The Philip A. Hart Memorial Lectureship was established at Georgetown Law by the family and friends of Philip A. Hart, a distinguished U.S. Senator and Georgetown alumnus. A prominent scholar or professional is invited to deliver the lecture each year to promote continued dialogue on topics that were of special interest to Sen. Hart.

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Submissions from 2019

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The Opening Argument for D.C. Statehood, Muriel Elizabeth Bowser
Date: 2019

Submissions from 2018

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Locking Up Our Own: Race, Class, and the Politics of Mass Incarceration, James Forman Jr.
Date: 2018

Submissions from 2017

Criminal Justice Reform: How We Got Here, Why We Need It, and the Path Forward, Sally Yates
Date: 2017

Submissions from 2016

The Superior Virtues of Historical Originalism, Jack Rakove
Date: 2016

The Freedom to Marry Win: Transformation and Triumph to Celebrate, Lessons to Adapt and Apply, Evan Wolfson
Date: 2016

Submissions from 2014

The National Criminal Justice Commission Act – A Microcosm of Congressional Paralysis, James H. (Jim) Webb
Date: 2014

Submissions from 2013

The Strange History of The Bill of Rights, Pauline Maier
Date: 2013

Submissions from 2012

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A Journey from the Heart of Apartheid Darkness Towards a Just Society: Salient Features of the Budding Constitutionalism and Jurisprudence of South Africa, Dikgang Moseneke
Date: 2012

Submissions from 2011

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Courts, Social Change, and Political Backlash, Michael Klarman
Date: 2011

Submissions from 2010

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Constitutionalism: A Skeptical View, Jeremy Waldron
Date: 2010

Submissions from 2009

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Constitutional Law and International Law: National Exceptionalism and the Democratic Deficit?, Michael Kirby
Date: 2009

Submissions from 2008

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The Future of International Criminal Justice, Richard Goldstone
Date: 2008

Submissions from 2007

Human Rights in Times of Terror: A Judicial Point of View, Aharon Barak
Date: 2007

Submissions from 2006

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The Refund Booth: Using the Principle of Symmetric Information to Improve Campaign Finance Regulation, Ian Ayres and Bruce Ackerman
Date: 2006

Submissions from 2005

The Structure of Academic Freedom, Robert C. Post
Date: 2005

Submissions from 2004

Equality in the American Constitution, Guido Calabresi
Date: 2004

Submissions from 2003

Will Anybody Know Who I Am? On Education, Justice, and Respect, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Date: 2003

Submissions from 2002

The Internet’s Coming Silent Spring, Lawrence Lessig
Date: 2002

Submissions from 2001

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Welfare, Children and Families: The Impact of Welfare Reform in the New Economy, William Julius Wilson
Date: 2001

Submissions from 1998

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Religion-Centered Free Exercise: A Tribute to Justice Brennan, Stephen L. Carter
Date: 1998

Submissions from 1997

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The World Bank’s Role in Controlling Corruption, Susan Rose-Ackerman
Date: 1997

Submissions from 1996

Do Curators Have Anything to Learn from Lawyers?, Michael Heyman
Date: 1996

Submissions from 1994

Thinking in an Emergency, Elaine Scarry
Date: 1994

Submissions from 1993

Life’s Dominion: An Argument About Abortion and Euthanasia, Ronald Dworkin
Date: 1993

Submissions from 1992

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Two Cheers for Authority: Should Officials Obey the Law?, Frederick Schauer
Date: 1992

Submissions from 1991

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Meanings of Marriage: The Structure of Marital Expectations in Nineteenth Century America, Hendrik A. Hartog
Date: 1991

Submissions from 1990

Government, Political Parties, and Liberal Democracy in the New Europe, Jean Blondel
Date: 1990

Submissions from 1989

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A ‘Non-Power’ Looks at Separation of Powers, Alan B. Morrison
Date: 1989

Submissions from 1988

Some Call It ‘The Right to Die’, Yale Kamisar
Date: 1988

Submissions from 1987

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The Decline of Cause, Judith Jarvis Thomson
Date: 1987

Submissions from 1986

Does the Criminal Law Have Much to Do with Crime?, John Kaplan
Date: 1986

Submissions from 1985

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Nativity Scenes and Judicial Responsibility, Norman Dorsen and Charles Sims
Date: 1985

Submissions from 1984

The Training of Lawyers: From Bar Exam Passage to Full Lawyer Proficiency, Albert M. Sacks
Date: 1984

Submissions from 1983

Why Is the Federal Income Tax so Complicated?, Boris I. Bittker
Date: 1983

Submissions from 1982

Federalism–Old and New–and the Federal Courts, Carl McGowan
Date: 1982

Submissions from 1980

The Role of the Solicitor General in Shaping Issues for the Supreme Court, Wade H. McCree
Date: 1980