Luke Kelland

His educational background includes:

• LLM in Law from the University of Cambridge (Jesus College, First Class Honours, 2020-2021)
• LLB in Law from King’s College London (First Class Honours, 2017-2020)

His research spans Jurisprudence, Meta-philosophy, Meta-methodology, Legal Positivism, and Critical Theory, challenging legal positivism's emphasis on law's guidance function and conceptual analysis methodology. Current work explores whether alternative theoretical frameworks can yield more fruitful contributions to legal theory.

He has received significant recognition including:

• Orientation Scholarship from the Max Planck Institute (2024)
• Cambridge College Scholarship for academic achievement (2021)
• Multiple King’s College London awards (2019-2020): Law School Judges and Silks Award, Zafarullah Khan Prize, Oxford University Press Book Prize, Sweet & Maxwell Book Prize, and Dechert Prize in Property Law

Prior research experience includes appointments as Research Assistant at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, University College London Faculty of Laws (2023-2024), and under Professor Eyal Benvenisti at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (2021-2022), demonstrating sustained engagement with high-level legal scholarship.