Lang Andrew

Andrew Lang is a Senior Lecturer in Law, teaching Public International Law, with a specialty in International Economic Law.

He is a co-founder, with Colin Picker, of the Society of International Economic Law. He sits on the Editorial Boards of the Modern Law Review, the Journal of International Economic Law and the Law and Development Review, and is a Book Review Editor for the International and Comparative Law Quarterly. He has taught on the World Trade Institute's Masters of International Law and Economics (MILE) program, the University of Barcelona's IELPO course, as well as the IIEM Academy of International Trade Law in Macau.

In March 2009, Andrew was a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown University School, and in Jan-Mar 2010 was an International Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sydney.

Andrew's current research is focussed on a number of themes around global economic governance, including the relationship between law and expert knowledge, sociological approaches to the study of the trade regime, and questions around trade in services. His 2007 article, 'Reflecting on Linkage' received the MLR Wedderburn Prize for the best article published in the 2007 volume of the MLR.

He is also completing a British Academy funded project to write a social history of the trade and human rights debate, and has acted as a consultant to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights on questions around the relevance of trade agreements to the Special Rapporteur's mandate.

Andrew has a combined BA/ LLB degree from the University of Sydney, receiving the University Medal in both degrees. His PhD is from the University of Cambridge, graduating in May 2005. From 2004-2006, he was the Gott Research Fellow in Law at Trinity Hall, at the University of Cambridge.