Faculty News

03/02/2012
Theodor Meron appointed president of U.N.-created judicial body
Judge Theodor Meron, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law Emeritus and Judicial Fellow, has been appointed president of…
02/28/2012
Jose Alvarez speaks about U.N.'s "soft power" at international conference
José Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, delivered a lecture, “The U.N.’s…
02/22/2012
Gerald Rosenfeld joins Council on Foreign Relations
Gerald Rosenfeld, faculty co-director of the Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business, has been admitted as a…
02/21/2012
In a New York Times op-ed, Samuel Rascoff says effort by U.S. officials to promote moderate Islam is legally and strategically dubious
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02/17/2012
Kim Taylor-Thompson wins NYU-wide Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award
Professor Kim Taylor-Thompson was one of five faculty University-wide to receive a 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty…
02/15/2012
Oren Bar-Gill organizes American Law Institute conference on consumer protection at NYU Law
On February 3, the American Law Institute (ALI) and NYU Law sponsored an invitational conference on consumer protection…
02/14/2012
NYU Law's Furman Center wins prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions (VIDEO)
On February 16, NYU Law’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy received the MacArthur Award for Creative and…
02/07/2012
Samuel Estreicher is co-counsel for amicus brief in major Supreme Court human rights case
The question of whether U.S. federal courts should allow lawsuits against corporations in connection with human rights…
02/07/2012
Corporate Crime Reporter features Jennifer Arlen's analysis of Organizational Sentencing Guidelines
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02/02/2012
Eleanor Fox discusses the European Competition Model at the European Competition Forum in Brussels
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01/30/2012
Holly Maguigan discusses domestic violence and criminal justice at Hoffinger Criminal Justice Forum
At the Hoffinger Criminal Justice Forum on January 23, Professor Holly Maguigan, who teaches the Comparative Criminal…
01/23/2012
CHRGJ and GJC study suggests alarming levels of sexual violence in Haiti linked to lack of basic resources
High levels of sexual violence against women and girls in Haiti’s tent camps correlate with their inability to find…
01/19/2012
Professor Margaret Satterthwaite '99 and Veerle Opgenhaffen publish findings on gender-based violence in Haiti
Professor Margaret Satterthwaite '99, a Center for Human Rights and Global Justice faculty director, and Veerle…
01/13/2012
Richard Epstein discusses rent-control laws in an op-ed, and blogs about a recent Supreme Court ruling
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on January 4, Richard Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, discusses a…
01/06/2012
Burt Neuborne and Brennan Center file amicus brief in major human rights case before Supreme Court
Can corporations be found liable in U.S. courts for human rights violations abroad? That question is squarely before…
12/19/2011
Ronald Dworkin delivers the Einstein Lectures on "Religion Without God" at the University of Bern, Switzerland
Ronald Dworkin, Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, gave this year's Einstein Lectures at the University of Bern,…
12/09/2011
Theodor Meron's new book celebrated at Law School event
NYU Law faculty and international law experts gathered in the Faculty Library on December 6 to celebrate the release of…
12/08/2011
John P. Steines Jr. (LL.M. '78) named new author of renowned corporate tax treatise
Professor John P. Steines Jr. (LL.M. ’78) has been named the new author of Federal Income Taxation of…
12/06/2011
A law school gathering celebrates Richard Epstein's latest book
A November 30 gathering in the faculty library of Vanderbilt hall marked the publication of Laurence A. Tisch Professor…
12/05/2011
Milbank Tweed Forum tackles nuclear safety and climate change (VIDEO)
Richard Stewart, University Professor and John Edward Sexton Professor of Law, moderated the November 30 Milbank Tweed…