Program Description

Through the Visiting Scholars and Research Fellow Program, Columbia has hosted hundreds of international scholars, professors, members of the judiciary, practitioners, and governmental officials.  In addition to their geographic diversity, their areas of research and scholarship span a multitude of legal disciplines, including comparative and international criminal law, human rights, legal philosophy, commercial and corporate law, constitutional law, and international private and public law.

The Visiting Scholar designation is generally reserved for visitors who are senior faculty members at their home institution. Columbia also has established a second scholar designation, "Research Fellow," for doctoral and post-doctoral academics.