5:00pm-7:30pm on Thursday 20 March
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Faculty of Law, LG19, Sidgwick Site, 10 West Road, CB3 9DZ
Each year, the Baron de Lancey Lecture brings a leading mind to Cambridge to dissect a contentious and cutting-edge topic in medical law and ethics. This year, Professor Kimberly D. Krawiec from the University of Virginia Law School will discuss “repugnant transactions and taboo trades” - exploring markets that push moral boundaries and even face prohibition, such as sex work, commercial surrogacy, and the sale of organs, eggs and sperm. She will challenge us to think critically about society’s decisions on what can be bought and sold.
This lecture will discuss:
· The ethical dilemmas of payments for: surrogacy; human organs, eggs and sperm; and prostitution.
· The societal implications of prohibiting certain trades.
· Diverse legal regulations and cultural norms for these markets.
Expect an eye-opening discussion that evaluates the consequences of various regulatory approaches and envisions potential paths forward.
About the Speaker: Professor Kimberly D. Krawiec holds the prestigious Charles O. Gregory Professor of Law title at the University of Virginia. With a wealth of experience in commodity and derivatives law, she has also been a commentator for the Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI) of the American Bar Association and has taught at top institutions including Duke, North Carolina, Harvard, and Northwestern, where she won the Robert Childres Award for Teaching Excellence.
For further information, please visit the LML website
https://www.lml.law.cam.ac.uk/events/baron-de-lancey-lecture-2025-prof-k...
The Baron de Lancey Lecture series is kindly supported by the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund
