Anu Bradford

Anu Bradford's research and teaching interests include research projects that help understand how international economic law is shaped by state power, domestic preferences, and international organizations. Using the tools of rational choice theory and international political economy, she seeks deeper insight into how states employ international law to regulate their markets and conduct their economic relations. Her recent publications include "International Antitrust Negotiations and the False Hope of the WTO," 48 Harvard International Law Journal 383 (2007).She is currently working on a project examining how the fragmentation of economic power and the emergence of new trade powers, including China and India, challenge the existing international economic regimes.

Professor Bradford earned her S.J.D. (2007) and LL.M. (2002) degrees from Harvard Law School. She also holds a law degree from the University of Helsinki. After completing her LL.M. studies as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Law School, Ms. Bradford practiced Antitrust Law and EU Law with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in Brussels for two years before returning to Harvard for her doctoral studies. She has also served as an Advisor and Expert Assistant in the European Parliament and the Parliament of Finland. Before joining the University of Chicago faculty, Ms. Bradford taught at Harvard College, Brandeis University, and the University of Helsinki Law School.