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'''Norman Stephan Kinsella''' (born 1965) is an [[United States|American]] [[intellectual property]] [[lawyer]] and [[Libertarian theories of law|libertarian legal theorist]]. His electronically-published works are primarily published on his [[blog]] and websites associated with the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] and [[anarcho-capitalist]] organizations.
'''Norman Stephan Kinsella''' (born 1965) is an [[United States|American]] [[intellectual property]] attorney and [[libertarian]] legal theorist.  


==Education==
He is the founder and Editor of ''[[Libertarian Papers]]'', Director of the [[Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom]] (C4SIF), and General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. He is a former partner with Duane Morris LLP and was adjunct law professor at South Texas College of Law, and is currently a senior fellow at the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]].
Born in [[Prairieville, Louisiana|Prairieville]], [[Louisiana]], he attended [[Louisiana State University]] where he earned [[Bachelor of Science]] (BS) and [[Master of Science]] (MS) degrees in electrical engineering, and a [[Juris Doctor]] (JD) from the [[Paul M. Hebert Law Center]]. He also obtained an [[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] at the [[University of London]].  


==Career in law==
Kinsella has published numerous articles and books on IP law, international law, and the application of libertarian principles to legal topics. He received an LL.M. in international business law from King’s College London, a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at [[Louisiana State University|LSU]], and B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering degrees also from LSU.
Kinsella is general counsel of [http://www.ao-inc.com/ Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.] of [[Sugar Land, Texas]]. A practicing intellectual property attorney and former adjunct professor of law at [[South Texas College of Law]], where he taught computer law, Kinsella is actively involved with libertarian legal and political theory, and is adjunct scholar of the [[Mises Institute]] as well as the former Book Review Editor for the Institute's ''[[Journal of Libertarian Studies]]''. He is also a contributor to the news and opinion blog at [[LewRockwell.com]] and is the creator of ''Libertarian Papers'', a peer-reviewed online journal published under the [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License]].<ref>Kinsella, Stephan. "Welcome to ''Libertarian Papers''. ''LibertarianPapers.org''. 22 January 2009. [http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/welcome-to-libertarian-papers/]</ref>


He writes that, after college, he "began to put more emphasis on Austrian economics and paleolibertarian insights of Rothbard, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Rockwell."<ref>"Stephan Kinsella." ''StephanKinsella.com''. [http://www.stephankinsella.com/bio/bio2.php]</ref>
Kinsella's libertarian articles have appeared in journals such as ''[[The Freeman]]'', ''[[The Journal of Libertarian Studies]]'', ''[[Reason Papers]]'', the ''[[Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics]]'', [[LewRockwell.com]], and [[Mises.org]].


==Publications==
==Bibliography==
Kinsella's legal publications include books and articles 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. 
*''[[Property, Freedom, and Society|Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe]]'' (co-editor, with [[Jörg Guido Hülsmann]], Mises Institute, 2009)
 
*''[[Against Intellectual Property]]''. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2008. ISBN 978-1933550329
In contract theory, he extends [[Murray Rothbard]]'s<ref>Rothbard, Murray. ''[http://www.mises.org/rothbard/ethics/nineteen.asp The Ethics of Liberty]'' Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute.</ref> and [[Williamson Evers]]'s<ref>Evers, Williamson. "[http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/1_1/1_1_2.pdf Toward a Reformulation of the Law of Contracts]." ''Journal of Libertarian Studies''. Vol. 1, No. 1. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1977.</ref> title transfer theory of contract linking it with inalienability theory while also attempting to clarify that theory.<ref>Kinsella, Stephan. "A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, and Inalienability. ''Journal of Libertarian Studies''. Vol 17, No 2. Auburn, Alabama: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2003. pp. 11–37.</ref> Kinsella advances a theory of causation that attempts to explain why remote actors can be liable under libertarian theory.<ref>Kinsella, Stephan. "[http://www.mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae7_4_7.pdf Causation and Aggression]" ''[[Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics]]''. Vol. 7, No. 4. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2004.</ref> He gives non-[[utilitarian]] arguments for intellectual property being incompatible with libertarian property rights principles.<ref>Kinsella, Stephan. "[http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf Against Intellectual Property]" ''Journal of Libertarian Studies''. Vol. 15, No. 2. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2001.</ref> He offers a [[discourse ethics]] argument for the justification of individual rights, using an extension of the concept of [[estoppel]].<ref>Kinsella, Stephan. "[http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/kinsella_punishment-loyola.pdf A Libertarian Theory of Punishment and Rights]" ''StephanKinsella.com''.</ref>
*''International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide'' (with Noah Rubins). Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0379215229
 
*''Online Contract Formation'' (with Andrew Simpson). Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0379215199
===Books===
*''Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk'' (with Paul E. Comeaux). Oceana Publications, 1997. ISBN 978-0379213713
*''Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk'' (with Paul E. Comeaux). Oceana Publications, 1997. ISBN 978-0379213713
*''Online Contract Formation'' (with Andrew Simpson). Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0379215199
*''International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide'' (with Noah Rubins). Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0379215229
*''[http://mises.org/books/against.pdf Against Intellectual Property]''. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2008. ISBN 978-1933550329


==Notes==
==Links==
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{{Contact faculty|nskinsella@gmail.com}}
 
* [http://www.kinsellalaw.com/ KinsellaLaw.com], Stephan Kinsella's legal website
==External links==
* [http://www.kinsellalaw.com/ KinsellaLaw], Stephan Kinsella's legal website
* [http://www.stephankinsella.com/ StephanKinsella.com], Stephan Kinsella's libertarian website
* [http://www.stephankinsella.com/ StephanKinsella.com], Stephan Kinsella's libertarian website
* [http://c4sif.org C4SIF.org] Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom, Stephan Kinsella - Director
*[http://mises.org/fellow.aspx?id=25 Stephan Kinsella] at [[Mises Institute|Mises.org]]
** [http://blog.mises.org/author/stephan_kinsella/ Blog archive]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=301 Media archive]
** [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=301 Literature archive]
** [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=301 Daily Article archive]
** [http://blog.mises.org/15658/faculty-spotlight-interview-stephen-kinsella/ Faculty Spotlight Interview: Stephan Kinsella]
** [[Mises Academy]]: [http://academy.mises.org/faculty/stephan-kinsella/ Faculty bio]
* [http://www.kinsellalaw.com/publications/index.php List of publications]
* [http://www.kinsellalaw.com/publications/index.php List of publications]
* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/kinsella/kinsella-arch.html Archive of Kinsella commentary] from [[LewRockwell.com]]
* [http://www.lewrockwell.com/kinsella/kinsella-arch.html Archive of Kinsella commentary] from [[LewRockwell.com]]
* [http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/InsightMag_com_symp_printable.htm Symposium:] "Do patents and copyrights undermine private property?" [[Ilana Mercer]], Stephan Kinsella, and James DeLong. ''[[Insight on the News]]''. 21 May 2001.
* [http://c4sif.org/author/stephan-kinsella/ Archive of Kinsella commentary] from [[C4SIF.org]]
* [http://www.libertarianstandard.com/author/stephan-kinsella/ Archive of Kinsella commentary] from [[The Libertarian Standard]]
 
* Interviews
** [http://www.thedailybell.com/3710/Anthony-Wile-Stephan-Kinsella-on Kinsella on the Logic of Libertarianism and Why Intellectual Property Doesn't Exist] interview with Daily Bell <small>(republished at C4SIF.org [http://c4sif.org/2012/03/daily-bell-interview-stephan-kinsella-on-the-logic-of-libertarianism-and-why-intellectual-property-doesnt-exist/ here])</small>
** [http://blog.mises.org/14193/interview-with-kinsella/ Rethinking Intellectual Property] by Jeffrey Tucker, October 2010
** [http://blog.mises.org/12269/ Kinsella Intellectual Property discussion on Freedomain Radio Book Club] with [[Stefan Molyneux]], March 2010
 
* Courses
** [[Mises Academy]]
*** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/ip-reconsidered-intellectual-property-austrian-economics-and-libertarian-theory/ Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics]
**** [http://libertarianstandard.com/2011/12/25/kinsellasrethinking-intellectual-property-course-audio-and-slides/ Course audios & slides]
*** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/libertarian-legal-theory/ Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society]
**** [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/01/01/kinsellas-libertarian-legal-theory-course-audio-and-slides/ Course audios & slides]
*** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/obama-patent-reform/ Obama's Patent Reform: Improvement or Continuing Calamity?]
*** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/libertarian-controversies/ Libertarian Controversies]
*** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/the-social-theory-of-hoppe/ The Social Theory of Hoppe]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 3 November 2013

Norman Stephan Kinsella (born 1965) is an American intellectual property attorney and libertarian legal theorist.

He is the founder and Editor of Libertarian Papers, Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF), and General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. He is a former partner with Duane Morris LLP and was adjunct law professor at South Texas College of Law, and is currently a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.

Kinsella has published numerous articles and books on IP law, international law, and the application of libertarian principles to legal topics. He received an LL.M. in international business law from King’s College London, a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU, and B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering degrees also from LSU.

Kinsella's libertarian articles have appeared in journals such as The Freeman, The Journal of Libertarian Studies, Reason Papers, the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, LewRockwell.com, and Mises.org.

Bibliography

  • Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (co-editor, with Jörg Guido Hülsmann, Mises Institute, 2009)
  • Against Intellectual Property. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2008. ISBN 978-1933550329
  • International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide (with Noah Rubins). Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0379215229
  • Online Contract Formation (with Andrew Simpson). Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0379215199
  • Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk (with Paul E. Comeaux). Oceana Publications, 1997. ISBN 978-0379213713

Links

Contact this Mises Institute faculty member at: nskinsella@gmail.com
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