Faculty News

12/05/2012
Norman Dorsen awarded honorary doctorate by University of Buenos Aires School of Law
Norman Dorsen, Frederick I. and Grace A. Stokes Professor of Law, received an honorary doctorate from the University of…
11/27/2012
Bryan Stevenson is the winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in social justice
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11/26/2012
Theodor Meron contemplates future of international law tribunals in lecture at NYU Law
In a talk on October 22, Judge Theodor Meron, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law Emeritus and Judicial Fellow,…
11/26/2012
Professors Alvarez and Kingsbury will lead the American Journal of International Law
Professors José  Alvarez and Benedict Kingsbury will lead the American Journal of International LawProfessors…
11/19/2012
In a Washington Post op-ed, David Kamin '09 argues that the budget crisis calls for a focus on revenue and entitlements
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11/16/2012
Adjunct Professor David Malone appointed rector of United Nations University
Adjunct Professor David Malone, president of the International Development Research Centre, has been appointed rector…
11/13/2012
Clayton Gillette gives keynote at annual Bond Attorneys Workshop of the National Association of Bond Lawyers
In October, Clayton Gillette, Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law, was the keynote speaker at the 2012…
11/08/2012
From seeking office to monitoring polls, NYU Law community was active in 2012 Election
Many members of the NYU Law community were actively involved in the 2012 election, from working behind the scenes to…
11/06/2012
Alan Sykes delivers inaugural Robert A. Kindler Professorship of Law lecture
Delivering the inaugural lecture of the Robert A. Kindler Professorship of Law on October 17, Alan Sykes, the holder of…
10/22/2012
In the New York Review of Books, Ronald Dworkin discusses the election and the courts
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10/16/2012
Jeanne Fromer
Jeanne Fromer elected to American Law Institute
Professor Jeanne Fromer has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI) as one of 68 distinguished new members…
10/12/2012
HeinOnline includes NYU Law professors in list of most cited legal authors
A group of NYU Law professors have been included on the 2012 list of the authors most frequently cited in legal…
10/09/2012
U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit unveils official portrait of Judge Douglas Ginsburg
On September 28, a portrait of Judge Douglas Ginsburg was presented at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.…
10/03/2012
Global Visiting Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit co-authors handbook for U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime
Global Visiting Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit, a prolific penological scholar, co-wrote the new Handbook on the…
10/01/2012
Burt Neuborne to deliver series of 10 lectures on the U.S. Constitution at Cooper Union
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09/25/2012
James Jacobs testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
On September 19, James Jacobs, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Professor of Constitutional Law and the Courts, testified…
09/25/2012
Jose Alvarez addresses the U.N. Security Council's working group on conflict prevention and resolution in Africa
On September 4, José Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, made a presentation to the Ad…
09/18/2012
Ronald Dworkin wins Balzan Prize
Ronald Dworkin, Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, has won a 2012 Balzan Prize in the area of jurisprudence for his…
09/14/2012
NYU Law begins 2012-13 academic year with five new permanent faculty members
Five new permanent faculty members have joined the Law School, deepening the institution’s expertise in the areas of…
09/13/2012
Richard Pildes and Adam Cox weigh in on the court and the Voting Rights Act in an online symposium on SCOTUSblog
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