Alma Diamond is a faculty fellow at the University of Michigan Law School, where she writes and teaches on contracts, legal philosophy, and constitutional theory.

Diamond’s research explores how contracts and constitutions distribute power among individuals across time. In both contexts, she examines the nature of textual interpretation, the interplay between formal rules and informal practices, and the boundaries between rights and coercion. She is interested in what these dynamics reveal about legal reasoning, legal responsibility, and the connections between public and private law. 

Previously, Diamond was the Law & Philosophy Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, where she co-taught the Law & Philosophy Workshop.

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Education
  • Stellenbosch University, BCom, economics
  • Stellenbosch University, LLB
  • Stellenbosch University, LLM, cum laude
  • New York University, LLM, cum laude, David M. Memorial Prize
  • New York University, SJD

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    Featured Scholarship

    "Moves & Rules: Addressing the Puzzle of Social Rule-Following"

    Law and Philosophy
    WWW
    • Philosophy of Law

    "Shadows or Forgeries? Explaining Legal Normativity"

    Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence
    MLaw Repository WWW
    • Philosophy of Law

    "The Resilient Constitution"

    Constitutionalism: Old Dilemmas, New Insights
    WWW
    • Constitutional Law

    "Originalism's Dilemma: Legal Formalism, or Judicial Neutrality"

    Oregon Law Review

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