Sophia Moreau

Sophia Moreau is the Samuel Tilden Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at New York University School of Law. She holds an associated appointment in the Philosophy Department and has held prestigious fellowships including the HLA Hart Visiting Fellowship at Oxford and the Weinstein Fellowship at Berkeley Law. Her work bridges legal scholarship (anti-discrimination law, tort theory) and philosophical inquiry (moral, political, and legal philosophy). She has published widely, including *Faces of Inequality* (OUP, 2022), which won the Canadian Philosophical Association’s Book Prize.

Education:

• PhD (Philosophy), Harvard University, 2000
• BPhil (Philosophy), University of Oxford, 1996
• BA (Philosophy and English Literature), University of Toronto, 1994 (with highest distinction)
• JD, University of Toronto, 2002

Research Interests: Her work addresses systemic discrimination, structural injustice, and the philosophical foundations of discrimination law. Current projects include a book on objectionable obligations under injustice and co-leading the international Tort Law and Social Equality Project. She engages with interdisciplinary questions such as the legal versus moral dimensions of discrimination, systemic discrimination in international law, and the role of tort law in advancing equality.

Awards & Recognition:

• HLA Hart Visiting Fellowship (2023)
• Weinstein Fellowship (2022)
• Chancellor Jackman Research Fellowship (2022)
• Canadian Philosophical Association Book Prize (2022)

Labs/Teams: Co-founder of the Tort Law and Social Equality Project (www.tortlawandsocialequality.ca), an international collaborative initiative analyzing tort law’s role in achieving social equality.