Jurisprudence vs. Law: What’s in a Word?

Is it still possible to talk about the law and about lawyers as men and women whose desire and vocation is justice, whose interests go beyond honoraria and clients’ immediate “victories?" If not, was this ever the case. If it was, what happened? Dr. Orlandi will explore these questions with the eyes of a foreign-trained lawyer and by focusing on the role that the virtue of prudence might play in answering some, if not all of them.

About Our Scholar

Marianna Orland, Avv. Ph.D.

Associate Director of Academic Programs

Marianna Orlandi received her Ph.D. in Law from the University of Padua, Italy, and from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Prior to moving to Texas, she was a 2019-2020 James Madison Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. She was admitted to the Italian bar in 2015 after graduating magna cum laude from the University of Padua. She practiced as a criminal lawyer in Milan and worked in the United States as a policy research analyst. Her interests and research focus on issues of life, and on its legal and international protection, in particular through the lens of criminal law.

About this year's theme for our programs:

Prudence: a Word, a Virtue, a Theme

This year, following the requests of our students, the Austin Institute has developed its academic programming around a common theme that will unify the activities of the semester.

The focus of our fall programming is on the most underestimated and yet most needed virtue of prudence.

Prudence will also guide our practical choices for our programs. All in-person and/or online programming conform to current health guidelines. We want to keep everyone safe while providing program opportunities during this pandemic.