Videos

Interacting with Animals: A Kantian Account

Christine Korsgaard is Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. This talk, the 2008 Dewey Lecture in Law and Philosophy, was recorded November 5, 2008, as part of Animal Law Week, sponsored by the McCormick Companions' ...

Risk Reversals

Law often allocates risk, as through tort doctrines. Should people be able to undo or "reverse" such risk allocations by, for example, selling their rights to any claims that may later develop? Scholars have interestingly examined this question, as we...

The Hall Branch Library, Vivian G. Harsh, and the Chicago Renaissance

Humanities Day keynote speaker Jacqueline Goldsby talks about the Chicago Renaissance and the University's surprising role in it, as well as the extraordinary accomplishments of Vivian Harsh, the first African American to head a Chicago branch lib...

South Side Bike Tour

Ride along with the South Side History Bike Tour, which began in Washington Park and ended near the Hyde Park home of Barack Obama

Bailouts 1.0: The New Law and the Future

This panel was recorded on October 15, 2008, and sponsored by the Law School Democrats and the Law School Republicans.

UnCommon Core | The Final Countdown

David Brooks talks about the 2008 US Presidential election as part of UnCommon Core 2008.

Alumni Convocation 2008

Mildred Dresselhaus speaks at the 2008 University of Chicago Alumni Convocation.

Fault in Contract Law (Part 10)

In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul...

Fault in Contract Law (Part 9)

In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul...

Fault in Contract Law (Part 8)

In September, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law Omri Ben-Shahar and Fischel-Neil Visiting Professor of Law Ariel Porat organized a conference intended to reevaluate the role of fault in contract law. Speakers included Chicago faculty Saul...