Curriculum Vitæ

Víctor M. Muñiz-Fraticelli Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science, McGill University: 514.398.2012 (Law)
514.398.4810 (Poli Sci)
514.398.3233; Old Chancellor Day Hall
3644 Peel Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W9
http://polisci-profs.mcgill.ca/muniz/

Education

PhD (2008) Department of Political Science, The University of Chicago: Dissertation: The Structure of Pluralism
Committee: Jacob T. LEVY (chair), Charles LARMORE, Martha NUSSBAUM
Master of Arts (2003) Department of Political Science, The University of Chicago: M.A. paper: “Justice as fairness between generations”
Readers: Iris M. YOUNG, Charles LARMORE
Juris Doctor cum laude (1999) University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Bachelor of Arts (1996) Departments of Government and Philosophy, Cornell University

Employment

Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science (2007 – Present) Faculty of Law and Department of Political Science, McGill University
Visiting Professor (Summer 2009) University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Lecturer in Classics of Social and Political Thought (2006) Social Sciences Collegiate Division, The University of Chicago
Judicial Law Clerk (2000 – 2001) Supreme Court of Puerto Rico: Hon. Antonio S. NEGRÓN GARCÍA (January 2000 until his retirement); Hon. Federico HERNÁNDEZ DENTON (July 2000 – August 2001)

Publications

“Jean Bodin”: In Mark BEVIR, ed., Encyclopedia of Political Theory (Los Angeles: Sage, forthcoming)
“The problem of a perpetual constitution”: In Axel GOSSERIES and Lukas MEYER, eds., Theories of Intergenerational Justice (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009)
Review of Henry S. RICHARDSON, Democratic Autonomy: Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy: Ethics 118(4): 746–751 (2008)
Review of Axel GOSSERIES, Penser la justice entre les générations: de l’affaire Perruche à la réforme de retraites: Ethics 115(2): 412–15 (2005)
Review of Harold J. BERMAN, Law and Revolution II: the Impact of the Protestant Reformations on the Western Legal Tradition: Foundations of Political Theory Book Reviews (2004)
“El Triste Drama Humano: La Teoría del Derecho de Antonio S. Negrón García”: Revista Jurídica de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, 35(2): 227–233 (2001)

Presentations

Conferences, symposia, seminars

Panel on “What is Religion? Did Amselem Get it Right?” (Nov. 2008): Symposium on What is Religion?: Perspectives from Law and the Academy, McGill University
“State and association: two pluralist conceptions”(Oct. 2008): Association for Political Theory Annual Meeting, Wesleyan University
“Author meets critics: Sarah Song’s Justice, Gender, and the Politics of Multiculturalism” (2008): Law and Society Association Annual Conference, Montreal, QC
“The State as association” (2008): New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Providence, RI
“Political pluralism and the problem of authority” (2008): Young Scholars Conference, Faculty of Law, McGill University
“The corporate form” (2008): Montreal Political Theory Workshop, McGill University
“Associations, private property, an public justification” (2007): Conference on Pluralism, Politics, and God?, McGill University
“Varieties of political pluralism” and “Two conceptions of sovereignty” (2006): Poster session, American Political Science Assn. Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
“Two conceptions of sovereignty” (2006): New England Political Science Assn. Annual Meeting, Portsmouth, NH
Conference Organizer (w/ Mara MARIN), Principles of Association in British History (2005): Nicholson Center for British Studies, The University of Chicago
“On obedience and Resistance in Shakespeare” (2005): Conference on Principles of Association in British History
“Two Concepts of Pluralism” (2004): Political Science Graduate Student Conference, Marquette University

The University of Chicago Political Theory Workshop

“The problem of a perpetual constitution” (2006)
“Two conceptions of sovereignty” (2006)
“Taking the family out of the basic structure” (2005)
“Justice as fairness between generations” (2002)

Honors, Awards, and Grants

Groupe inter-universitaire en philosophie politique (GRIPP) group grant (2008 – 2012): FQRSC Soutien aux equipes de recherche (nouveau), CA$357,000 over four years
Dissertation Teaching and Research Fellowship (2006 – 2007): The University of Chicago
Doolittle-Harrison Fellowship (2006): The University of Chicago
APSA Travel Grant (2006): American Political Science Association
Humane Studies Fellowship (2005 – 2007): Institute for Humane Studies
Nicholson Center Graduate Initiative Award (2005, w/ Mara MARIN): The University of Chicago
Junior Fellow (2002 – 2005): Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy
Trustees Fellow (2001 – 2006): The University of Chicago
Copy Editor (1997 – 1999): University of Puerto Rico Law Review

Professional Memberships

American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (2002 – Present)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Bar (2001 – Present)
Puerto Rico Bar Association (2000 – Present)

Languages

Spanish (native speaker), English (fluent), French (fluent)

Areas of Interest

Pluralism: Legal, political, and meta-ethical
Jurisprudence and legal theory: Esp. legal positivism; constitutional theory; theory of private law
Liberal political theory: Contemporary theory and historical developments
Theories of justice: Esp. the work of John Rawls; intergenerational justice