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Faculty

GW Law faculty members are scholars and practitioners with strong reputations in the legal community.

Our faculty members are among the most cited law faculty in the nation, appearing in print, online, and on-air, in world-renowned media outlets. But first and foremost, each faculty member is devoted to teaching.


Faculty News

 From right to left, Professor Murphy: Ambassador Jürg Lauber, President of the U.N. Human Rights Council; Savita Pawnday, Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect; Juan Méndez, former Special Adviser to the U.N. Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide; and Nada Al-Nashif, U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

Professor Sean Murphy Addresses UN Human Rights Council

March 12, 2025

On March 5, Professor Sean D. Murphy addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on the topic of the prevention of genocide.

Dan Stigall

Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in National Security Law Discusses the U.S. National Security Architecture

February 18, 2025

The GW National Security, Cybersecurity, & Foreign Relations Law Program hosted a webinar on mapping national security power in the United States.

Jessica Tillipman

GW Law Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman Releases Resource on Anti-Corruption Law

February 11, 2025

GW Law Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman released a free resource to combat misinformation about government contracts and anti-corruption law.


In the News

"Digital personal data is protected by the Fourth Amendment”

Marketplace Tech spoke to Andrew Ferguson on digital surveillance and his new book, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You.”

"GSA praised for initial changes to AI draft regs, but more work needed”

Federal News Network quoted Jessica Tillipman on the General Services Administration’s updated proposed regulations.

"America’s Trumpiest Appeals Court Is About To Get a Little Trumpier"

JP Collins wrote this article for Balls and Strikes on the Fifth Circuit.

Scholarly Work

Our faculty are leading scholars and practitioners—experts whose experience and passion for teaching shape the study and practice of law. Learn more about publications and other work written by our faculty.

Daniel J. Solove
Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It

Rosa Celorio
Women and International Human Rights in Modern Times: A Contemporary Casebook 

Dayna Bowen Matthew
Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America

Catherine J. Ross
A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

Additional Faculty Scholarship News

Faculty Books