Dr Sebastian Lewis

Sebastian joined Surrey as a Fellow in Law. He is a member of the Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy. 

Before joining Surrey, Sebastian completed his doctorate in Law at the University of Oxford. He also holds a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School and is a qualified lawyer in Chile. 

Sebastian's work in Jurisprudence focuses on the nature of legal sources, legal reasoning, the Rule of Law, and various approaches to non-delegated legal authority. His work in Public Law Theory focuses on the constitutional role of judges, judicial accountability, judicial duty, judicial powers, and separation of powers. 

Sebastian's research has been published in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, The Modern Law Review, Law and Philosophy, Jurisprudence, and The Journal of Comparative Law. He is also one of the editors of Philosophical Foundations of Precedent (OUP 2023). 

Sebastian's teaching experience includes Jurisprudence, Public Law, and EU Law.