Stephan Kinsella

American lawyer

Stephan Kinsella

Born|

Norman Stephan Kinsella

1965

Prairieville, Louisiana

Occupation| Attorney
Member of the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee[1]

Incumbent

Assumed office
May 29, 2022

Website| Official Website
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* The Anarchist Cookbook
* Anarchy, State, and Utopia
* The Betrayal of the American Right
* Civil Disobedience
* Conceived in Liberty
* Defending the Undefendable
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* The Problem of Political Authority
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* The Unconstitutionality of Slavery

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Norman Stephan Kinsella (/kɪnˈsɛlə/; born 1965) is an American intellectual property lawyer, 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[edit]

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 the University of London.

## Career[edit]

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] 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]

## Publications[edit]

Kinsella's legal publications include books and articles about patent law, contract law, e-commerce law, international law, and other topics.

## Views[edit]

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]

### Books[edit]

* 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)
* Law in a Libertarian World: Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Papinian Press, 2021)
* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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
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.

## External links[edit]

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

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* Abortion
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Books|

* Anarchy, State, and Utopia
* Atlas Shrugged
* For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
* Free to Choose
* Law, Legislation and Liberty
* The Market for Liberty

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