Dr. Christopher Mccrudden

Biography

Christopher McCrudden is the L. Bates Lea Global Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He specializes in human rights, equality, and discrimination, with a focus on international and comparative human rights law. McCrudden has authored several significant works, including 'Litigating Religions: Essay on Human Rights, Courts, Beliefs' (Oxford University Press, 2018) and 'Buying Social Justice' (Oxford University Press, 2007). His research has addressed the intersections of public procurement and equality and has provided insights into the role of religion in human rights law. Additionally, he has co-authored 'Courts and Consociations' (Oxford University Press, 2013), analyzing the tensions between human rights and ethnic power-sharing arrangements in peace agreements. McCrudden has served on the editorial boards of various legal journals and has been involved with the European Commission’s Expert Network on the application of Gender Equality Directives. He received an honorary LLD from Queen’s University Belfast in 2006 and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2008 and a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2018.

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