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Ronald Myles Dworkin FBA QC (/ ˈ d w ɔːr k ɪ n /; December 11, 1931 – February 14, 2013) was an American legal philosopher, jurist, and scholar of United States constitutional law. At the time of his death, he was Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College ...
IN MEMORIAM: RONALD DWORKIN The editors of the Harvard Law Review respectfully dedicate this issue to Professor Ronald Dworkin. Richard H. Fallon, Jr.∗ My first exposure to Ronald Dworkin came at Oxford, in the fall of 1975. Although I was there to study Philosophy, Politics, and Eco-
Ronald Dworkin (1931–2013) is legal positivism's most tenacious critic. ‘Law’, he insisted, ‘is effectively integrated with morality: lawyers and judges are working political philosophers of a democratic state.’
Feb 14, 2013 · Ronald Dworkin, the Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, passed away on February 14 after a valiant battle with leukemia. Dworkin was not only an intellectual giant, but also a masterful teacher, admired colleague, and beloved friend.
Feb 20, 2013 · Ronald M. Dworkin LL.B. ’57, renowned legal scholar and philosopher, died on Feb. 13, 2013. A towering figure in the legal world, he was the Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy and New York University and Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London.
With forceful style, Ronald Dworkin addresses questions about the Anglo-American legal system as protector of individual rights and as machinery for furthering the common good.
American philosopher of law. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Dworkin was educated at Harvard and Oxford. He was Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford (1969–98), at New York university since 1975, and Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College, London (1998– ).
Feb 15, 2013 · We record with sorrow the death of our colleague, Ronald Dworkin, in London on 14 February 2013. Professor Dworkin was 81 years old, and is survived by his wife Irene Brendel Dworkin, his children Anthony and Jennifer Dworkin, and two grandchildren.
Feb 14, 2013 · “Ronald Dworkin, an innovative legal thinker who developed a novel interpretation of the moral underpinnings of the Constitution and who became respected in liberal circles for his writings on law, politics and hotly debated public issues, died Feb. 14 in London.
Ronald Dworkin has developed an original and highly influential legal theory grounding law in morality, characterized by a unique ability to tie together abstract philosophical ideas and arguments with concrete everyday concerns in law, morals, and politics.
