University College London

Graduate Student, Faculty of Laws

Thesis Title: Judicial Decision-Making in the 21st Century - Theory and Practice

About

Diana Constantinescu joined the UCL Laws faculty as an MPhil/PhD candidate in January 2012, working under the supervision of Professor Stephen Guest and Professor Cheryl Thomas. She is also kindly guided by Professor Frederick Schauer (Virginia). Ever since she studied philosophy she was fascinated by judges – by their power, discretion and responsibility towards the society at large. She graduated from her BA in philosophy with a thesis on the internal and external constraints upon judicial discretion, and then graduated the MA in legal and political theory with a dissertation which argues that jurisprudence and empirical judicial studies must collaborate into accurately depicting the role and duties of a judge in the 21th century. She would now wish to continue her work in judicial decisionmaking by approaching both theoretical and empirical perspectives.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Diana’s research aims to inform jurisprudential work in judicial decisionmaking by looking at other disciplines such as neuroscience, psychology, sociology and law that could bring fresh interdisciplinary insights useful to the development of a more accurate analysis of the judicial role. She is ready to engage in conceptual, methodological and normative debates about the judicial role, and prove the virtues of a philosophical argumentation in these matters. She is also dedicated to engaging with the professional world by proposing and refining sensible policies in judicial appointment, training and evaluation in the UK and other EU countries, as well as engaging with the larger public.
For her current work and papers please click on the left handside link "Papers"

OTHER WORK
Apart from the academic endeavours, Diana has been involved in educational NGO projects for the past 7 years, where she is passionate about issues of youth employability, non-formal education, and the development of generic skills. She managed 2 mentoring projects and is familiar with the power of new technologies and online environments in shaping interpersonal interaction, creation of communities, popularization of intellectual work, as well as influencing learning and personal development. She hopes to contribute to the development of new teaching methods and integration of new technologies in higher education.

Founder of http://www.judicialphilosophy.info/

For her professional profile see http://uk.linkedin.com/in/dianaconstantinescu

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