | Word from the organizers Geneviève Cartier, Université de Sherbrooke Mark Walters, Queen's University
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9 h 30 9:30 a.m. | SESSION 1: ALLAN, DWORKIN, DICEY – THE THREE MUSKETEERS Moderator TRS Allan and the Common Law Tradition More Protestant than Luther or Dworkin? TRS Allan on Law and Morals Mark Walters on Dicey, Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Rule of Law The Contingent Promise of Legality TRS Allan, ‘Unwritten Constitutional Principles’, and Judicial Review of Legislation |
13 h 1 p.m. | Dîner // Lunch |
14 h - 17 h 30 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | SESSION 2: LAW, MORALITY, JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW Moderator The Rule of Law and Respect for Persons Outsiders and Trevor Allan’s Rule of Law The Rule of Law Without Law Against Juridicalization of Political Philosophy: Equality, Morality and The Essence of Rights and the Limits of Proportionality |
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9 h 30 9:30 a.m. | SESSION 3: COMMON LAW CONSTITUTIONALISM, PARLIAMENTARY SOVEREIGNTY AND THE RULE OF LAW Moderator Rights, Reason and Review Common Law and the Common Good Persons, not Citizens What’s Good about Parliamentary Sovereignty? Constitutional Balance and the Common Law Constitution |
13 h 1 p.m. | Dîner // Lunch |
14 h 30 2:30 p.m. | SESSION 4: ALLAN ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE Moderator Reasons to Give Reasons Administrative Law from an Internal Perspective The Public Service, Democracy and the Rule of Law A Defence of Administrative Law Doctrine Is TRS Allan Really that Popular? Sovereignty, Democracy and |
17 h 30 5:30 p.m. | Closing remarks |