Gregory Shaffer is the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of International Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.[1] From 2022-2024 he served as President of the American Society of International Law.[2] He is known for his work on international law, with a specialization on international trade law, and law and globalization.[3]
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| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
| Occupation | Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of International Law at the Georgetown University Law Center |
| Known for | International Law International Trade Law Globalization World Trade Organization |
| Website | Gregory Shaffer's Website |
Biography
editShaffer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.[4] He previously was a Chancellor's Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, was a Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, held the inaugural Wing-Tat Lee Chair at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and was a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he was Co-Director of the Center on World Affairs and the Global Economy and of the European Union Center of Excellence.[5]
Professional work
editBefore entering academia, Shaffer was a member of the Paris bar, working at the law firms of Coudert Frères and Bredin Prat.[6]
Personal life
editShaffer is married to Michele Goodwin, author, advocate and law professor.[7] They have two children.
Scholarship
editShaffer is a leading international trade expert, author, and consultant on the World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union law, globalization, transnational legal orders, and transnational legal ordering.[8] He introduced the concepts of public-private partnerships and legal capacity in the WTO dispute settlement system, examining how they work in practice in the United States, the European Union, Brazil, India, and China.[9] Shaffer has written major books on the international law and politics governing genetically modified foods, transatlantic relations, and works in the tradition of legal realism and socio-legal studies.[10] His publications include nine books and over 100 articles and book chapters, including, Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law (2021), Constitution-Making and Transnational Legal Order (Ginsburg and Halliday, 2019), Transnational Legal Orders (Halliday, 2015), and Transnational Legal Ordering and State Change (2013).
Selected writings
editBooks
edit- Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law (2021)
- Constitution-Making and Transnational Legal Order (Ginsburg and Halliday, 2019)
- Transnational Legal Orders (Halliday, 2015)
- Transnational Legal Ordering and State Change (2013)
- Transnational Legal Orders, Cambridge University Press (with Terence Halliday).
- Transnational Legal Ordering and State Change, Cambridge University Press.
- Dispute Settlement at the WTO: The Developing Country Experience, Cambridge University Press.
- When Cooperation Fails: The International Law and Politics of Genetically Modified Foods, Oxford University Press.
- Defending Interests: Public-Private Partnerships in WTO Litigation, Brookings Institution Press.
- Transatlantic Governance in the Global Economy, Rowman & Littlefield.
Articles
edit- The Empirical Turn in International Legal Scholarship, 106 American Journal of International Law 1 (with Tom Ginsburg).
- Transnational Legal Process and State Change, 37 Law and Social Inquiry 229-264.
- Hard vs. Soft Law: Alternatives, Complements and Antagonists in International Governance, 94 Minnesota Law Review 706-799 (with Mark A. Pollack).
- Varieties of New Legal Realism: Can a New World Order Prompt a New Legal Theory?, 95 Cornell Law Review 61 (with Victoria Nourse).
- Other Publications on SSRN
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gregory Shaffer". Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Governance". American Society of International Law. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Gregory Shaffer". Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Gregory Shaffer". Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Gregory Shaffer". Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Gregory Shaffer". American Bar Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Michele Goodwin's Website". Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Gregory Shaffer". Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Shaffer, Gregory (2007). Taniguchi, Yasuhei; Yanovich, Alan; Bohanes, Jan (eds.). "'Public–private partnerships' in WTO dispute settlement: The US and EU experience". The WTO in the Twenty-first Century. WTO Internal Only: 148–184. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139162067.008. ISBN 9781139162067.
- ^ "Gregory Shaffer's Books". Gregory Shaffer's Website. Retrieved May 23, 2021.