Grégoire Webber, Queen's University

Research

jurisprudence law philosophy of law human goods ethics political theory natural law human rights

Latest funding

Exploring our shared human vulnerability: on the responsibility of government and law's foundations
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,186
Recovering the good in law
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$58,007
Recovering the good in law
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$27,718

All 7 grants and awards

Exploring our shared human vulnerability: on the responsibility of government and law's foundations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webber, Grégoire

Keywords: vulnerability; law; government; social justice; philosophy of law

$25,186

Recovering the good in law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webber, Grégoire

Keywords: law; jurisprudence; human goods; ethics; political theory; natural law

$58,007

Recovering the good in law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webber, Grégoire

Keywords: law; jurisprudence; human goods; ethics; political theory; natural law

$27,718

Public Law and Philosophy of Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Webber, Grégoire

$150,000

Public Law and Philosophy of Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Webber, Grégoire

Keywords: human rights; constitutional rights; bills of rights; public law; constitutional theory; jurisprudence; philosophy of law;

$350,000

Foundations of Law and the Common Good

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Webber, Grégoire

Keywords: (1) law; (2) philosophy of law; (3) obligation to obey the law; (4) political obligation; (5) social obligation; (6) community; (7) common good; (8) political theory; (9) political philosophy

$58,181

Public Law and Philosophy of Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Webber, Gregoire

Keywords: bills of rights, human rights, philosophy of law, public law, westminster model

$530,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: jurisprudence Dear Professor Webber, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on jurisprudence connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Exploring our shared human vulnerability: on the responsibility of government and law's foundations" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]