Antony Anghie

Antony T. Anghie is a law professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law[1] and Secretary-General of the Asian Society of International Law.[2] He was previously the Samuel D. Thurman Professor at S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah and continues to serve as Professor at the College of Law.[3][4][5] He has been visiting professor at numerous schools including the American University Cairo, Cornell Law School, the London School of Economics, Harvard Law School and the University of Brasilia.

Anghie is a leading scholar in the Third World Approaches to International Law movement.[6]

Work

Anghie obtained a BA (Hons) in English and Politics and LLB (Hons) in Law at Monash University. He qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and practiced law in Melbourne, Australia.[1] He then received his S.J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he served as a MacArthur Scholar at the Harvard Center for International Affairs and a Senior Fellow in the Graduate Program. He was an intern for the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.[3]

Anghie worked as a research assistant for C.G. Weeramantry, who was then Chief Commissioner of an Inquiry established to examine the history of phosphate mining on the island of Nauru.[7] It was through this experience that Anghie reflected on the relationship between colonialism and international law, that eventually culminated in his highly influential book Imperialism, Sovereignty and International Law.

He joined the faculty at the S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah in 1995.[3] At the Centre for International Law based at the National University of Singapore, he heads the Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia team, which focuses on developing resources and a research culture amongst international law scholars in Asia.[8]

References
  1. "Antony T. Anghie". nus.edu.sg. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. "Governing Bodies". AsianSIL.org. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. "Antony T. Anghie". utah.edu. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. "External Advisors". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  5. "Anghie, Antony". worldcat.org. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  6. Anghie, Antony (2020). "Foreword: Welcoming the TWAIL Review" (PDF). Third World Approaches to International Law Review.
  7. Anghie, Antony (2005). Imperialism, Sovereignty and International Law. p. 1.
  8. "Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia (TRILA)". Centre for International Law. Retrieved 2020-12-07.


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