W. J. Waluchow

Short Biography

Wil Waluchow is a Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His research interests lie in two main areas of the philosophy of law: general theories about the nature of law and the philosophy of constitutional law. He has authored articles on these first topic for, among others, The Philosophical Quarterly, The Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Law and Philosophy, Dialogue and The Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence. His book, Inclusive Legal Positivism (Oxford 1994), argues for a theory of law which sees moral conditions on validity as conceptually possible but not necessary in legal systems. His forthcoming book, A Common Law Theory of Judicial Review: The Living Tree (Cambridge 2006) argues for a common law conception of charters or bills of rights and in favour of associated practices of judicial review. Before coming to McMaster University, Waluchow taught at The University of Western Ontario and The University of Alberta. He holds a BA and MA from The University of Western Ontario and a D. Phil from Oxford, where he was supervised by H. L. A. Hart.