Sebastian Andres Reyes Molina
Lecturer at Department of Law; Professors, Instructors, Researchers
- E-mail:
- sebastian.reyes@jur.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Dag Hammarskjölds väg 7
- Postal address:
- Box 512
751 20 UPPSALA
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Short presentation
As a former trial lawyer and having brought litigation in several areas before the Chilean Supreme Court, Sebastián Reyes developed an interest in legal realism and evidence law. His research focuses on the overlaps between legal interpretation and evidential reasoning. His main areas of competence are philosophy of law, political philosophy, epistemology, and ethics.
Biography
Education
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, Uppsala University (2020)
- Università degli Studi di Genova, Master of Laws (2015)
- Universidad Austral de Chile, Bachelor of Laws, (2010)
Research
As a legal researcher, Sebastián has focused his work on the fields of philosophy of law, constitutional law, evidence law, and criminal law. Sebastián has published several papers on the relationship between truth and law, legal interpretation, legal indeterminacy, standards of proof, judicial discretion, and legal realism.
Currently, he holds the prestigious Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowship at Universidad Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (2022). His work addresses the impact of moral disagreements in legal adjudication.
Publications
Recent publications
- Standards of proof as competence norms (2022)
- Legal Interpretation and Standards of Proof (2020)
- Judicial Discretion as a Result of Systemic Indeterminacy (2020)
- Derecho, motivación de la conducta y quaestio facti (2018)
- Sobre derecho y la averiguación de la verdad (2017)
All publications
Articles
- Standards of proof as competence norms (2022)
- Judicial Discretion as a Result of Systemic Indeterminacy (2020)
- Sobre derecho y la averiguación de la verdad (2017)
- On Legal Interpretation and Second Order Proof Rules (2017)
- Michael Giudice, Understanding The Nature of Law (2016)
- Jerome Frank: Realismo jurídico estadounidense y los hechos en el derecho (2016)
- Estándares de prueba y "moral hazard" (2015)
- Presunción de inocencia y estándar de prueba en el proceso penal (2012)
- On Behaviour-guidance, Legal Reasons, and The Ascertainment of the Truth of the Quaestio Facti
- Standards of Proof as Competence Norms