Laura Davies
Laura Davies (1992) is a legal philosopher with a broad interest in legal theory, ethical decision-making, and the changing role of the judge.Laura Davies (1992) is a legal philosopher whose research focuses, among other things, on judicial legitimacy, the relationship between the judiciary and politics, and the role of the judiciary in the democratic rule of law. Since 2026, she has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice at Utrecht University.
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Davies studied Liberal Arts & Sciences and Law before completing the Legal Research Master at Utrecht University cum laude. She subsequently worked as a lecturer and PhD researcher at Radboud University. In her doctoral research, she combines perspectives from legal philosophy, political theory and sociology with historical analysis to examine how judicial legitimacy emerges, changes and may come under pressure.
Davies also publishes on judicial decision-making, uncertainty and law, the culture of the rule of law, and the interplay between law, democracy and society. Through academic publications, lectures and opinion pieces, she actively engages with contemporary social and political developments. She is also an editor of the Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy (NJLP).
Alongside her academic work, Davies has a keen interest in theatre, music and art and has stage experience as a speaker and singer.