Dr Kevin Walton
Profile
Degrees:
LLB (Hons) Edin; MA (Legal and Political Theory) Lond; Phd Edin
Courses Taught:
- Theories of Justice
- Theories of Legal Reasoning
- Criminal law
Areas of Interest:
- Legal philosophy
- Political philosophy
- Social theory
Brief Biographical Detail:
Kevin Walton joined the faculty in 2003. He previously lectured in law at the University of Aberdeen. His current research focuses on questions of methodology in legal and political philosophy by examining dominant interpretations of certain responses to legal obligations.
Publications
Articles:
- Kevin Walton, "A Realistic Vision? Roberto Unger on Law and Politics" (1999) 5 Res Publica 139-159
Book reviews:
- Kevin Walton, "Review of E. Christodoulidis & S. Veitch (eds) Lethe's Law (Oxford: Hart, 2001)" 22 Legal Studies (2002)
Conference Presentations:
- Kevin Walton, “The Nature of Political Obligation”, Australian Society for Legal Philosophy Annual Conference (Canberra, March 2007)
- Kevin Walton, “The Particularities of Political Obligation”. 23rd Annual Conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (Krakow, August 2007)
- Kevin Walton, “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)
