Gregory Shaffer
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Gregory Shaffer is a leading scholar of the World Trade Organization
, of law and globalization, and of transnational regulation, working in the tradition of legal realism
and socio-legal studies. He introduced the concept of public-private partnerships in the WTO dispute settlement system, examining how they work in practice in the United States, the European Union and Brazil. He also has written major books on the international law and politics governing genetically modified foods, and of transatlantic relations
. Shaffer is the Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He previously held the first Chair at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
(the Wing-Tat Lee Chair), and was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School
, where he was Co-Director of the Center on World Affairs and the Global Economy. He serves as the Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
for its project on WTO Dispute Settlement and Developing Countries, and is on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law
. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College
and his J.D. from Stanford Law School
.
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
, of law and globalization, and of transnational regulation, working in the tradition of legal realism
Legal realism
Legal realism is a school of legal philosophy that is generally associated with the culmination of the early-twentieth century attack on the orthodox claims of late-nineteenth-century classical legal thought in the United States...
and socio-legal studies. He introduced the concept of public-private partnerships in the WTO dispute settlement system, examining how they work in practice in the United States, the European Union and Brazil. He also has written major books on the international law and politics governing genetically modified foods, and of transatlantic relations
Transatlantic relations
Transatlantic relations refers to the historic, cultural, political, economic and social relations between countries on both side of the Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes specifically those between the United States, Canada and the countries in Europe, although other meanings are possible.There are a...
. Shaffer is the Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He previously held the first Chair at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of the Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago, within walking distance of the Water Tower , the John...
(the Wing-Tat Lee Chair), and was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School
University of Wisconsin Law School
The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional school for the study of law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The law school was founded in 1868.-Facilities:...
, where he was Co-Director of the Center on World Affairs and the Global Economy. He serves as the Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development is an independent non-profit and non-governmentalorganisation based in Geneva. Established in 1996, ICTSD’s mission is to advance the goal of Sustainable development by empowering stakeholders to influence trade policy-making through...
for its project on WTO Dispute Settlement and Developing Countries, and is on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law
American Society of International Law
The American Society of International Law is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization, based in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1906, and was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950...
. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
and his J.D. from Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
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Selected writings
- Defending Interests: Public-Private Partnerships in WTO Litigation (Brookings 2003).
- When Cooperation Fails: The International Law and Politics of Genetically Modified Foods (OUP 2009).
- Transatlantic Governance in the Global Economy (Rowman & Littlefield 2001).
- Varieties of New Legal Realism: Can a New World Order Prompt a New Legal Theory?, Cornell Law Review 2010.