Stephen J. Toope on A Rule of Law for Our Age of Anxiety
Mon 11 Dec
|Virtual Keynote Address
In this special keynote address, Stephen J. Toope argues that a renewed faith in the rule of law can address troubling developments in these anxious times .
Time & Location
11 Dec 2023, 17:00 – 17:50 GMT-5
Virtual Keynote Address
About the Event
In this special keynote address, Stephen J. Toope argues that a renewed faith in the rule of law can address troubling developments in these anxious times. Anxiety can be addressed by bolstering social resilience, drawing upon a plural intellectual heritage. That heritage reveals a unique type of 'authority' in society, 'epistemic practical authority' built up continuously through social discourse and action, shifting focus from the state of 'being' to the dynamic of 'becoming.' What is law's role in this world? The modest, yet powerful, version of the rule of law for which he advocates is one that draws on a wellspring of practical wisdom - prudence gleaned from pragmatic experience. It chastens power, while not disconnecting law from other sources of social action and human agency.
Stephen J Toope OC, FRSC, LLD is President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Previously, he served as the 346th…