Professor Lauren Benton FBA

The global history of European empires; legal history of the British and Spanish empires; the history of international law; legal theory
A photo of Professor Lauren Benton FBA. Photo: Mara Lavitt
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2024
Honours
FBA
Subjects
History

Current post

Yale University Barton M Biggs Professor of History and Professor of Law

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