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Benedict Kingsbury

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Benedict William Kingsbury is Vice Dean and Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law. Born in the Netherlands and raised in Hamilton, New Zealand, he holds a law degree from Canterbury University and a doctorate in international relations and law from Balliol College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar in 1982. He served as joint Editor in Chief of the American Journal of International Law from 2013 to 2018, received New York University School of Law Podell Distinguished Teaching Award in 2019 and an honorary doctorate from Tilburg University in 2016. His research addresses indigenous peoples rights in international law, global administrative law and global governance.

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Role
Jurist 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
New Zealand 2
Born
1961 2
Classification
Field of Law
Commercial and Business Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 2
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1. Benedict Kingsbury (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    He was recently also announced as a faculty director for the new NYU Law Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies.
  • Introduction, field of law
    Born in Holland and raised in Hamilton, New Zealand he was a Rhodes Scholar in 1982, a commercial law graduate from Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand and a doctor of International Relations and Law at Balliol College, University of Oxford.
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2. Wikidata: Benedict Kingsbury
  • Wikidata Q4887288, occupation/position claims
    occupation/position claim resolves to: Jurist
  • Wikidata Q4887288, P27 country of citizenship claim
    P27 (country of citizenship): New Zealand
  • Wikidata Q4887288, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1961
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