The H.L.A. Hart Memorial Lecture
The 40th Anniversary of the distinguished HLA Hart Memorial Lecture in honour of H.L.A Hart (1907-1992) will be given on May 12th, 2026 by Professor Danielle Allen, the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. The HLA Hart Memorial Lecture series is funded by the Tanner Lectures on Human Values in honour of Hart, who became Professor of Jurisprudence in 1952 and was the author of the highly influential book, The Concept of Law. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session. The lecture -- and only the lecture -- will be live-streamed and recorded for future use.
The lecture will be held at 5pm in the College Chapel, Main Quad, University College on Tuesday 12 May 2026. The lecture will be followed by drinks at 6.15 pm.
We would be grateful if you could contact Manuela Williams (masters.pa@univ.ox.ac.uk) by Monday April 13 to let her know whether you plan to attend the lecture and, if so, whether you have any mobility requirements.
The H.L.A. Hart Lecture in Jurisprudence and Moral Philosophy
1985: Richard Wollheim, 'Crime, Punishment, and Pale Criminality'
1986: John Rawls, 'The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus'
1987: Bernard Williams, 'Voluntary Acts and Responsible Agents'
1988: Quentin Skinner, 'The Idea of the State' (unpublished)
1989: William J. Brennan Jr, 'Why Have a Bill of Rights?'
1990: T.M. Scanlon, 'The Aims and Authority of Moral Theory'
1991: Joel Feinberg, 'In Defence of Moral Rights'
1992: Tony Honoré, 'The Dependence of Morality On Law'