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David Kennedy, the Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, has been appointed vice president for international affairs and the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations. Kennedy, a 1976 graduate of Brown, will take up his duties Jan. 1, 2008.
Kennedy is a leading figure in the field of international law and brings to Brown an extensive background in international affairs. After receiving his A.B., cum laude, from Brown, he earned an M.A.L.D at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, his law degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D. in international law and organizations, international economics, law and development from the Fletcher School.
Kennedy joined the faculty at Harvard Law School in 1980 and is the author of numerous books and articles on international law, history and legal theory, and founder of the New Approaches to International Law project. He also practices law and has worked on numerous international projects, both commercial and public, including work with the United Nations, the Commission of the European Union, and with the private firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton in Brussels.
He has held appointments as a visiting professor at the University of Paris II and X, the University of Turin, the Australian National University, the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of Freiburg, New York University, and the University of Toronto. He was a visiting scholar at the University of London and a Fulbright fellow in Belgium and was recently a fellow at Brown’s Watson Institute.