Wil Waluchow
Wilfrid Joseph Waluchow[3] (born 1953), known as Wil Waluchow or W. J. Waluchow, is a Canadian philosopher, currently the Senator William McMaster Chair in Constitutional Studies at McMaster University, where he has taught since 1984. General jurisprudence and the philosophy of constitutional law are his main research interests.[4]
Wil Waluchow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wilfrid Joseph Waluchow 8 December 1953[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | W. J. Waluchow |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | H. L. A. Hart |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Philosophy of law |
| School or tradition | Legal positivism |
| Institutions | McMaster University |
| Notable ideas | Inclusive legal positivism[2] |
After studying for his undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of Western Ontario, he went on to Oxford University to study philosophy of law under the supervision of H. L. A. Hart. Two notable contributions to the discipline are Inclusive Legal Positivism (1994), defending the inclusivist version of legal positivism and A Common Law Theory of Judicial Review: The Living Tree (2007).[4][5]
References
- "Waluchow, Wilfrid J. - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)".
- Green, Leslie; Adams, Thomas (2019). "Legal Positivism". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2019 ed.). Stanford, California: Stanford University. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- "Wilfrid Joseph Waluchow - McMaster Experts".
- Walchow, Wil. "Legal Philosophy at McMaster (Wil Walchow cv)". McMaster University. McMaster University. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- Mendes, Conrado Hübner (July 2007). "Review of A Common Law Theory of Judicial Review: The Living Tree, by W. J. Waluchow". The Cambridge Law Journal. 66 (2): 471–474. doi:10.1017/S0008197307000645. JSTOR 4500917. S2CID 143819006.
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