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Stephan Kinsella
Stephan Kinsella
Born	Norman Stephan Kinsella; 1965 (age 58–59); Prairieville, Louisiana, U.S.
Education	Louisiana State University (BS, MS, JD); King's College London (LLM)
Occupation	Attorney
Member of the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 29, 2022
Website	Official Website

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Norman Stephan Kinsella (/kɪnˈsɛlə/; born 1965) is an American patent attorney, author, and deontological ^{[citation needed]} anarcho-capitalist.^[2] His legal works have been published by Oxford University Press, Oceana Publications, Mises Institute, Quid Pro Books and others.

Education

Born in 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 (formerly known as LSU Law Center). He also obtained an LL.M. at King's College London.

Career

Kinsella was general counsel of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., of Sugar Land, Texas from 2000 to 2012 and is currently in private practice in Houston, Texas. He was formerly an adjunct scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, a right-libertarian think-tank for the promotion of Rothbardian political thought and the Austrian School of economics, where he was Book Review Editor for the Journal of Libertarian Studies^[3] and a faculty member of the Mises Academy.^[4] Kinsella also founded the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF) of which he currently is the Director.^[5]^{[third-party source needed]} In May 2022 he was elected to the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee, but was subsequently disqualified due to being two months short of the 4 year Libertarian Party membership requirement to hold the office. As of August 2022, he is eligible and it's believed that he'll be appointed by the LP Judicial Committee to fill the vacancy caused by his ineligible run in May 2022.^[6]^{[non-primary source needed]}

Publications

Kinsella's legal publications include books and articles about patent law, contract law, e-commerce law, international law, and other topics.^{[third-party source needed]}

Views

Kinsella is a strong opponent of intellectual property,^[7] arguing that patents and copyrights should not form part of a proper libertarian law code.^[8] He is a proponent of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's theory on argumentation ethics.^[9] He is an atheist, having previously been a devout Catholic.^[10]^{[third-party source needed]}

Books

International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide, Second Edition (Oxford University Press, 2020) (with Noah D. Rubins and Thomas N. Papanastasiou)
Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary (Quid Pro Books, 2011) (with Gregory Rome)
Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Papinian Press, 2023)
Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. 1997. ISBN 978-0-379213-71-3. (with Paul E. Comeaux)
Online Contract Formation. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-0-379215-19-9. OCLC 56476041, 744522102. (with Andrew F. Simpson)
Against Intellectual Property. Ludwig von Mises Institute. 2008. ISBN 978-1-933550-32-9.
Trademark practice and Forms. New York, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-0-379012-69-9. OCLC 772536840, 636178826. (with Teresa C. Tucker, co-editor)

Articles

Symposium: "Do patents and copyrights undermine private property?" by Ilana Mercer, Stephan Kinsella, and James DeLong (Insight on the News, 21 May 2001)
Against Intellectual Property (Journal of Libertarian Studies, Spring 2001) [Volume 15, no. 2, p. 1–53]

References

^ "LP Committees".
^ Stephan Kinsella, "What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist", "LewRockwell.com", published 2004-01-20, archived 2018-04-15, accessed 2018-08-04
^ Welcome to Libertarian Papers! by Stephan Kinsella (Libertarianpapers.org, 22 January 2009)
^ "Stephan Kinsella". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
^ "About the Center". 22 September 2010.
^ "Judicial Committee Qualifications". LNC-business email group.
^ Kinsella, Stephan (July 28, 2008). "Against Intellectual Property". Mises Institute. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ Gordon, David (April 7, 2009). "Patents and Copyrights Should be Repealed". Mises Institute. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Defending Argumentation Ethics". StephanKinsella.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "My Religious and Political Conversions". StephanKinsella.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

External links

KinsellaLaw, Kinsella's legal website
StephanKinsella.com, Kinsella's libertarian website
Archive of Kinsella commentary from LewRockwell.com

[1] "LP Committees".

[2] Stephan Kinsella, "What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist", "LewRockwell.com", published 2004-01-20, archived 2018-04-15, accessed 2018-08-04

[3] Welcome to Libertarian Papers! by Stephan Kinsella (Libertarianpapers.org, 22 January 2009)

[4] "Stephan Kinsella". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-06-23.

[5] "About the Center". 22 September 2010.

[6] "Judicial Committee Qualifications". LNC-business email group.

[7] Kinsella, Stephan (July 28, 2008). "Against Intellectual Property". Mises Institute. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[8] Gordon, David (April 7, 2009). "Patents and Copyrights Should be Repealed". Mises Institute. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[9] "Defending Argumentation Ethics". StephanKinsella.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[10] "My Religious and Political Conversions". StephanKinsella.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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-'''Norman Stephan Kinsella''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ɪ|n|ˈ|s|ɛ|l|ə}}; born 1965) is an American [[intellectual property]] [[lawyer]], author, and [[natural-rights libertarianism|deontological]] {{citation needed|date=July 2018}} [[anarcho-capitalism|anarcho-capitalist]].<ref>Stephan Kinsella, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180415041048/https://www.lewrockwell.com/2004/01/stephan-kinsella/what-it-means-to-be-an-anarcho-capitalist/ "What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist"], "LewRockwell.com", published 2004-01-20, archived 2018-04-15, accessed 2018-08-04</ref> His legal works have been published by [[Oxford University Press]], [[Oceana Publications]], [[Mises Institute]], [http://quidprolaw.com/?p=1571 Quid Pro Books] and others.
+'''Norman Stephan Kinsella''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ɪ|n|ˈ|s|ɛ|l|ə}}; born 1965) is an American [[patent]] [[Attorney_at_law|attorney]], author, and [[natural-rights libertarianism|deontological]] {{citation needed|date=July 2018}} [[anarcho-capitalism|anarcho-capitalist]].<ref>Stephan Kinsella, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180415041048/https://www.lewrockwell.com/2004/01/stephan-kinsella/what-it-means-to-be-an-anarcho-capitalist/ "What It Means To Be an Anarcho-Capitalist"], "LewRockwell.com", published 2004-01-20, archived 2018-04-15, accessed 2018-08-04</ref> His legal works have been published by [[Oxford University Press]], [[Oceana Publications]], [[Mises Institute]], Quid Pro Books and others.
 ==Education==
-Born in [[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]] (formerly known as LSU Law Center). He also obtained an [[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] at the [[University of London]].
+Born in [[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]] (formerly known as LSU Law Center). He also obtained an [[Master of Laws|LL.M.]] at [[King's College London]].
 ==Career==
-Kinsella was general counsel of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., of [[Sugar Land, Texas]] from 2000 to 2012 and is currently in private practice in Houston, Texas. He was formerly an adjunct scholar of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]], a [[Right-libertarianism|right-libertarian]] think-tank for the promotion of [[Murray Rothbard|Rothbardian]] political thought and the [[Austrian School]] of economics, where he was Book Review Editor for the ''[[Journal of Libertarian Studies]]''<ref>[http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/welcome-to-libertarian-papers/ ''Welcome to Libertarian Papers!''] by Stephan Kinsella (Libertarianpapers.org, 22 January 2009)</ref> and a faculty member of the Mises Academy.<ref>[http://academy.mises.org/faculty/stephan-kinsella/ Stephan Kinsella]</ref> Kinsella also founded the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF) of which he currently is the Director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://c4sif.org/about/|title = About the Center|date = 22 September 2010}}</ref>
+Kinsella was general counsel of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., of [[Sugar Land, Texas]] from 2000 to 2012 and is currently in private practice in Houston, Texas. He was formerly an adjunct scholar of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]], a [[Right-libertarianism|right-libertarian]] think-tank for the promotion of [[Murray Rothbard|Rothbardian]] political thought and the [[Austrian School]] of economics, where he was Book Review Editor for the ''[[Journal of Libertarian Studies]]''<ref>[http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/welcome-to-libertarian-papers/ ''Welcome to Libertarian Papers!''] by Stephan Kinsella (Libertarianpapers.org, 22 January 2009)</ref> and a faculty member of the Mises Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://academy.mises.org/faculty/stephan-kinsella/ |title=Stephan Kinsella |access-date=2014-06-23 |archive-date=2014-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324232022/http://academy.mises.org/faculty/stephan-kinsella/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kinsella also founded the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF) of which he currently is the Director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://c4sif.org/about/|title = About the Center|date = 22 September 2010}}</ref>{{Third-party inline|date=May 2023}} In May 2022 he was elected to the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee, but was subsequently disqualified due to being two months short of the 4 year Libertarian Party membership requirement to hold the office. As of August 2022, he is eligible and it's believed that he'll be appointed by the LP Judicial Committee to fill the vacancy caused by his ineligible run in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Judicial Committee Qualifications |url=https://groups.google.com/a/lp.org/g/lnc-business/c/dnVU2zralf0 |website=LNC-business email group |ref=LP Chair explains Kinsella ineligible run for Judiciary Committee}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2023}}
 ==Publications==
-Kinsella's legal publications include books and articles about [[patent]] law, [[contract law]], e-commerce law, [[international law]], and other topics.
+Kinsella's legal publications include books and articles about [[patent]] law, [[contract law]], e-commerce law, [[international law]], and other topics.{{Third-party inline|date=May 2023}}
 ==Views==
-Kinsella is a strong opponent of [[intellectual property]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mises.org/library/against-intellectual-property-0|title=Against Intellectual Property|author=Kinsella, Stephan|date=July 28, 2008|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=Mises Institute}}</ref> arguing that patents and copyrights should not form part of a proper libertarian law code.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mises.org/library/patents-and-copyrights-should-be-repealed|title=Patents and Copyrights Should be Repealed|author=Gordon, David|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=Mises Institute}}</ref> He is a proponent of [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]]'s theory on [[argumentation ethics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/defending-argumentation-ethics/|title=Defending Argumentation Ethics|date=July 23, 2016|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=StephanKinsella.com}}</ref> He is an atheist, having previously been a devout Catholic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephankinsella.com/2015/04/my-religious-and-political-conversions/|title=My Religious and Political Conversions|date=April 24, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=StephanKinsella.com}}</ref>
+Kinsella is a strong opponent of [[intellectual property]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mises.org/library/against-intellectual-property-0|title=Against Intellectual Property|author=Kinsella, Stephan|date=July 28, 2008|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=Mises Institute}}</ref> arguing that patents and copyrights should not form part of a proper libertarian law code.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mises.org/library/patents-and-copyrights-should-be-repealed|title=Patents and Copyrights Should be Repealed|author=Gordon, David|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=Mises Institute}}</ref> He is a proponent of [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]]'s theory on [[argumentation ethics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/defending-argumentation-ethics/|title=Defending Argumentation Ethics|date=July 23, 2016|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=StephanKinsella.com}}</ref> He is an atheist, having previously been a devout Catholic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephankinsella.com/2015/04/my-religious-and-political-conversions/|title=My Religious and Political Conversions|date=April 24, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=StephanKinsella.com}}</ref>{{Third-party inline|date=May 2023}}
 ===Books===
 * ''[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/international-investment-political-risk-and-dispute-resolution-9780198808053?q=rubins%20kinsella&lang=en&cc=gb# International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide]'', Second Edition (Oxford University Press, 2020) (with Noah D. Rubins and Thomas N. Papanastasiou)
 * ''[http://quidprolaw.com/?p=1571 Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary]'' (Quid Pro Books, 2011) (with Gregory Rome)
-* ''[http://www.stephankinsella.com/llw/ Law in a Libertarian World: Legal Foundations of a Free Society]'' (Papinian Press, 2021)
+* ''[http://www.stephankinsella.com/lffs/ Legal Foundations of a Free Society]'' (Papinian Press, 2023)
 * ''Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk''. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. 1997. {{ISBN|978-0-379213-71-3}}. (with Paul E. Comeaux)
 * ''Online Contract Formation''. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. 2004. {{ISBN|978-0-379215-19-9}}. {{OCLC|56476041|744522102}}. (with Andrew F. Simpson)
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 ===Articles===
+{{Cleanup list|section|date=May 2023}}
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070221042046/http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/InsightMag_com_symp_printable.htm Symposium: "Do patents and copyrights undermine private property?"] by Ilana Mercer, Stephan Kinsella, and James DeLong (''[[Insight on the News]]'', 21 May 2001)
 * [https://mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf ''Against Intellectual Property''] ([[Journal of Libertarian Studies]], Spring 2001) [Volume 15, no. 2, p.&nbsp;1–53]
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+[[Category:American patent attorneys]]
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-[[Category:Philosophers of law]]
+[[Category:American philosophers of law]]
 [[Category:Texas lawyers]]

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