Michael Sevel

The recent arrest of a Wisconsin judge by the Trump administration may be what William Scheuerman calls a politically motivated "official rule departure", a form of civil disobedience that may strengthen the rule of law. More in the new Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law:

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The recent arrest of a Wisconsin judge by the Trump administration may be what William Scheuerman calls a politically motivated "official rule departure", a form of civil disobedience that may strengthen the rule of law. More in the new Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law:

tinyurl.com/36uxzb9x

John Finnis's memoir of Joseph Raz has been published at the British Academy. A fitting tribute from a friend for over 50 years.

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John Finnis's memoir of Joseph Raz has been published at the British Academy. A fitting tribute from a friend for over 50 years.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/m...

BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 363 LAW PROFESSORS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND FOR DECLARATORY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF | Stanford Law School Amici 363 law professors submit this brief in support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

ICYMI, 363 law professors (myself included, natch) submitted an amicus brief in the Perkins Coie case explaining why the Trump executive orders punishing law firms for representing their clients are wildly unconstitutional and a threat to the rule of law

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Sevel on The Rule of Law: A Thought Pattern @michaelsevel.bsky.social /
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NEW: Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law is now available, which I edited. 28 new essays by 30 scholars from around the world, representing about a dozen academic disciplines. Very pleased with how this came together.

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I already received a lot of very promising abstracts - thank you!! The deadline is still running until end of november. Looking forward to more great papers on the subject🗞️

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Call for abstracts: Law and Humanities Roundtable 2025: Jane Austen's Legal World, convened by Rebecca Probert (P.J.Probert@exeter.ac.uk) @uniofexeter.bsky.social July 11! Abstracts invited by Feb 11 for paper presentations on any aspect of law in Austen's novels. Details: tinyurl.com/y92375f8

Aziz Huq's chapter on this is excellent! Thanks.

Very fortunate to have had Mark's contribution for the Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law. It's an astute and valuable response to (among other things) Jeremy Waldron's latest views on the rule of law. I summarize all the chapters of the handbook here:

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NEW: "The Rule of Law at Sea", co-authored with the distinguished maritime law expert Sofia Galani, at the rare intersection of legal philosophy and maritime law. Bentham, Grotius, UNCLOS & Geneva Declaration Human Rights at Sea & more!

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Very fortunate to have had Mark's contribution for the Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law. It's an astute and valuable response to (among other things) Jeremy Waldron's latest views on the rule of law. I summarize all the chapters of the handbook here:

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Thank you!

State of the art (putting my contribution to one side)--really interesting and sophisticated essays.

NEW: Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law is now available, which I edited. 28 new essays by 30 scholars from around the world, representing about a dozen academic disciplines. Very pleased with how this came together.

routledge.com/Routledge-Ha...

My former colleague Emma Borg has a new book out, defending "common sense" belief desire psychology against recent challenges (including claims of systematic irrationality and accounts of "behavior reading"). I read an early version and it's fantastic—
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Top 11 programs in Political Philosophy, 2024-25

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I wish I were in Sydney for the Xmas period. Big Bash. Sunshine.

Early summer in Sydney