Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Paul F. Campos
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Constitutional Law; Legal Philosophy; Legislative Process; Property
University of Colorado Law School
466 Wolf Law Building
401 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0401
Phone: (303) 492-6053
E-mail: paul.campos@colorado.edu
Curriculum Vitae: View (PDF format)
| Educational Background: | |||
| J.D. | University of Michigan Law School | 1989 | |
| M.A. | University of Michigan | 1983 | |
| A.B. | University of Michigan | 1982 | |
Bio:
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Paul Campos left a position with a Chicago law firm to begin his teaching career at CU Law School in 1990. As a scholar, he has focused on constitutional law and legal theory. His graduate studies in English literature, which culminated in a thesis on Shakespeare's King Lear, provided him with rigorous training in literary theory that has been helpful in his current work in constitutional interpretation. He has written several well-regarded law review articles in this area, including "Against Constitutional Theory," published in the Yale Journal of Law and Humanities, and "Advocacy in Scholarship," published in the California Law Review. Both of these articles have been noted as major critiques of the political and normative orientation of current constitutional theory. Professor Campos' regular column for the Rocky Mountain News (distributed by the Scripps Howard News Service), written for a general audience on political, social, and legal issues, has developed a considerable following. A packed house, drawn by his provocative take on a wide range of topics, attended his presentation of the 27th Annual Austin W. Scott, Jr. Lecture entitled "The Obesity Myth & The Lewinsky Scandal," which was based on his latest book project. His second book, Jurismania: The Madness of American Law, critiques the American legal system. Professor Campos also served as the first director of CU law school's Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law.
Published Books
| The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health, (Gotham Books) (2004). |
| Jurismania: The Madness of American Law, (Oxford University Press) (1999). |
| Campos with Pierre Schlag and Steve Smith, Against the Law (1996). |
Articles
| Shame, 17 J. Contemp. Legal Issues 15 (The Ethics and Economics of American Legal Education Today: First Panel) (2008). |
| Three Versions of Nonsense, 77 U. Colo. L. Rev. 901 (2006). |
| What The Twins Saw, 67 U. Cin. L. Rev., 711 (1999). |
| The Chaotic Pseudotext, 94 Mich. L. Rev., 2178 (1996). |
| The Color of Money, 67 U. Colo. L. Rev., 921 (1996). |
| A Text Is Just A Text, 19 Harv. J.L. & Pol'y, 327 (1996). |
Courses:
| Spring 2010 | Property II | LAWS 5634-802 |
| Spring 2010 | Theory of Punishment | LAWS 8548-001 |
| Fall 2009 | Property I | LAWS 5624-803 |
| Fall 2009 | Legislation | LAWS 6128-001 |
| Spring 2009 | Property II | LAWS 5634-803 |
| Spring 2009 | Theory of Punishment | LAWS 8548-001 |
| Fall 2008 | Property I | LAWS 5624-803 |
| Fall 2008 | Legislation | LAWS 6128-001 |
| Spring 2008 | Property II | LAWS 5634-801 |
| Fall 2007 | Property I | LAWS 5624-801 |
| Fall 2007 | Legislation | LAWS 6128-001 |
| Spring 2007 | Property II | LAWS 5634-801 |
| Fall 2006 | Property I | LAWS 5624-801 |
| Fall 2006 | Legislation | LAWS 6128-001 |
