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John Tasioulas is a distinguished academic, who is currently the inaugural Director of the Institute for Ethics in AI and a Professor of Ethics and Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford. With a truly credible history in law and philosophy, fostered by studies as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, John is committed to understanding the philosophy of human rights, crime and punishment, international law and the ethics of robots and artificial intelligence - alongside his role of Senior Research Fellow of Balliol College. If you are looking for a keynote speaker with a distinguished career in philosophy, law and ethics, hire John Tasioulas today.
After obtaining a D. Phil in Philosophy from the University of Oxford, John has forged a respectable academic career. He has formerly held positions of Reader in Moral and Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford, Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, the inaugural Yeoh Professor of Politics, Philosophy and Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law and Lecturer in Jurisprudence at Glasgow University – demonstrating his prowess in examining the nature of law and its relations. Now committed to the study of the ethics of AI, John has taken on the role of Senior Fellow of Schmidt Science’s AI2050 Programme and membership of the Prime Minister of Greece’s High-Level Advisory Committee on AI.
Honorary Professorial Fellow at Melbourne Law School and Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi College Oxford, John’s wisdom has also been sought in visiting appointments at Harvard University, the Australian National University and the University of Chicago. A Distinguished Research Fellow of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and a Consultant on Human Rights for the World Bank, John continually demonstrates his philosophical, legal and ethical expertise. He has also formerly acted as a member of the International Advisory Board, Panel for the Future of Science and Technology of the European Parliament. Stamping authority as the Co-Editor of The Philosophy of International Law, John’s wisdom was sought for the Natural Law Lecture at Notre Dame Law School, the ‘Or’ Emet Lecture at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Harold T. Shapiro Lecture on Ethics, Science and Technology at Princeton University - speaking engagements that have made Champions Speakers proud to be the exclusive agent and representative of John Tasioulas. Such appointments demonstrate the authority of his expertise in the implications of international human rights law, the legitimacy of international law and the nature, ends and limits of the law.
As a distinguished expert on legal, moral, political and technological philosophy, John Tasioulas is now highly sought after as a keynote speaker to share his wisdom. Currently engaged in the mission for humanistic AI ethics, John has formerly been sought to share his expertise at St George’s House Elson Ethics Lecture on the Ethics of AI and as a TEDx speaker. Renowned for his expertise in ethics and the philosophy of law, John has previously spoken on AI and the rule of law, what and why we need ethics of artificial intelligence and what the future holds for AI, in keynote speeches for institutions such as the University of Oxford and the Harvard Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. If you are on the hunt for a speaker who has deep knowledge of ethics in a variety of fields, including artificial intelligence and technology, don’t hesitate to hire John Tasioulas today.
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The Philosophy of International Law
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John Tasioulas' official speaking topics are listed below:
- Moral, Legal & Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Human Rights
- Philosophy of Crime & Punishment
- Democracy
- Ethics of Robots & Artificial Intelligence
- Philosophy of International Law
- 2023 - Speaker in the Harold T. Shapiro Lecture on Ethics, Science & Technology for the James Madison Programme in American Ideals & Institutions at Princeton University
- 2020 - Director of the Institute for Ethics in AI, Professor of Ethics & Legal Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Oxford
- 2016 - Delivered the Van Hasselt Lecture at TU Delft
- 2014 - Director of the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law
- 2014 - Inaugural Yeoh Professor of Politics, Philosophy & Law at The Dickinson Poon School of Law, University College London
- 2012 - Delivered the Natural Law Lecture at Notre Dame Law School
- 2011 - Delivered the 'Or' Emet Lecture at Osgoode Hall Law School
- 2011 - Quain Professor of Jurisprudence in the Faculty of Laws, University College London
- 2010 - Co-Editor of "The Philosophy of International Law"
- 1998 - Reader in Moral & Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford & Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College
- 1992 - Lecturer in Jurisprudence at the University of Glasgow
- Serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Jurisprudence, the American Society of International Law Studies in International Legal Theory, Moral Philosophy & Politics, the Journal of Applied Philosophy
- Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi College Oxford
- Honorary Professorial Fellow at Melbourne Law School
- Visiting Professor & Distinguished Fellow of the Notre Dame London Law Programme
- Distinguished Research Fellow of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
- Member of the Academia Europaea
- Visiting appointments at the Australian National University, the University of Chicago, Harvard University & the University of Melbourne
- Consultant on Human Rights to the World Bank
- Senior Fellow in Schmidt Science's AI2050 Programme
- Member of the Prime Minister of Greece's High-Level Advisory Committee on AI
- Former Member of the International Advisory Board, Panel for the Future of Science & Technology (STOA), European Parliament