Dr Kevin Walton
Profile
Degrees:
LLB (Hons) Edin; MA (Legal and Political Theory) Lond; Phd Edin
Courses Taught:
- Theories of Justice
- Theories of Law
- Theories of Legal Reasoning
- Theories of Obedience
Areas of Interest:
- Legal philosophy
- Political philosophy
- Social theory
Brief Biographical Detail:
Kevin Walton joined Sydney Law School in 2003. He was previously a lecturer at the University of Aberdeen. He currently teaches four units in jurisprudence. His research examines methodological issues in legal philosophy as well as questions about the moral obligations associated with citizenship.
Publications
Books
- Irving, H, Mowbray, J, and Walton, K (eds), Julius Stone: A Study in Influence, Federation Press: Sydney (2010)
Articles
- Walton, K, 'A Realistic Vision? Roberto Unger on Law and Politics' (1999) 5 Res Publica 139-159
Book Chapters
- Walton, K, ‘Jurisprudential Methodology: Is Pure Interpretation Possible?’ in Ferrer, J & Moreso, J (eds), Neutrality and Theory of Law (Dordrecht: Springer, 2012) (forthcoming)
Book reviews
- Walton, K, ‘Book Review: Andrew Halpin & Volker Roeben (eds), Theorising the Global Legal Order (Oxford: Hart, 2009)’ (2012) 37 Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy (forthcoming)
- Walton, K, 'Book Review: Gianluigi Palombella & Neil Walker (eds), Relocating the Rule of Law' (2010) 14(2) Edinburgh Law Review 332-333
- Walton, K, 'Review of E. Christodoulidis & S. Veitch (eds) Lethe's Law (Oxford: Hart, 2001)' (2002) 22 Legal Studies
Presentations
- Walton, K, ‘The Particularities of Legitimacy: John Simmons on Political Obligation’ Legal Theory Workshop, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, September 2011
- Walton, K, ‘Lacey on Hart on Jurisprudential Methodology’ Annual Conference, Australian Society for Legal Philosophy, University of Queensland, July 2011
- Walton, K, ‘Law and Orders: Authority without Legitimacy’ The Nature of Law: Contemporary Perspectives, McMaster University, May 2011
- Walton, K, 'Law and Orders: Authority without Legitimacy', Gilbert & Tobin Centre's Public Law and Legal Theory series, Sydney, 23 September 2010
- Walton, K, 'An Obligation to Vote?', JSI Legal Theory at Sydney Seminar Series, Sydney Law School, 12 August 2010
- Walton, K, ‘ Judges and “Judgment ”', Australian Society for Legal Philosophy Annual Conference, University of Melbourne, 13 June 2008
- Walton, K, ‘What is Civil Disobedience?’, Lunchtime Seminar, Sydney Law School, 17 April 2008
- Walton, K, ‘ The Nature of Political Obligation’, Australian Society for Legal Philosophy Annual Conference, Canberra, March 2007
- Walton, K, ‘ The Particularities of Political Obligation’. 23rd Annual Conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Krakow, August 2007
- Walton, K, 'Morality and Methodology: In Defence of Berlin', Australian Society for Legal Philosophy Annual Conference, Melbourne, December 2004
- Kevin Walton, "The Practice of Legal Philosophy”, Australian Society for Legal Philosophy Annual Conference, Sydney, July 2003
