E.R. (Eric) Boot
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
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Postbus 15654
1001 ND Amsterdam
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Profile
Eric Boot is Assistant Professor of Legal Philosophy and Legal Ethics.
In November 2015 he obtained his PhD in philosophy of law at the Radboud University Nijmegen with honors. His dissertation on the philosophy of human rights won both the Praemium Erasmianum and the biennial VWR Dissertation Prize.
After completed his PhD, he pursued his postdoctoral research at Leiden University and the Hoover Chair (University of Louvain). From 2020–2022 he worked at the Tilburg Law School as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Law.
He has enjoyed visiting positions at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Pennsylvania and the UC Berkeley School of Law.
His main research interests lie in professional ethics (regarding whistleblowing especially), the philosophy of human rights, the concept of ‘the public interest/common good,’ and Kant's practical philosophy.
Some of his main publications include Human Duties and the Limits of Human Rights Discourse and The Ethics of Whistleblowing. His articles have furthermore appeared in such journals as Law and Philosophy, Ratio Juris, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, and Journal of Moral Philosophy.
Additionally, he is a board member of the Netherlands Association for Philosophy of Law / Vereniging voor Wijsbegeerte van het Recht (VWR).
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Courses
Integrity and Legal Ethics for Legal Professionals (BA)/Integriteit en Beroepsethiek voor Juristen
Philosophy of Law (BA)/Rechtsfilosofie
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Outreach/popular science
Het coronatoegangsbewijs past wel/niet bij een liberale samenleving (NRC)
In wiens belang is het algemeen belang? (Bij Nader Inzien)
Is de coronapas een te draconische maatregel? (Radio 1 (Dit is de dag))
Frances Haugen and the Ethics of Whistleblowing (Times Radio (UK))
Is er een recht op klokkenluiden? (Bij Nader Inzien)
En mensenplichten dan? (Filosofie Magazine)
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Publicaties
2024
- Boot, E. R. (2024). The Public Interest: Clarifying a Legal Concept. Ratio Juris. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/raju.12401
2022
- Boot, E. R. (2022). Human Duties. In C. Binder, M. Nowak, J. A. Hofbauer, & P. Janig (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights (Vol. 2, pp. 439-443). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789903621.human.duties
- Boot, E. R. (2022). Public Interest. In W. R. Thompson (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics Article e-2044 (Oxford Research Encyclopedias). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.2044
- Boot, E. R. (2022). Whistleblowing, ethics of. In Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780415249126-L173-1
- Mansbridge, J., & Boot, E. (2022). Common Good. In H. LaFollette (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Ethics John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444367072.wbiee608.pub2
2021
- Boot, E. R. (2021). Is Whistleblowing a Duty? Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 24(3), 867-869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-021-10196-2
2020
- Boot, E. R. (2020). The Feasibility of a Public Interest Defense for Whistleblowing. Law and Philosophy, 39(1), 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10982-019-09359-1
2019
- Boot, E. R. (2019). The Ethics of Whistleblowing. (Routledge focus on philosophy). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429439001
- Boot, E. R. (2019). Leaks and the Limits of Press Freedom. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 22(2), 483-500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-019-10006-w
- Boot, E. R. (2019). Obligatory Whistleblowing: Civil Servants and the Complicity-Based Obligation to Disclose Government Wrongdoing. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 16(2), 131-159. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455243-20180012
2018
- Boot, E. R. (2018). Judging Rights by Their Duties: A Kantian Perspective on Human Rights. In Kant’s Doctrine of Right in the Twenty-first Century University of Wales Press. https://www.academia.edu/20157587/Judging_Rights_By_Their_Duties_A_Kantian_Perspective_on_Human_Rights_2018_in_Kants_Doctrine_of_Right_in_the_Twenty_first_Century_University_of_Wales_Press_
- Boot, E. R. (2018). No Right to Classified Public Whistleblowing. Ratio Juris, 31(1), 70-85. https://doi.org/10.1111/raju.12192
2017
- Boot, E. R. (2017). Human Duties and the Limits of Human Rights Discourse. (Studies in Global Justice; Vol. 17). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66957-1
- Boot, E. R. (2017). Classified Public Whistleblowing: How to Justify a Pro Tanto Wrong. Social Theory and Practice : An International and Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Philosophy, 43(3), 541–567. https://www.academia.edu/34130506/Classified_Public_Whistleblowing_How_to_Justify_a_pro_tanto_Wrong
2023
- Boot, E. R. (2023). Halet t. Luxemburg (EHRM, 21884/18) – Rechtvaardigheid voor Halet, maar een gemiste kans voor het Hof. European Human Rights Cases. https://www.ehrc-updates.nl/commentaar/212487?skip_boomportal_auth=1
2022
Boot, E. R. (2022). Problematische aspecten van Kants plichtenleer. Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, 114(2), 179-183. https://doi.org/10.5117/ANTW2022.2.009.BOOT
2021
- Boot, E. R. (2021). Gawlik t. Liechtenstein (EHRM, nr. 23922/19) – Ockhams scheermes en de klokkenluiderscriteria van het Hof. EHRC. European Human Right Cases. https://www.ehrc-updates.nl/commentaar/211343?skip_boomportal_auth=1
2016
- Boot, E. R. (2016). De Universele Verklaring en het belang van plichten. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Mensenrechten, 41(3), 261-281. https://www.academia.edu/28086074/De_Universele_Verklaring_en_het_belang_van_plichten_2016_Nederlands_Tijdschrift_voor_de_Mensenrechten_
2021
- Boot, E. R. (2021). Een apologie voor het coronatoegangsbewijs. Filosofie & Praktijk, 42, 58-67.
2013
- Boot, E. R., & Mertens, T. (2013). Kant, Immanuel. Over de gemeenplaats. Dat kan in theorie wel juist zijn, maar deugt niet voor de praktijk [Über den Gemeinspruch: Das mag in der Theorie richtig sein, taugt aber nicht für die Praxis]. Translation, introduction and notes. Boom Uitgevers.
Spreker
- Boot, E. (speaker) (26-9-2024). Vertrouwelijkheid: aannames en rechtvaardigingen, Landelijke Ordendag 2024.
- Boot, E. (speaker) (18-7-2024). On Roles and Whistleblowing Lawyers: Taking Role Morality (Not Too) Seriously, International Legal Ethics Conference 2024, Amsterdam.
- Boot, E. (speaker) (8-7-2024). On Roles and Whistleblowing Lawyers – Taking Role Morality (Not Too) Seriously, 30th IVR Congress 2024, Seoul.
- Boot, E. (speaker) (29-6-2024). On Roles and Whistleblowing Lawyers – Taking Role Morality (Not Too) Seriously, Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference 2024.
- Boot, E. (speaker) (25-1-2024). New Work in Political Philosophy, New Work in Political Philosophy.
- Boot, E. (speaker) (14-7-2023). Comments on Robichaud's 'Nudges and Moral Responsibility', VU Amsterdam Normative Philosophy Workshop.
- Boot, E. (speaker) (2-6-2023). Rights of Nature: An Adequate Response to the Environmental Crisis?, OZSW Annual Conference 2023. https://www.conftool.net/ozsw2023/sessions.php
Andere
- Boot, E. (participant) (18-7-2024). International Legal Ethics Conference 2024, Amsterdam. Organization of special workshop on "Law, Lawyers, and the Truth". (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Boot, E. (participant) (11-7-2024). 30th IVR Congress 2024, Seoul. Organization of special workshop "The Public Interest in Law and Philosophy" (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Vereniging voor Wijsbegeerte van het Rec
Boot, E. R. (2022). Problematische aspecten van Kants plichtenleer. Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, 114(2), 179-183.