Gregory Shaffer | |
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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 |
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]
Shaffer 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]
Before entering academia, Shaffer was a member of the Paris bar, working at the law firms of Coudert Frères and Bredin Prat. [6]
Shaffer is married to Michele Goodwin, author, advocate and law professor. [7] They have two children.
Shaffer 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).
Gregory Shaffer | |
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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 |
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]
Shaffer 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]
Before entering academia, Shaffer was a member of the Paris bar, working at the law firms of Coudert Frères and Bredin Prat. [6]
Shaffer is married to Michele Goodwin, author, advocate and law professor. [7] They have two children.
Shaffer 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).