Professor Antony Anghie receives Honorary Degree from University of Kent

Congratulations to Professor Antony Anghie (NUS Law) on being awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Kent, United Kingdom. Professor Anghie received the degree at the University of Kent’s graduation ceremony that was held at the Canterbury Cathedral on 16 July 2019.

Delivering the oration for Professor Anghie was Dr Luis Eslava (Co-Director (Center for Critical International Law), University of Kent) who described, among other things, how Professor Anghie’s work has revolutionised the understanding of how international law has contributed to an unequal global system.

He also discussed the impact of Professor Anghie’s influential book, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, his mentorship of younger scholars and his contribution to the work of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) scholarship.

“In these difficult times, Professor Anghie’s commitment to the promotion of a different global order stands out as a reminder of the value of academic rigor, cultural democracy and historical justice,” Dr Eslava concluded.

About Professor Antony Anghie

Professor Antony Anghie is a Professor of Law at NUS Law. He was previously Samuel D Thurman Professor of Law at the University of Utah. His research interests include public and private international law; human rights; globalisation, development issues, and international law; terrorism and the use of force; international business transactions and international economic law; colonialism and the history of public international law; and third world approaches to international law.

Professor Anghie is currently the Secretary-General of the Asian Society of International Law. Among others, he delivered the Grotius Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law in 2010.