Sofy will organise a round table discussion upon a new book by professor emeritus Kaarlo Tuori, Advanced Introduction to Legal Positivism, and his 2021 book Properties of Law, October 22 2025 from 2 PM to 5 PM. Aside from the author himself, discussing the book will be a distinguished cast of Sakari Hänninen, Juha Karhu, Martti Koskenniemi, Visa Kurki, and Eerik Lagerspetz. The event will be held in Porthania lecture room 545, University of Helsinki, but it will also be possible to participate remotely via link that will be published later along with the exact programme. We wish you to sign up for the event via this link, because it helps us to estimate the number of participants: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/136625/lomake.html
The event seeks to discuss critically the past, present and the future of legal positivism.
Details:
Event: Porthania, room 545 (tiedekuntasali)
14:15 Opening the event
14:20 Juha Karhu’s introductory remarks
14:35 Sakari Hännisen introductory remarks
14:50 Panel discussion with Sakari Hänninen, Juha Karhu, Martti Koskenniemi, Visa Kurki, and Eerik Lagerspetz.
15:50 Break
16:05 Kaarlo Tuori’s comments
16:30 Questions for Tuori and the panelists from the audience
17:00 Closing the event
Zoom-link: https://utu.zoom.us/j/66861020434


