Mortimer Sellers
| Mortimer Sellers | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Regents Professor, University System of Maryland Law Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 Philadelphia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Stead Sellers |
| Alma mater |
Harvard College (A.B.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) Oxford University (B.C.L.) Oxford University (D.Phil.) |
| Occupation |
Professor Philosopher Historian Lawyer Academic Administrator |
| Website | [1] |
Mortimer Sellers (M.N.S. Sellers) (born 1959) is Regents Professor of the University System of Maryland, law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and President of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR). His work primarily concerns the philosophy of law, with an emphasis on international law, constitutional law, comparative law and legal history. He has been a Regents Professor of the University System of Maryland since 2003, the highest honor in the UM System. Sellers is best known for his books on republican legal and political philosophy, global justice, and universal human rights. He has been Director of the University of Baltimore Center for International and Comparative Law since 1994.
The interdisciplinary nature of Sellers' work has been consistent throughout his career. After graduating from Harvard College, summa cum laude, and Harvard Law School, Sellers studied history and philosophy at University College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and Frank Knox Fellow, taking a degree in Civil Law in addition to his doctorate in Literae Humaniores. He has taught in the University System of Maryland since 1989 taught and pursued research as a visitor at Georgetown University Law Center, Harvard University, Cambridge University, Bryn Mawr College, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the Academy of International Law in The Hague.
...
Wikipedia