Chantal Thomas

Chantal Thomas is Vice Dean and the Radice Family Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, where she also serves as the Director of the Cornell Center for Global Economic Justice, and as Faculty Director for the Clarke Initiative for Law and Development in the Middle East and North Africa.

Professor Thomas researches and writes in international law focusing on international law and political economy, focusing on questions of global social justice. She has taught international law as a Visiting Professor at distinguished institutions nationally (including Columbia University, Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Texas), and globally (including the American University in Cairo, King’s College London, the School of Oriental and African Studies, Soochow University, and University of Paris I).

Professor Thomas holds a PhD in Law from the University of Cambridge, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and a BA in Political Science from McGill University. She has consulted for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the United States Agency for International Development, and the World Bank, and has advised the Trade Counsel’s office for the Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives. She serves on the United States Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law, and has served as a Vice President, Counsellor, and Executive Council Member of the American Society of International Law. She serves on the boards of the American Journal of International Law and the Journal of International Economic Law. Professor Thomas also serves on the Roster of Experts for Binational Panel Dispute Settlement, United States – Canada – Mexico (USMCA) Agreement. She is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Professor Thomas has authored more than 50 articles and other publications on aspects of international economic law and development, ranging from human rights to economic law. She has two book volumes forthcoming: a monograph with Oxford University Press on international migration; and a monograph with Cambridge University Press on law and development. She is also Co-Organizer of the Law and Society Association’s International Research Collaborative on Gender and Political Economy.