David J. Bederman
David J. Bederman (* 1961 in Atlanta ; † December 4, 2011 there ) was an American international lawyer and until his death professor at the Emory Law School .
Bederman studied at Princeton until 1983 and at the London School of Economics until 1984 , where he received his master's degree. The doctorate in law followed in 1987 at the University of Virginia . He worked as a law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals in the 9th district in order to exercise a corresponding activity at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague in 1988/89 . In 1996 he received his PhD from the University of London . After briefly working as a salaried attorney in Washington DC, he began teaching in 1991 at Emory Law School. Among other things, he received the Distinguished Fulbright Chair grant for a research stay at York University in Canada.
Bedermann died at the age of only 50 from complications of appendectic cancer in the hospital of Emory University.
Works (selection)
- Custom as a Source of Law , Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2010. ISBN 9780521897044
- The classical foundations of the American Constitution, prevailing wisdom , Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2008. ISBN 9780521885362
- Spirit of International Law , University of Georgia Press, Athens 2006. ISBN 9780820326399
- International law frameworks , 2nd ed., Foundation Press, New York 2006. ISBN 1599410265
- International law in antiquity , Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2001. ISBN 0521791979
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SURNAME | Bederman, David J. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American international lawyer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 2011 |
Place of death | Atlanta |