José E. Alvarez, the Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law at New York University Law School and the faculty director of its US-Asia Law Institute, is a former President of the American Society of International Law and a prior co-editor-in-chief of the American Journal of International Law. Alvarez is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Institut de Droit International, and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He was awarded the American Society of International Law's highest honor, the Manley Hudson Medal, in 2024. His 7 books and more than 170 other publications address diverse aspects of international law and theory, including the norm-setting powers of international organizations, forms of accountability in the wake of mass atrocity, the challenges and prospects of the international investment regime, and the functions of international courts. His most recent book, Women's Property Rights Under CEDAW (co-authored with Judith Bauder)(OUP 2024) won the best book award from the American Branch of the International Law Association. Alvarez graduated with a BA from Harvard College, Honors School of Jurisprudence, a Special BA from Oxford, and a JD from Harvard Law School.