legal theory

Stephan Kinsella, “The (State’s) Corruption of (Private) Law” (PFS 2012)

by on January 12, 2013 @ 3:23 pm · 0 comments

in History, Legal System, Libertarian Theory, Statism

I delivered this speech in September 2012 for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey. The audio of my speech was corrupted due to a technical error, so I re-recorded a version of the speech (available for streaming and download below). For others, see the links in the Program, or the PFS Vimeo channel.

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The talk was largely based on two previous papers:

Update: see also Is English Common Law Libertarian?

(Powerpoint; PDF)

[PFS; SK]

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Kinsella on Anarchast Discussing IP, Anarcho-libertarianism, and Legislation vs. Private Law

by on December 30, 2012 @ 8:25 am · 0 comments

in (Austrian) Economics, Anti-Statism, IP Law, Legal System, Libertarian Theory, Podcasts, Police Statism

I was a guest on Jeff Berwick’s Anarchast (ep. 51, 36 min), released today. We discussed anarchy and how such a society might be reached; the basis and origin of law and property rights and its relationship to libertarian principles, and implications for legislation versus law and the legitimacy of intellectual property; also, utilitarianism, legal positivism, scientism, and logical positivism. Description from the Anarchist site below; MP3 download. For more background on IP, see the C4SIF Resources page; on legislation vs. private law, see The (State’s) Corruption of (Private) Law.

 

Anarchast Ep. 51 with Stephan Kinsella

Jeff Berwick in Acapulco, Mexico, talks with Stephan Kinsella in Houston, Texas

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