In this episode we talk with Seana Shiffrin who is Professor of Philosophy and Pete Kameron Professor of Law and Social Justice at UCLA. We talk about her work in contract law theory in which she has developed refreshing views on for instance, American legal doctrines such as unconscionability; the relation between contract law regimes and the moral practice of promising; and the immorality of breach of contract.

In this episode we talk with Frederick Schauer, who is David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. In part one, we talk about his new book “The Force of Law” on the importance of coercion for the law. In part two, we discuss the role of language in legal formalism.

LEaP is a podcast series of the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law at the University of Amsterdam.

In this episode we talk with Liam Murphy, who is Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Philosophy at NYU. He is a distinguished scholar, well-known for his work in legal, moral, and political theory. Today we will talk about his work in contract theory, notably on the relation between the practice of promising and contract law.

Professor Kornhauser is Alfred B. Engelberg Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law. He is well known for his work in law and economics. He has articulated several responses to criticism on the economic analysis of law. We discuss his views on the usefulness of economic models, and the role that legal rules play in economic analyses. The binding nature of law is also discussed.

LEaP (Law, Economics and Philosophy) is a podcast series from the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law (CSECL) at the University of Amsterdam. Research by the CSECL is multidisciplinary within the general theme of European contract law; it often combines the insights from law, economics and philosophy. The LEaP podcast series offers interviews with some of the greatest thinkers in these fields today. The series aim to make current academic discourse readily available to a wide audience.

Professor Laurence Kotlikoff is William Fairfield Warren Professor and a Professor of Economics at Boston University. We talked to him about his new and highly praised book "Jimmy Stewart is Dead". In the interview Professor Kotlikoff also responds to comments from the Dean of the Amsterdam Law School: Professor Edgar du Perron.

LEaP (Law, Economics and Philosophy) is a podcast series from the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law (CSECL) at the University of Amsterdam. Research by the CSECL is multidisciplinary within the general theme of European contract law; it often combines the insights from law, economics and philosophy. The LEaP podcast series offers interviews with some of the greatest thinkers in these fields today. The series aim to make current academic discourse readily available to a wide audience.

In this episode we talk with Pierre Legrand, who is professor of Law at the Sorbonne University in Paris and a prominent scholar in comparative legal studies. He his well-know for his critical approach towards the methodology of comparative legal studies, as well as for his firm stance against the Europeanization of private law in Europe. In this episode we discuss both of these topics with him.

LEaP (Law, Economics and Philosophy) is a podcast series from the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law (CSECL) at the University of Amsterdam. Research by the CSECL is multidisciplinary within the general theme of European contract law; it often combines the insights from law, economics and philosophy. The LEaP podcast series offers interviews with some of the greatest thinkers in these fields today. The series aim to make current academic discourse readily available to a wide audience.

In this episode we talk with Eric Posner, who is Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at University of Chicago. In part one, he explains his view on the economic analysis of contract law. In part two, we discuss some themes from the book "Climate change justice," that he co-authored.

LEaP is a podcast series of the Centre for the Study of European Contract Law at the University of Amsterdam. This series is made in association with the Amsterdam Centre for Law and Economics. For more information on this podcast series and other episodes go to www.jur.uva.nl/LEaP.

Music by: C.J.W. Baaij