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Professor Thom Brooks

Professor of Law and Government

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Professor of Law and Government in the Durham Law School+44 (0) 191 33 44365
Member of the Durham Law School
Associate in the School of Government and International Affairs
Associate in the Department of Philosophy 

Biography

Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University's Law School and was its longest-serving Dean. He is an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies and an Associate Member of the Philosophy Department and School of Government & International Affairs).

From September, Brooks will become the next Principal of Collingwood College, Durham.

He is the founding editor of the Journal of Moral Philosophy and serves on 20 editorial boards including Hegel Bulletin, Journal of Criminal Law, Journal of Global Ethics among others and 10 book series. Brooks has held past visiting positions at the University of Chicago Law School, Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School, LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, New York University Centre for Bioethics, University of Nice (Cote d'Azur) Law School, University of Oxford Faculty of Philosophy (and St John's College, Oxford), University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of St Andrews Department of Moral Philosophy, Uppsala University Department of Government and Yale Law School and has been a Senior Associate Research Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) at the University of London. He worked previously at Newcastle University as Lecturer in Political Thought (2004-7) and Reader in Political and Legal Philosophy (2007-12).

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Professor Thom Brooks
Awards and Distinctions

Durham University Awards

  • Dean’s Award, Durham Law School, 2022
  • Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award, Durham University, 2016
  • Law Teacher of the Year, Durham Law School, 2015
  • Lecturer of the Year, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, 2014
  • Outstanding Contributions to Media Award, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, 2013
Major Publications
Brooks books

Brooks recently published New Arrivals outlining a comprehensive post-Brexit points-based system for a Keir Starmer-led Labour government. It won the Fabian Society's prestigious Jenny Jeger Prize for outstanding Fabian publication of the year, and described by POLITICO as "the first major pamphlet on Labour's immigration policy for over a decade." His previous publications on citizenship and immigration include Becoming British (2016), described by Labour Party leader Keir Starmer MP as "a very good and thought-provoking read" and Reforming the UK's Citizenship Test (2022) which contributed to a parliamentary inquiry by the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee.

Brooks published a substantially revised and expanded second edition of his book Punishment (2012, 2nd ed 2021) launched in the Houses of Parliament. This work develops a new "unified theory" of punishment identified by Research Councils UK as one of the top 100 Big Ideas for the Future in British universities. John Gardner described this work in this way: "whose grasp of the literature and feel for the issues is second to none" and Rutgers' Criminal Law & Criminal Justice book review said: "Thom Brooks’ Punishment is a rare thing: a book about a complex and important topic that is both of interest for experts and accessible to non-experts."  Brooks's related work on capital punishment is quoted approvingly by the Connecticut Supreme Court in support of the "watershed" case State v. Santiago (Santiago II), 318 Conn. 1, 105 (2015) abolishing the death penalty in his native state.

His other major publications include Hegel's Political Philosophy: A Systematic Reading of the Philosophy of Right (2007, 2nd ed 2013) that develops a new "systematic" approach to interpreting Hegel that is showcased in Hegel’s Political Philosophy: On the Normative Significance of Method and System (co-edited with Sebastian Stein). He is co-editor (with Martha C. Nussbaum) of Rawls's Political Liberalism (2015) with contributors including Frank I. Michelman, Onora O'Neill, Jeremy Waldron, Paul Weithman, Nussbaum and Brooks described as " leading political, moral, and legal theorists" in "this jewel of a collection". Brooks has also published widely in the area of global justice, including The Oxford Handbook of Global Justice (2020), The Global Justice Reader (2008, rev ed 2023) and its companion Global Justice: An Introduction (2023) where his work is noted being a "pioneer" of cross-cultural "global" approach to global justice.

Current Projects
Prof Thom Brooks at 10 Downing Street

UK Immigration Law & Policy:  Brooks is an internationally recognized legal scholar and policy expert whose work has transformed UK immigration policy. Through his research, public engagement and advisory roles, he has shaped national debates and influenced government policy making a lasting impact on the legal and academic communities.

Described as "a leading authority on immigration law and policy" and "the UK's leading expert" on Britain's the Life in the UK citizenship test, Brooks is the author of the only comprehensive report examining it (brief, report, video) and successfully advocated for the inclusion of British culture and history in the test. His recommendations have been supported by the House of Lords Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement (2018), the House of Lords Liaison Committee (2022) and the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee leading to an inquiry that examined issues raised in his work and adopting many of his recommendations for reforms. The Government confirmed it will produce a new fourth edition.

Brooks's evidence is widely cited in the Law Commission's review of a simplification of the Immigration Rules which was accepted by the Government that will lead to fundamental reforms. Brooks has contributed to reviews into the use of landing cards and border controls. His recently invited written evidence is cited with approval in the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee's inquiry into the use of electronic border management systems, including the launch of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs). Brooks is cited in the Committee's conclusions and recommendations to Government.

Brooks is a member of the Office for National Statistics Government Statistical Migration Expert Group working with the Home Office, other key government departments and devolved administrations. His report Sea Change on Border Control about small boat crossings in the English Channel has been discussed in Parliament (and a video about the report seen over 6 million times). Brooks's impactful research revealed the UK government were granting asylum to Rwandans while at the same time claiming Rwanda was safe for all asylum seekers arriving to Britain, whereas the government advocated all would be relocated to Rwanda. Brooks also uncovered that the UK was granting asylum to Americans. He currently works on reforming the wider immigration system as well as the Life in the UK test as part of an improved integration strategy. Brooks advised the award-winning BBC One drama Call the Midwife and the BBC One programme Rip Off Britain on immigration-related matters. He has also advised the UK's Home Office on rolling out parts of its National Security Act 2022, which he was thanked in Parliament for his work supporting Labour about the Act.

Brooks is currently engaged in a project aiming to develop improvements in immigration processes through the use of artificial intelligence (AI & Immigration Law and Policy).

Crime and Punishment: Brooks has made significant contributions to the study of punishment through his work in legal and political philosophy. His key arguments focus on rethinking traditional theories of punishment and proposing a more integrated approach that combines elements from different perspectives. He has opposed the strict separation of retributivism, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Instead, he advocates for a unified theory that integrates multiple justifications for punishment, making the criminal justice system more effective and just that is both principled and pragmatic.

Brooks has developed policies for tackling fraud and economic crime and better support for victims. He is currently writing on theories of punishment with interest in the historical development of what he's coined 'penal pluralism' and its contemporary relevance. He was a member of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) North East Community Involvement Panel. Brooks has also supported the work of the UK's Ministry of Justice (MOJ).

Philosophy & Public Policy: Brooks has broad interests in this area. His book The Trust Factor collects his columns and op-eds from over two decades covering major issues in American politics and British politics - and quoted in the House of Lords Queen's Speech Debate in 2022. ITV News called him "the man behind Leave and Remain" after he was quoted by the Electoral Commission in its report on why the planned European Union Referendum should be reworded, which the Commission and David Cameron's government accepted. He was a "Brexpert" on Brexit matters for the UK's Sky News and USA's CNN. His work supporting legal reforms has been noted, most recently in relation to the National Security Act. Brooks is currently under contract for a major new book on jurisprudence. He has given written and oral evidence to the Labour Party's National Policy Forum. In 2024, he co-edited a book with Catherine Atkinson MP and David Drew British Legal Reform: An Agenda for Change (Policy Press) organized with the Society of Labour Lawyers with endorsements from the Solicitor General Sarah Sackman, former Attorney General Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Phillipe Sands KC and Patrick Diamond.

Teaching

Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Law and Policy

Criminal Law

History of Ideas

Jurisprudence & Political Philosophy

Law and Public Policy

Punishment 

UK Constitutional Law

Professional Service
Prof Brooks on BBC One

Brooks is Chair of the American Philosophical Association’s Committee on Public Philosophy (since 2023). He previously chairs its Committee on Philosophy and Law (2009-12), was an elected member of the Political Studies Association Executive Board (2006-9) and he was the 112th President of the of the Society of Legal Scholars (2020-21), the oldest and largest learned society for academic lawyers. Brooks has served on the Fabian Society and Society of Labour Lawyers executive committees, both are Labour Party think tanks. He is an Academic Bencher of Inner Temple and former chair of the Academy of Finland Philosophy Panel and former trustee of the British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL). He has supervised 9 PhD and 3 MJur students to completion.

Brooks has 2,000+ media appearances since 2013 regularly appearing on television, radio or print. His frequent media contributions have educated the public on complex legal issues, bridging the gap between academia and policymaking.

Brooks was Durham’s longest serving Dean 2016 to 2021 and the only head of department to win three successive elections to be head of department. During this time, Durham Law School doubled in size, reached its highest QS World Ranking (40th) and National Student Survey results (93% overall satisfaction), achievements recognised in an Early Day Motion tabled in the House of Commons, the School received an Athena Swan Bronze Award, championed diversity vastly increasing students from low participation neighbourhoods and led a major rise in externally funded awards/prizes and student placements including launching a Leo Blair Prize for Advocacy with his son former Prime Minister Tony Blair and establishing an All-Party Parliamentary Group for the university.

Recent Talks

15 October 2025 Panel chair, "Magna Carta in the North," Durham Cathedral, UK.

11-13 September 2025 Invited speaker; "The Philosophy of RIght and wrong: Hegel on crime, transgression and injustice" conference; Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law; Freiburg, Germany. 

2-4 September 2025 "Matters of Facts," Society of Legal Scholars annual conference, University of Leeds, UK.

16 June 2025  Invited speaker, The work of Bhikhu Parekh, St Antony's College, Oxford, UK.

15 May 2025  Keynote speaker, LegalEdCon 2025, London, UK.

31 March 2025  Invited speaker, Serbian Association for Legal Philosophy, Serbia.

21 February 2025 Invited commentator, American Philosophical Association--Central Division, USA.

3 February 2025  Invited speaker, Populism and civil disobedience panel, St Chad's College, Durham, UK.

22 January 2025  Invited speaker, on how academics can influence policy makers, Leeds Trinity University Law School, UK.

17 January 2025  Invited speaker, Creating impact from legal research - panel discussion, Society of Legal Scholars, UK.

25 October 2024 Invited speaker, "Matters of Facts," Responsibility and the Law Workshop, Philosophy Department, Lund University, Sweden.

17 October 2024  Invited speaker; Extremism Threats Unit; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UK.

19 September 2024 Invited speaker, on principled punishment and the use of penal purposes in sentencing guidelines, Ministry of Justice Areas of Research Interest (MOJ ARI) Academic Seminars, Evidence & Partnership Hub, MOJ Analysis Directorate, Ministry of Justice, UK.

Education
  • Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Sheffield, Department of Philosophy
  • M.A. in Philosophy, University College Dublin, School of Philosophy
  • M.A. in Political Science, Arizona State University, School of Politics and Global Studies
  • B.A. Music and Political Science (dual major), William Paterson University of New Jersey, Departments of Music and of Political Science

Research interests

  • British Politics
  • Capabilities
  • Citizenship
  • Constitutional Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Global Justice & Human Rights
  • Immigration Law & Policy
  • Labour Party
  • Law & Public Policy
  • Penal Theory & Ethics
  • Political & Legal Philosophy
  • Restorative Justice

Esteem Indicators

  • 2022: Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy:
  • 2022: Visiting Professor, LUISS Guido Carli:
  • 2022: Jenny Jeger Prize:
  • 2021: Executive Committee, Society of Labour Lawyers:
  • 2021: Executive Committee, Fabian Society:
  • 2021: Member, Committee on Public Philosophy, American Philosophical Association:
  • 2021: Elected Member, Academia Europaea:
  • 2021: Member, Office for National Statistics (ONS) cross-Government Statistical Service (GSS) Migration Expert Group:
  • 2021: Member, European Law Institute:
  • 2021: Chair, LNAT (National Admissions Test for Law) Consortium:
  • 2021: Trustee, British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL): Member, Finance and Audit Committee, BIICL

     

  • 2020: President, Society of Legal Scholars:
  • 2020: Academic Visitor, University of Chicago Law School:
  • 2020: Visiting Professor, LUISS Guido Carli:
  • 2020: Director, Labour Academic Network:
  • 2020: President, Society of Legal Scholars:
  • 2019: Visiting Professor, University of Nice (Cote d'Azur):
  • 2019: Academic Visitor, University of Pennsylvania Law School:
  • 2019: Visiting Scholar, Bioethics, New York University:
  • 2019: Visiting Scholar, Columbia Law School, Columbia University:
  • 2019: Vice President, Society of Legal Scholars:
  • 2018: Academic Bencher, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple:
  • 2017: Distinguished Alumni Award, Arizona State University:
  • 2015: Visitor, Harvard Law School, Harvard University:
  • 2015: Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School, Yale University:
  • 2012: Visiting Scholarship, St John's College, Oxford:
  • 2012: Fellow, Royal Society of Arts:
  • 2011: Visiting Fellow, Department of Government, Uppsala University:
  • 2010: Fellow, Royal Historical Society:
  • 2010: Academic Visitor, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford:
  • 2009: Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences:
  • 2009: Chair, Committee on Philosophy and Law, American Philosophical Association: Served as Chair from 2009-2012
  • 2008: Secretary, Association for Political Thought (UK): Secretary (2008-2012) of founding committee
  • 2006: Member of the Council, Hegel Society of Great Britain:
  • 2006: Executive Board Member, Political Studies Association: Executive Board Member (2006-2009)
  • 2004: Visiting Fellow, CEPPA, Philosophy, University of St Andrews:

Publications

Authored book

Chapter in book

  • Citizenship Tests
    Brooks, T. (2025). Citizenship Tests. In The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Immigration (pp. 201-210). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003037309-22
  • The Relevance of State Misconduct for Mitigating Punishment
    Brooks, T. (2025). The Relevance of State Misconduct for Mitigating Punishment. In J. V. Roberts, J. Ryberg, & L. Zaibert (Eds.), Responding to the Culpable State: Is Sentence Mitigation Appropriate? (pp. 131-144). Hart.
  • Philosophical Disagreement and Public Policy Making
    Brooks, T. (2025). Philosophical Disagreement and Public Policy Making. In M. Baghramian, J. Adam Carter, & R. Cosker-Rowland (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Disagreement (pp. 459-468). Routledge.
  • Cruel and Unusual Punishment
    Brooks, T. (2024). Cruel and Unusual Punishment. In J. Ryberg (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Punishment (pp. 275-286). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197750506.013.17
  • Immigration and Nationality
    Brooks, T. (2024). Immigration and Nationality. In C. Atkinson, T. Brooks, & D. Drew (Eds.), British Legal Reform: An Agenda for Change (pp. 188-201). Policy Press.
  • A “Global” Global Justice Theory
    Brooks, T. (2024). A “Global” Global Justice Theory. In J. Salamon & H. Lee (Eds.), The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Justice and East Asian Philosophy (pp. 15-28). Bloomsbury.
  • Hegel’s Contextual Theory of Freedom: How “the Free Will Wills the Free Will”
    Brooks, T. (2024). Hegel’s Contextual Theory of Freedom: How “the Free Will Wills the Free Will”. In P. Diego Bubbio & A. Buchwalter (Eds.), Justice and Freedom in Hegel (pp. 29-39). Routledge.
  • Punishment
    Brooks, T. (2023). Punishment. In D. Pritchard (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Philosophy. Oxford University Press.
  • Punitive Restoration
    Brooks, T. (2023). Punitive Restoration. In M. C. Altman (Ed.), Palgrave Handbook on the Philosophy of Punishment (pp. 639-656). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11874-6_29
  • Why Should Guilty Pleas Matter?
    Brooks, T. (2023). Why Should Guilty Pleas Matter?. In J. V. Roberts & J. Ryberg (Eds.), Sentencing the Self-Convicted: The Ethics of Pleading Guilty (pp. 127-150). Hart Publishing.
  • British Idealism
    Brooks, T. (2023). British Idealism. In D. Pritchard (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Philosophy. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780195396577-0015
  • Taking the System Seriously: On the Importance of "Objective Spirit" for Hegel's Philosophy of Right
    Brooks, T. (2021). Taking the System Seriously: On the Importance of "Objective Spirit" for Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. In S. Stein & J. Wretzel (Eds.), Hegel’s Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences: A Critical Guide (pp. 203-215). Cambridge University Press.
  • Capabilities, Freedom and Severe Poverty
    Brooks, T. (2020). Capabilities, Freedom and Severe Poverty. In T. Brooks (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Global Justice (pp. 174-186). Oxford University Press.
  • Retribution
    Brooks, T. (2020). Retribution. In F. Focquaert, E. Shaw, & B. N. Waller (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment (pp. 18-25). Routledge.
  • Saving Multiculturalism with Stakeholding: Hegel and the Challenges of Pluralism
    Brooks, T. (2020). Saving Multiculturalism with Stakeholding: Hegel and the Challenges of Pluralism. In J. Gledhill & S. Stein (Eds.), Hegel and Contemporary Practical Philosophy: Beyond Kantian Constructivism (pp. 305-317). Routledge.
  • Climate Change Ethics and the Problem of End-State Solutions
    Brooks, T. (2020). Climate Change Ethics and the Problem of End-State Solutions. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Global Justice (pp. 211-224). Oxford University Press.
  • Shame on you, shame on me? Nussbaum on shame punishment
    Brooks, T. (2019). Shame on you, shame on me? Nussbaum on shame punishment. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Shame Punishment (pp. 339-351). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315243290-9
  • The Life in the UK citizenship test and the urgent need for its reform
    Brooks, T. (2019). The Life in the UK citizenship test and the urgent need for its reform. In D. Prabhat (Ed.), Citizenship in Times of Turmoil?: Theory, Practice and Policy (pp. 22-60). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119214
  • The Life in the UK citizenship test and the urgent need for its reform
    Brooks, T. (2019). The Life in the UK citizenship test and the urgent need for its reform. In Citizenship in Times of Turmoil?: Theory, Practice and Policy (pp. 22-60). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788119207.00009
  • Hegel's Philosophy of Law
    Brooks, T. (2017). Hegel’s Philosophy of Law. In D. Moyar (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of Hegel. (pp. 453-474). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199355228.013.21
  • Hegel on Crime and Punishment
    Brooks, T. (2017). Hegel on Crime and Punishment. In T. Brooks & S. Stein (Eds.), Hegel’s political philosophy : on the normative significance of method and system. (pp. 202-221). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198778165.003.0011
  • Beyond Reason: The Legal Importance of Emotions
    Brooks, T., & Sankey, D. (2017). Beyond Reason: The Legal Importance of Emotions. In P. Capps & S. Pattinson (Eds.), Ethical rationalism and the law. (pp. 131-148). Hart Publishing.
  • Punitive Restoration: Giving the Public a Say on Sentencing
    Brooks, T. (2016). Punitive Restoration: Giving the Public a Say on Sentencing. In A. Dzur, I. Loader, & R. Sparks (Eds.), Democratic theory and mass incarceration. (pp. 140-161). Oxford University Press.
  • Leadership and Stakeholding
    Brooks, T. (2015). Leadership and Stakeholding. In J. Boaks & M. Levine (Eds.), Leadership and ethics. (pp. 199-201). Bloomsbury Academic.
  • Why save the planet?
    Brooks, T. (2015). Why save the planet?. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Current Controversies in Political Philosophy (pp. 138-147).
  • Introduction: Political philosophy: Current controversies
    Brooks, T. (2015). Introduction: Political philosophy: Current controversies. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Current Controversies in Political Philosophy (pp. 1-14).
  • The Capabilities Approach and Political Liberalism
    Brooks, T. (2015). The Capabilities Approach and Political Liberalism. In T. Brooks & M. C. Nussbaum (Eds.), Rawls’s political liberalism. (pp. 139-174). Columbia University Press.
  • Ethical Citizenship and the Stakeholder Society
    Brooks, T. (2014). Ethical Citizenship and the Stakeholder Society. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Ethical citizenship : British idealism and the politics of recognition. (pp. 125-138). Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Alcohol, Risk and Public Policy
    Brooks, T. (2014). Alcohol, Risk and Public Policy. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Alcohol and public policy. (pp. 27-33). Routledge.
  • Stakeholder Sentencing
    Brooks, T. (2014). Stakeholder Sentencing. In J. Ryberg & J. V. Roberts (Eds.), Popular punishment : on the normative significance of public opinion. (pp. 183-203). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199941377.003.0010
  • Democracy
    Brooks, T. (2014). Democracy. In D. Pritchard (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Philosophy. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780195396577-0161
  • Juvenile offenders
    Brooks, T. (2014). Juvenile offenders. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Juvenile Offending (pp. 97-117). Routledge.
  • Global Justice and Politics
    Brooks, T. (2013). Global Justice and Politics. In F. D’Agostino & J. Gaus (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy (pp. 517-525). Routledge.
  • Citizenship
    Brooks, T. (2013). Citizenship. In H. LaFollette (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Ethics (pp. 764-773). Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444367072.wbiee632
  • Bernard Williams, republicanism, and the liberalism of fear : problems and prospects
    Brooks, T. (2013). Bernard Williams, republicanism, and the liberalism of fear : problems and prospects. In C. Herrera & A. Perry (Eds.), The moral philosophy of Bernard Williams. (pp. 107-113). Cambridge Scholars.
  • Criminal Harms
    Brooks, T. (2013). Criminal Harms. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Law and Legal Theory (pp. 149-161). Brill Academic Publishers.
  • Capabilities
    Brooks, T. (2013). Capabilities. In H. LaFollette (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Ethics (pp. 692-698). Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444367072.wbiee624
  • Between Statism and Cosmopolitanism: Hegel and the Possibility of Global Justice
    Brooks, T. (2012). Between Statism and Cosmopolitanism: Hegel and the Possibility of Global Justice. In A. Buchwalter (Ed.), Hegel and Global Justice (pp. 65-83). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8996-0_4
  • The problem with polygamy
    Brooks, T. (2012). The problem with polygamy. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Justice and the Capabilities Approach (pp. 377-390). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315251240-9
  • Natural Law Internalism
    Brooks, T. (2012). Natural Law Internalism. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Hegel’s Philosophy of Right (pp. 167-179). Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444354256.ch7
  • Hegel and the Unified Theory of Punishment
    Brooks, T. (2012). Hegel and the Unified Theory of Punishment. In T. Brooks (Ed.), Hegel’s Philosophy of Right (pp. 103-123). Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444354256.ch4
  • Retribution and Capital Punishment
    Brooks, T. (2011). Retribution and Capital Punishment. In M. D. White (Ed.), Retributivism: Essays on Theory and Policy (pp. 232-245). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199752232.003.0013
  • What Did the British Idealists Ever Do for Us?
    Brooks, T. (2011). What Did the British Idealists Ever Do for Us?. In T. Brooks (Ed.), New Waves in Ethics (pp. 28-47). Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Philosophy of Politics
    Brooks, T. (2010). Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Philosophy of Politics. In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780195396577-0052
  • Punishment and British Idealism
    Brooks, T. (2010). Punishment and British Idealism. In J. Ryberg & J. A. Corlett (Eds.), Punishment and Ethics: New Perspectives (pp. 16-32). Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Muirhead, Hetherington, and Mackenzie
    Brooks, T. (2009). Muirhead, Hetherington, and Mackenzie. In W. Sweet (Ed.), The Moral, Social and Political Philosophy of the British Idealists (pp. 209-232). Imprint Academic.
  • The right to trial by jury
    Brooks, T. (2009). The right to trial by jury. In T. Brooks (Ed.), The Right to a Fair Trial (pp. 83-98). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315085401-3
  • A defence of jury nullification
    Brooks, T. (2009). A defence of jury nullification. In T. Brooks (Ed.), The Right to a Fair Trial (pp. 225-247). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315085401-7
  • Is Plato's Political Thought Anti-Democratic
    Brooks, T. (2008). Is Plato’s Political Thought Anti-Democratic. In E. Kofmel (Ed.), Anti-Democratic Thought (pp. 17-33). Imprint Academic.
  • Human Rights
    Brooks, T. (2007). Human Rights. In M. Bevir (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Governance (pp. 423-428). SAGE.
  • The Reception of Hegel in Britain
    Brooks, T. (2006). The Reception of Hegel in Britain. In A. Grayling & A. Pyle (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of British Philosophy (pp. 1424-1425). Thoemmes Continuum.
  • Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart
    Brooks, T. (2005). Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart. In S. Brown (Ed.), Dictionary of Twentieth Century British Philosophers (pp. 389-391). Thoemmes Continuum.
  • HART, Herbert Lionel Adolphus (1907-92)
    Brooks, T. (2005). HART, Herbert Lionel Adolphus (1907-92). In S. Brown (Ed.), The Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers: Volume 1,2 (pp. 389-391). Bloomsbury.
  • Introduction
    Brooks, T., & Freyenhagen, F. (2005). Introduction. In T. Brooks & F. Freyenhagen (Eds.), The Legacy of John Rawls (pp. 1-21). Continuum.
  • Why Hegel Matters
    Brooks, T. (n.d.). Why Hegel Matters. In A. Alexander Davis & S. Rand (Eds.), New Perspectives on Hegel’s Philosophy of Right [Contracted by publisher]. Bloomsbury.

Edited book

Journal Article

Other (Print)

Supervision students

Abu Reza

Gianluca Andresani

Combined Role

Hannah Siddle

Doctoral Research Student

Hayley Whitaker

Jianxuan Hu

Professor Oliver Crisp