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Alec D. Walen is a Professor at Rutgers Law School with joint appointments in the Philosophy Department and the Program in Criminal Justice at Rutgers University (New Brunswick). His research focuses on deontological ethics, moral rights, and their applications to legal and criminal justice contexts. He has authored significant publications in journals like Law and Philosophy and Philosophy and Public Affairs, addressing topics such as self-defense, preventive detention, and the philosophical foundations of legal ethics.
Key research areas include:
- Theory of moral rights and deontology
- Just war theory and eliminative killing
- Liberal state detention frameworks
- Agent-relative ethical constraints
- Legal philosophy and retributive justice
His upcoming books include Eliminative Killing: A Case Study in Rights Theory (under review at Oxford University Press) and Detention in a Liberal State (under contract at Oxford University Press). Trends in his publications emphasize interdisciplinary bridges between moral philosophy, legal theory, and criminal justice policy.
