Leader in the profession

William E. Butler
I think the leader in the profession is William E. Butler. William E. Butler specializes
in international and comparative law, focusing principally on Russia, Eurasia
generally, and public and private international law. A member of the Dickinson Law
community since 2005, he served as Reader (1970-1976) and Professor of
Comparative Law (1976-2005) in the University of London—attached to University
College London—where he is presently Emeritus Professor of Comparative Law. In
1992, he was elected a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and in 2012, a Foreign Member
of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine
Professor Butler has published widely in his chosen fields and been
among those responsible for the development of Comparative
International Law, having written widely on the subject; lectured at
The Hague Academy of International Law (1985) on the subject;
introduced LL.M. courses at University College London on the
subject; and advised on syllabus reform to reflect this approach to
interface between traditional comparative legal studies and public and
private international law.
Professor Butler received his B.A. from the School of International
Service, The American University (1961); M.A. from the School of
Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (1963); J.D.
from Harvard Law School (1966); LL.M. from the Academy
University of Law, Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of
Sciences (1997); Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University (SAIS, 1970);
and LL.D. from the University of London (1979). He has since
received three honorary doctorates, most recently from the Kyiv
University of Law (Ukraine) and the University of Uppsala (Sweden).
Professor Butler has been elected to the arbitrator panels of the
international commercial arbitration courts of the Russian Federation
(1995), Kazakhstan (2012), and Ukraine (2013), and also served as an
arbitrator or expert in the Stockholm, London, Paris, Hague, and other
arbitral tribunals.
 At Dickinson Law, Professor Butler offers courses or seminars on
Russian Law and Legal Institutions; International Investment
Transactions; History of International Law, Law of the Sea, Law of
Treaties, and International Human Rights Law. He is the founding
editor of Jus Gentium: Journal of International Legal
History (2016-) and co-founding editor of the Journal of
Comparative Law(2005-).
By way of pastimes, Professor Butler is a bibliophile and bookplate
collector, and member of The Grolier Club, Washington Rare Book
Club, National Union of Bibliophiles (Russia), and former Executive
Secretary of the International Federation of Exlibris Societies (1986-
2016). Since 2019, he has served as Chairman of the Fellowship of
American Bibliophilic Societies.
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