{"id":34929,"date":"2026-04-15T01:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/?p=34929"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:30:27","slug":"positivism-natural-law-competing-foundations-of-legal-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/positivism-natural-law-competing-foundations-of-legal-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Positivism &#038; Natural Law: Competing Foundations of Legal Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we share a live recording from a bilingual event hosted by the Runnymede Society\u2019s McGill University Chapter, featuring Professor Maxime St-Hilaire (Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke) and Professor Victor Mu\u00f1iz-Fraticelli (McGill University).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The panel examines the enduring debate between legal positivism and natural law theory, focusing on whether law can be understood as a system grounded in social facts or whether its legitimacy depends on a connection to moral reasoning and the common good. Drawing on both classical traditions and contemporary scholarship, the speakers explore different approaches within positivism, the resurgence of natural law thought, and the implications of these theories for legal pluralism, the rule of law, and the professional identity of jurists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recorded live at McGill University, this episode offers a careful examination of the theoretical foundations of legal order and their ongoing significance for public law in Canada. Portions of the discussion take place in both English and French.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9365\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-34929-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_April_15_2026_.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_April_15_2026_.m4a\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_April_15_2026_.m4a<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_m4a\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_April_15_2026_.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/?powerpress_pinw=34929-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/Runnymede_Radio_April_15_2026_.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Runnymede_Radio_April_15_2026_.m4a\">Download<\/a> (136.0MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('34929-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_34929-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_34929-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/?powerpress_embed=34929-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readonly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/fr\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we share a live recording from a bilingual event hosted by the Runnymede Society\u2019s McGill University Chapter, featuring Professor Maxime St-Hilaire (Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke) and Professor Victor Mu\u00f1iz-Fraticelli (McGill University). 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