Dr. Tom Ginsburg

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Biography

Tom Ginsburg is the Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law and a Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago Law School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies, a Juris Doctor, and a Doctorate in Jurisprudence and Social Policy from the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests include comparative international law and institutional legal integrity, reflected in his recent publications such as 'Democracies and International Law' and 'Save Constitutional Democracy'. Ginsburg has served as a legal adviser for the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal and has collaborated with various international organizations on constitutional reform. He is the co-director of the Comparative Constitutions Project, which analyzes constitutions from independent nation-states since 1789. Ginsburg's work has received several awards, including the Robert E. Dalton Award for contributions to foreign relations law and the C. Herman Pritchett Award from the American Political Science Association. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and co-hosts the 'Entitled' podcast focusing on human rights.

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Department of Philosophy