Finally, please note that this article is part of a Special Issue on 'Plural Visions of Law: The Legacy of Joseph Raz', following an event hosted at the University of York in May 2023, so make sure to keep an eye on the publisher’s website for other contributions on connected topics!! 4/4

It's truly special to see this research out in the world as I reach the final stages of my PhD, and even though my doctoral research ended up going into a very different direction (as it often does), I’m excited to contribute to the philosophical discussion on legitimacy beyond the State. 3/4

I wrote the 1st draft of this article at the start of my PhD, and then continued to work on it for the last 3 years. I’m indebted to many, but particularly grateful to @drjoshdoeslaw.bsky.social & @glexareen.bsky.social for their feedback on earlier versions and kind encouragement along the way 2/4

…, lived experiences and legal education. We’ll also debate whether it's possible to do CRT without identifying as a ‘crit’ and if critical approaches have a place in ’traditional’ LT. The event is co-sponsored by Hart Publishing and the Subject Section Fund of the Society of Legal Scholars. 3/3

Margaret Davies (Flinders) will join us online to deliver opening remarks, followed by an in-person discussion with Lucia Kula (SOAS), @illanwall.bsky.social (Galway), Sahar Shah (Bristol) and Patricia Tuitt. Some of the themes will centre around ideas of collectivity, identity... 2/3

at the end of the course) could be András Jakab’s VerfBlog on Three misconceptions about the EU rule of law crisis, which I think touches on many of these aspects in an original and thought-provoking way that may be good for essay writing. I hope this is somehow helpful!!

of the Rule of Law in the EU Polity which I would recommend checking out. A lot has been published in the last 5 years but, again, it’s hard to recommend readings without knowing the target audience. An interesting piece that could be used to have students produce some critical reflections (perhaps

EU/CJEU is as good as it says it is at upholding RoL standards itself, and the legitimacy of some of the measures taken against Poland/Hungary (with a discussion of conditionality).There’s actually a great book on this ‘institutional’ side of the RoL by Ramona Coman titled The Politics

of a classic (Craig and de Búrca’s EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials with OUP) which I think would be a great starting point for students and discusses the RoL from the perspective of EU membership. For more advanced classes you’d probably want to have the students critically reflect on whether the

to then move to the more recent developments which would also have some more ‘political’ considerations, but should still include reference to the Court’s activity (especially after Portuguese Judges) and to the EU Commission. There’s a fantastic introductory chapter on this in the new 2024 edition