Adeel Hussain

Associate Professor of Legal Studies Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: PhD University of Cambridge

Research Areas: Comparative Public Law; Jurisprudence; International Law; Legal and Political Theory; Global History


Adeel Hussain is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies. He holds two state examinations from Germany, where he was admitted to the bar, and a Master's and PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Hussain's research focuses on jurisprudence, comparative constitutional law, international law, and the global history of legal and political thought. His two monographs were published by Oxford University Press.

Prior to joining NYU, Hussain was an Assistant Professor of Legal and Political Theory at Leiden University. He has also clerked at the Court of Appeals in Frankfurt and worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law.

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