Courses/ Current Research
- Legal aspects of China's international relations
- Law and legal institutions in China
- Torts
- Advanced research in Chinese law
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1998
- Oxford University, B.A., 1993
- Yale College, B.A., 1991
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Detailed Biography:
Benjamin Liebman is Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies at Columbia Law School . His current research focuses on the role of the media in the Chinese legal system, on Chinese tort law, and on the evolution of China 's courts and legal profession.
Professor Liebman's publications include Chinese Network Justice , Chicago Journal of International Law (with Tim Wu) (2007); China's Courts: Restricted Reform? , China Quarterly (2007); Evolution through Intimidation? An Empirical Account of Defamation Litigation in China , Harvard International Law Journal (2006); Watchdog or Demagogue? The Media in the Chinese Legal System , Columbia Law Review (2005); Clean Air, Clear Process? The Struggle over Air Pollution Law in the People's Republic of China (with William P. Alford) Hastings Law Journal (2001); Legal Aid and Public Interest Law in China , Texas International Law Journal (1999); Autonomy through Separation? Environmental Law and the Basic Law of Hong Kong , Harvard International Law Journal (1998); and Class Action Litigation in China , Harvard Law Review (1998).
Prior to joining the Columbia faculty in 2002, Professor Liebman was an associate in the London and Beijing offices of Sullivan & Cromwell. He also previously served as a law clerk to Justice David Souter and to Judge Sandra Lynch of the First Circuit. He is a graduate of Yale, Oxford , and Harvard Law School .
For more information on the Center for Chinese Legal Studies, go to http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/chinese
