David Stephen Law

E. James Kelly, Jr., Class of 1965 Research Professor of Law
Courtesy Professor of Politics
Affiliated Faculty, East Asia Center
University of Virginia

Honorary Professor of Law
The University of Hong Kong


The illustration above was commissioned for the cover of Constitutionalism in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2022), available now from all major booksellers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, etc) and directly from the publisher. For 20% off the hardcover price, order directly from Cambridge University Press and enter discount code DLAW2021 at checkout. (For more information on ordering with the discount, please click here.)

If the illustration rings a bell, that’s because it’s based on this painting, which appears on the back cover. All but one of the figures in the original have been replaced with figures representing each of the 20 jurisdictions covered in the book’s case studies. How many can you identify?


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My e-mail address is: davidlaw [at] law [dot] virginia [dot] edu

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