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Todd Zywicki - "The Rule of Law and Western Civilization: Origins, Influence, Impact"

Date & Time: Thursday, February 9, 2023 (5:30 - 7:00pm)

Location: CASE E422

Event Type: In-person and live-streamed

Admission: Free and open to the public

Speaker: Todd Zywicki

Title: The Rule of Law and Western Civilization: Origins, Influence, Impact

About the speaker: TODD J. ZYWICKI is George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and a Research Fellow of the George Mason Law & Economics Center. From 2015-2017 he was Executive Director of the George Mason Law and Economics Center. From 2020-2021 he served as Chair of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law and from 2003-2004 he served as the Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission. He is also a Senior Fellow of the F.A. Hayek Program for the Advanced Study of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at George Mason University and a former Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute and the Goldwater Institute. In 2021 he was inducted to the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.

About the lecture: The concept of the rule of law is recognized as foundational to the individual freedom and economic prosperity in the West. But this broad consensus obscures important debates over the meaning of the rule of law and the cultural and institutional preconditions for its emergence in the West and continued maintenance over time. As concept of the rule of law have come under increasing attack, it is important to rediscover the meaning of the rule of law, the historical and institutional preconditions for its emergence in the West, and its continuing relevance to the maintenance of individual freedom and economic prosperity.

Parking information: Nearby lots include 205 (parking garage), 203, and 324. Visit the CU campus map for parking options or find more info about short term parking at CU. Contact Parking Services at 303-735-PARK (7275) with questions.

Feb 9, 2023 05:30 PM in Mountain Time (US and Canada)