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Professor David Dyzenhaus (born 1957 in Johannesburg) is a leading academic in legal philosophy and constitutional law, currently serving as Professor of Law at the Department of Law, University of Toronto (1998–present). He completed his D.Phil at Oxford (1988) and held visiting roles at institutions including Cambridge (2014–15). His work bridges Weimar-era legal theory, emergency law, and the rule of law in post-apartheid and transitional contexts.
- University of the Witwatersrand (BA, LLB)
- D.Phil, Oxford (1984–1988)
Research interests include legal philosophy, rule of law, transitional justice, and constitutionalism. His scholarship interrogates the interplay between legality, legitimacy, and political theory, particularly in states of emergency. Recent articles explore Hobbesian constitutionalism, the decline of legal positivism, and the judicial role in constitutional democracies.
Publications span edited collections on the rule of law, legal philosophy of Carl Schmitt, and transitional justice. He has contributed to journals like University of Toronto Law Journal and European Journal of International Law, focusing on emergency law, judicial review, and democratic theory.
- SSHRC Grant, German legal philosophy during Weimar (1991)
- Humboldt Research Fellowship (1992)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1999)
- Law Foundation Fellow, University of Auckland (2002)
- Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor, Cambridge (2014–15)
