David J. Bederman

K. H. Gyr Professor in Private International Law

David J. Bederman teaches public international law, legal methods, admiralty, international institutions, law of international common spaces and Roman law, as well as seminars on international environmental law and foreign relations power. In addition, he serves as adviser to the Emory International Law Review.

Prior to coming to Emory, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. with the firm of Covington & Burling and worked as a legal adviser at the Iran/United States Claims Tribunal at The Hague. Professor Bederman has published extensively on diverse legal topics, including legal history, constitutional law, and international legal theory and practice. In addition to a number of books and dozens of articles and essays, his major publications include Globalization and International Law (2008); The Classical Foundations of the American Constitution (2008); The Spirit of International Law (2002); International Law in Antiquity (2001); and International Law Frameworks (2001). He has lectured widely and was a visiting professor at New York University and University of Virginia, as well as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Osgoode Hall in Toronto.

Education: AB, Princeton University, 1983; MSc, London School of Economics, 1984; JD, University of Virginia, 1987; Diploma, The Hague Academy of International Law, 1989; PhD, University of London, 1996.