Eric Posner
| Eric Posner | |
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| Born | 1965 |
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| Nationality |  United States |
| Fields | Law and economics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Law School |
| Alma mater | Yale University Harvard Law School |
Eric A. Posner (born 1965) is a law professor at the University of Chicago Law School. He is the son of the prominent federal appellate judge Richard Posner. His current research focuses on international law and international tribunals. He has written about the trial of the deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Posner attended Yale University (B.A., M.A. in philosophy, summa cum laude) and received his law degree from Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude) in 1991, and clerked for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the D.C. Circuit.
Writings
- The Limits of International Law (Oxford University Press 2005) (with Jack Goldsmith).
- Law and Social Norms, (Harvard University Press 2000).
- “Is the International Court of Justice Biased?,” J. Legal Stud. (forthcoming 2005) (with Miguel de Figueiredo).
- “Judicial Cliches on Terrorism,” The Washington Post, August 8, 2005 (with Adrian Vermeule).
- “A Threat That Belongs Behind Bars,” The New York Times, June 25, 2006