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'''Norman (N.) Stephan Kinsella''' (born [[1965]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[intellectual property]] [[lawyer]] and [[libertarian]] [[Libertarian theories of law|legal theorist]]. |
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'''N. Stephan Kinsella''' is a [[United States|American]] [[patent law|patent]] [[lawyer]] and an adjunct faculty member of the [[Mises Institute]]. He is known for his writing in support of [[libertarianism]] and [[anarcho-capitalism]]. |
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Kinsella is from a small town near [[Baton Rouge]], [[Lousiana]], and received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge ([[1987]], [[1990]], respectively). He received his law degree from Paul M. Hebert Law Center of LSU in [[1991]]. He studied international law at King's College London-[[University of London]] and the [[London School of Economics]], and received a LL.M degree in international business law in 1992. He is married to Cindy DeLaney; they have a son born 2003. |
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== Biography == |
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*"Against Intellectual Property," a paper published in the ''Journal for Libertarian Studies'', argues against the legitimacy of [[Intellectual Property]] rights. It is available in .PDF [http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf here] |
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Born in [[Prairieville, Louisiana|Prairieville]], [[Louisiana]], he attended [[Louisiana State University]] where he earned Master of Science (MS) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in electrical engineering, and a Juris Doctor (JD) from the [[Paul M. Hebert Law Center]] [http://www.law.lsu.edu/]; and obtained an [[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] at the [[University of London]]'s [[King's College London]] and [[London School of Economics]]. |
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*Legal treatises (co-authored or edited) include: |
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**"International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide" |
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A practicing lawyer and former adjunct professor of law at [[South Texas College of Law]] [http://www.stcl.edu/], Kinsella is actively involved with libertarian legal and political theory, and is adjunct sholar of the [[Mises Institute]] [http://www.mises.org/]. |
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**"World Online Business Law" |
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**"Digest of Commercial Laws of the World" |
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'''Legal publications''' include books and articles [http://www.kinsellalaw.com/publications/index.php] about [[patent]] law, [[contract law]], e-commerce law, [[international law]] and other topics. |
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**"Trademark Practice and Forms" |
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**"Online Contract Formation" |
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Kinsella has also published and lectured on a variety of '''libertarian topics''', often combining libertarian and legal analysis. Kinsella's views on contract theory, causation and the law, intellectual property, and rights theory (in particular his [[estoppel]] theory) are his main contributions to libertarian theory. |
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**"Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk" |
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In contract theory, he extends [[Murray Rothbard]]'s [http://www.mises.org/rothbard/ethics/nineteen.asp] and [[Williamson Evers]]'s [http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/1_1/1_1_2.pdf] "title transfer" theory of contract, linking it with inalienabiltiy theory while also clarifying that theory ("''A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Binding Promises, Title Transfer, and Inalienability''" [http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/17_2/17_2_2.pdf]). Kinsella sets forth a theory of causation that attempts to explain why remote actors can be liable under libertarian theory ("''Causation and Aggression''" [http://www.mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae7_4_7.pdf]). Kinsella, as a practicing intellectual property attorney, also gives non-[[utilitarian]] arguments for intellectual property being incompatible with libertarian property rights principles ("''Against Intellectual Property''" [http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf]). Kinsella advances a "[[discourse ethics]]" argument for the justification of individual rights, using an extension of the concept of estoppel ([http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/kinsella_punishment-loyola.pdf ''A Libertarian Theory of Punishment and Rights'']). |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.kinsellalaw.com/ KinsellaLaw], Stephan Kinsella's legal website |
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* [http://www.stephankinsella.com/ StephanKinsella.com], Stephan Kinsella's libertarian website |
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Revision as of 01:26, 21 July 2005
Norman (N.) Stephan Kinsella (born 1965) is an American intellectual property lawyer and libertarian legal theorist.
Biography
Born in Prairieville, Louisiana, he attended Louisiana State University where he earned Master of Science (MS) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in electrical engineering, and a Juris Doctor (JD) from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center [1]; and obtained an LL.M. at the University of London's King's College London and London School of Economics.
A practicing lawyer and former adjunct professor of law at South Texas College of Law [2], Kinsella is actively involved with libertarian legal and political theory, and is adjunct sholar of the Mises Institute [3].
Legal publications include books and articles [4] about patent law, contract law, e-commerce law, international law and other topics.
Kinsella has also published and lectured on a variety of libertarian topics, often combining libertarian and legal analysis. Kinsella's views on contract theory, causation and the law, intellectual property, and rights theory (in particular his estoppel theory) are his main contributions to libertarian theory.
In contract theory, he extends Murray Rothbard's [5] and Williamson Evers's [6] "title transfer" theory of contract, linking it with inalienabiltiy theory while also clarifying that theory ("A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Binding Promises, Title Transfer, and Inalienability" [7]). Kinsella sets forth a theory of causation that attempts to explain why remote actors can be liable under libertarian theory ("Causation and Aggression" [8]). Kinsella, as a practicing intellectual property attorney, also gives non-utilitarian arguments for intellectual property being incompatible with libertarian property rights principles ("Against Intellectual Property" [9]). Kinsella advances a "discourse ethics" argument for the justification of individual rights, using an extension of the concept of estoppel (A Libertarian Theory of Punishment and Rights).
External links
- KinsellaLaw, Stephan Kinsella's legal website
- StephanKinsella.com, Stephan Kinsella's libertarian website