Lori Damrosch

Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Columbia Law School

Lori Damrosch

Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Columbia Law School
Lori Fisler Damrosch is the Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy at Columbia Law School. Prior to joining the Law School in 1984, she served in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (1977-81) and practiced law with Sullivan & Cromwell (1981-84). Publications include International Law: Cases and Materials (8th ed. 2024); Beyond Confrontation: International Law in the Post-Cold War Era (1995); Enforcing Restraint: Collective Intervention in Internal Conflicts (1993); Law and Force in the New International Order (1991); and The International Court of Justice at a Crossroads (1987). Her leadership positions in the American Society of International Law (ASIL) have included editor-in-chief of the American Journal of International Law (2003-13), ASIL president-elect (2013-14), and president (2014-16). She was elected to the Institut de droit international in 2009 and gave the general course in public international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in 2022. She holds BA and JD degrees from Yale.
Last updated: Feb 12, 2026

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