Gregory Shaffer is the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of International Law at the

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. From 2022-2024 he served as President of the

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. He is known for his work on

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, with a specialization on

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, and law and globalization.

Biography

Shaffer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds a B.A. from

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and a J.D. from

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. He previously was a Chancellor's Professor of Law at the

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, was a Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law at the

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, held the inaugural Wing-Tat Lee Chair at

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, and was a professor at the

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, where he was Co-Director of the Center on World Affairs and the Global Economy and of the European Union Center of Excellence.

Professional work

Before entering academia, Shaffer was a member of the Paris bar, working at the law firms of Coudert Frères an
Bredin Prat

Personal life

Shaffer is married to Michele Goodwin, author, advocate and law professor. They have two children.

Scholarship

Shaffer is a leading international trade expert, author, and consultant on the World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union law, globalization, transnational legal orders, and transnational legal ordering. He introduced the concepts of public-private partnerships and legal capacity in the WTO dispute settlement system, examining how they work in practice in the United States, the European Union, Brazil, India, and China. Shaffer has written major books on the international law and politics governing genetically modified foods,

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, and works in the tradition of legal realism and socio-legal studies. His publications include nine books and over 100 articles and book chapters, including
''Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law''
(2021)
''Constitution-Making and Transnational Legal Order''
(Ginsburg and Halliday, 2019)
''Transnational Legal Orders''
(Halliday, 2015), an
''Transnational Legal Ordering and State Change''
(2013).

Selected writings

Books

Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law
(2021)
Constitution-Making and Transnational Legal Order
(Ginsburg and Halliday, 2019)
Transnational Legal Orders
(Halliday, 2015)
Transnational Legal Ordering and State Change
(2013)
Transnational Legal Orders
Cambridge University Press (with Terence Halliday).
Transnational Legal Ordering and State Change
Cambridge University Press.
Dispute Settlement at the WTO: The Developing Country Experience
Cambridge University Press.
When Cooperation Fails: The International Law and Politics of Genetically Modified Foods
Oxford University Press.
Defending Interests: Public-Private Partnerships in WTO Litigation
Brookings Institution Press.
Transatlantic Governance in the Global Economy
Rowman & Littlefield.

Articles

The Empirical Turn in International Legal Scholarship
106 American Journal of International Law 1 (with Tom Ginsburg).
Transnational Legal Process and State Change
37 Law and Social Inquiry 229-264.
Hard vs. Soft Law: Alternatives, Complements and Antagonists in International Governance
94 Minnesota Law Review 706-799 (with Mark A. Pollack).
Varieties of New Legal Realism: Can a New World Order Prompt a New Legal Theory?
95 Cornell Law Review 61 (with Victoria Nourse).
Other Publications on SSRN

External links

Gregory Shaffer's WebsiteProfile on the Georgetown University Law Center websiteProfile on Google ScholarProfile on SSRN

References

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