Faculty News

11/02/2011
Jerome Cohen and Sharon Hom '80 testify before Congress on the plight of Chen Guangcheng
On November 1, Jerome Cohen, NYU Professor of Law, and Sharon Hom ’80, executive director of Human Rights in China,…
11/01/2011
Ronald Dworkin will deliver 'Religion Without God' at the University of Delaware's David Norton Memorial Lecture
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10/31/2011
Anthony Thompson wins EL Award for tri-state area's most outstanding Latinos
Professor of Clinical Law Anthony Thompson has been named one of the 39 most outstanding Latinos in the tri-state area…
10/28/2011
At the United Nations, Philip Alston discusses stopping reprisals against human rights defenders
On Friday, October 21, Philip Alston, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, took part in a high-level panel discussion…
10/26/2011
Richard Epstein squares off with economists on Obama's Jobs Plan
On October 25, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law Richard Epstein participated in a debate, “Congress Should Pass Obama…
10/19/2011
Arthur Miller and Linda Silberman are featured participants at a national conference exploring the Supreme Court's two recent decisions on personal jurisdiction
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10/14/2011
Richard and Jane Stewart's new book diagnoses U.S. nuclear waste policy failures
University Professor Richard Stewart and environmental lawyer Jane Stewart ’79 have published Fuel Cycle to…
10/13/2011
Theodor Meron discusses accomplishments and future of international tribunals
On October 6, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice welcomed Judge Theodor Meron, Charles L. Denison Professor…
10/06/2011
In Memoriam: Derrick Bell, 1930 - 2011
Derrick Bell, a full-time visiting professor at NYU School of Law since 1990, passed away on the evening of October 5.…
10/04/2011
Director of Tax Policy at the OECD gives Tillinghast Lecture; a tribute to James Eustice
On September 27, NYU School of Law hosted the 16th annual David R. Tillinghast Lecture on International Taxation.…
10/03/2011
NYU, French climate ambassador hold climate policy roundtable
On September 21, the Global Climate Finance Project at NYU Law hosted a roundtable on climate finance with Serge…
09/30/2011
Institute for Justice honors Richard Epstein with inaugural "Champion of the Constitution Award"
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09/26/2011
Colleague lauds the late Sarah Woo's scholarship
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09/07/2011
New translation of Oscar Chase's book appears in Spanish
A new Spanish translation of Law, Culture, and Ritual: Disputing Systems in Cross-Cultural Context by Oscar Chase,…
09/06/2011
In memoriam: Harry Subin, Professor of Law Emeritus
Harry Subin, Professor of Law Emeritus, passed away on September 4 after a long battle against cancer.Subin…
08/11/2011
Jeremy Waldron is elected a Fellow of the British Academy
 University Professor Jeremy Waldron has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Waldron was one of 38…
07/21/2011
NYU Law mourns the untimely death of Sarah Woo
On July 15, Dean Richard Revesz informed the Law School community that Assistant Professor of Law Sarah Woo had passed…
07/08/2011
In memoriam: Howard L. Greenberger '54, professor emeritus
Howard L. Greenberger ’54, professor of law emeritus, passed away on July 5. A member of the NYU School of Law…
07/06/2011
Sujit Choudhry to join NYU Law faculty
Sujit Choudhry, an associate dean and Scholl Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, will join…
06/14/2011
Remembering Dean Emeritus Norman Redlich (LL.M. '55)
Dean Emeritus Norman Redlich (LL.M. ’55), former Judge Edward Weinfeld Professor of Law, passed away on June 10.…