Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It was an honor to discuss Martin Krygier's new book Tempering Power last night at UNSW Law School. It is one of the great works on the subject, and the large turnout reflected that (over 100 attended, including many zooming in from Europe). Order here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/t... 031
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It was an honor to discuss Martin Krygier's new book Tempering Power last night at UNSW Law School. It is one of the great works on the subject, and the large turnout reflected that (over 100 attended, including many zooming in from Europe). Order here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/t... 031
Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"Groundbreaking", "an important contribution": describes my co-edited volume, The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome, published by @academic.oup.com in a review just out in the Classical Review. A project across Humanities & Law @sydney.edu.au Review: tinyurl.com/7xcs9sf6 Volume: tinyurl.com/3ukn5a6z 031
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"Groundbreaking", "an important contribution": describes my co-edited volume, The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome, published by @academic.oup.com in a review just out in the Classical Review. A project across Humanities & Law @sydney.edu.au Review: tinyurl.com/7xcs9sf6 Volume: tinyurl.com/3ukn5a6z 031
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 28/05/2026It was an honor to welcome Judge Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson to my Jurisprudence classes today at The University of Sydney Law School. She spoke movingly about her commitment to the rule of law & human rights. A splendid example of judicial mentorship of law students starting a career in legal practice. 030
Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026It's not everyday to have a world leader drop by one's class. It was a privilege and pleasure to welcome the 29th Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, to my Jurisprudence seminar today on The Rule of Law and its Value at The University of Sydney Law School. An inspiring discussion. 032
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026It's not everyday to have a world leader drop by one's class. It was a privilege and pleasure to welcome the 29th Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, to my Jurisprudence seminar today on The Rule of Law and its Value at The University of Sydney Law School. An inspiring discussion. 032
Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 22/03/2026To this excellent list, I add two of my books on the rule of law which recently appeared: The Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law: tinyurl.com/e6b2ehf7 The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome: academic.oup.com/book/61402 082
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 22/03/2026To this excellent list, I add two of my books on the rule of law which recently appeared: The Routledge Handbook of the Rule of Law: tinyurl.com/e6b2ehf7 The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome: academic.oup.com/book/61402 082
Reposted by Michael SevelNtina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I am just a girl standing in front of you asking all my fellow critical legal scholars to perform a concrete analysis of a concrete situation rather than keep writing things whose citations are 90% from the 1990s and early 2000s. 77410
Reposted by Michael SevelPaul du Plessis @sententiaepauli.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I’ve been looking out for this book. It looks like a fun topic. #RomanLaw 1193
Reposted by Michael SevelAndrew Riggsby @antiquethought.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Including a chapter of mine I wrote in large part for the last footnote: "Dissent in Terminello v. Chicago, 337 US 37 (1949)." 041
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Very pleased that my book The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome, co-edited with colleagues in classical studies, and for which I contributed the opening chapter, will be published this week by Oxford. A splendid interdisciplinary endeavor. academic.oup.com/book/61402academic.oup.comThe Rule of Law in Ancient RomeAbstract. This volume brings together the study of the rule of law—the idea that the law should protect citizens from arbitrary exercises of power—and the 1288
Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 27/04/2025The 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 291
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 27/04/2025The 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 291
Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 11/04/2025John 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...thebritishacademy.ac.ukRaz, Joseph, 1939-2022 1157
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 11/04/2025John 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...thebritishacademy.ac.ukRaz, Joseph, 1939-2022 1157
Reposted by Michael SevelPaul Gowder @gowder.io · 03/04/2025ICYMI, 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 law.stanford.edu/publications...law.stanford.eduBRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 363 LAW PROFESSORS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND FOR DECLARATORY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF | Stanford Law SchoolAmici 363 law professors submit this brief in support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief 112041
Reposted by Michael SevelChristine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Sevel on The Rule of Law: A Thought Pattern @michaelsevel.bsky.social / lawlit.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve...lawlit.blogspot.comSevel on The Rule of Law: A Thought Pattern @michaelsevel.bsky.socialMichael Sevel, The University of Sydney Faculty of Law, is publishing The Rule of Law: A Thought Pattern in The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome... 051
Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024NEW: 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... 45713
Reposted by Michael SevelDaria Bayer @dariabayer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024I 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🗞️ #legalphilosophy #pashukanis #criticallegaltheory #feminism 091
Reposted by Michael SevelLaw and Humanities @law-and-humanities.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Call 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/y92375f8tinyurl.com 03121
Reposted by Michael SevelMichael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Very 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....papers.ssrn.comIntroduction to Routledge Handbook of the Rule of LawThis addition to the Routledge Handbook series aspires to be both a snapshot - a state-of-the-art survey - of rule of law studies in the early twenty-first cent 1152
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024NEW: "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! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1190
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Very 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....papers.ssrn.comIntroduction to Routledge Handbook of the Rule of LawThis addition to the Routledge Handbook series aspires to be both a snapshot - a state-of-the-art survey - of rule of law studies in the early twenty-first cent 1152
Reposted by Michael SevelMark Tushnet @marktushnet.bsky.social · 05/12/2024State of the art (putting my contribution to one side)--really interesting and sophisticated essays. 051
Michael Sevel @michaelsevel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024NEW: 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... 45713
Reposted by Michael SevelNat Hansen @nathansen.bsky.social · 03/12/2024My 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— academic.oup.com/book/58959 57014
Reposted by Michael SevelBrian Leiter @brianleiter.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Top 11 programs in Political Philosophy, 2024-25 leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2024/12...leiterreports.typepad.comTop 11 programs in Political Philosophy, 2024-25The full list, including programs with rounded means of 3.5 and 3.0, will appear at the PGR site. Below the fold is the list of evaluators for this specialty. Institution Rounded Mean Median Mode Grou... 043
Reposted by Michael SevelSpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I wish I were in Sydney for the Xmas period. Big Bash. Sunshine. 071