His special interest within the broad area of normative political theory is in the legal and political theory of Jeremy Bentham, the father of English Utilitarianism. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Bentham Project, Faculty of Laws, University of London (UK), and has spent an indefensible portion of his life and energy editing early Bentham manuscripts for inclusion in the new and definitive Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham (projected 75 volumes). He is writing a book entitled "Jeremy Bentham: Architect of Jurisprudence", and has published a book and several articles on aspects of Bentham's legal and political theory.