Born in Lusaka,Zambia in 1950,[1] Dore earned his LL.B. from the University of Zambia in 1972 and an LL.M. in 1975. Following his LL.B.,he served as Public Prosecutor and Legal Aid Counsel in Zambia's Ministry of Legal Affairs for two years. He also worked as Assistant Editor of the Zambia Law Reports from 1970-1975.[2][3] As a Sterling Fellow at Yale Law School,he obtained a second LL.M. in 1975 and a J.S.D. in 1978. He later served as a Human Rights Officer and Special Consultant in the United Nations Division of Human Rights in Geneva before transitioning to academia in the United States.[2][4]
His current scholarship focuses on legal philosophy,legal anthropology,political theory,and epistemology. He has published critiques of Hobbes,[12] Foucault and Rawls,[13] and explored political influences on US Supreme Court decisions.[14] His 2007 book The Epistemological Foundations of Law examines law through the lens of epistemology,[15] while Homo Juridicus:Culture as a Normative Order (2016) integrates legal philosophy and anthropology.[16]
Dore’s work has been reviewed in academic journals. His analysis of UNCITRAL's Model Law[19] was praised for bridging theory and practice,[20] though some reviewers suggested broader comparisons.[21][22] His book on Namibia's mandate system[23] was noted for its critique of South Africa's apartheid policies and enforcement failures.[24][25][26] His work on international law and superpowers[27] was recognized for its anthropological framing of interbloc reciprocity.[28]
Dore, Isaak (1984). International Law and the Superpowers: Normative Order in a Divided World. Rutgers University Press. ISBN978-0813510149.
Dore, Isaak (1985). The International Mandate System and Namibia. Westview Press. ISBN0-86531-879-4.
Dore, Isaak (1986). Arbitration and Conciliation under The UNCITRAL Rules: A Textual Analysis. Martinus Nijhoff. ISBN978-08-98-38913-5.
Dore, Isaak (1990). Theory and Practice of Multiparty Commercial Arbitration. Graham and Trotman/Martinus Nijhoff. ISBN1853333182.
Dore, Isaak (1993). The UNCITRAL Framework for Arbitration in Contemporary Perspective. Graham and Trotman/Martinus Nijhoff. ISBN1853335738.
'Dore, Isaak (2007). The Epistemological Foundations of Law. Carolina Academic Press. ISBN978-1-59460-387-7.
Dore, Isaak (2016). Homo Juridicus: Culture as a Normative Order. Carolina Academic Press. ISBN978-1-61163-697-0.
Dore, Isaak (2025). A Materialist Theory of Justice: A Methodological, Philosophical and Moral Justification. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN978-3-031-74337-5.
Select articles
Dore, Isaak (1988). "The United States, Self-defense and the U.N. Charter: A Comment on Principle and Expediency in Legal Reasoning". Stanford Journal of International Law. 24: 1–19.
Dore, Isaak (1995). "The Distribution of Governmental Power Under the Constitution of Russia". Parker School Journal of East European Law. 2 (6). Columbia University: 673.
Dore, Isaak (February 10, 2008). "La Discrimination liée à l'âge dans le Travail aux États Unis". In Binet, Jean-René (ed.). Droit et Vieillissement de la Personne. LexisNexis LITEC. ISBN9782711011131.
Dore, Isaak (2009). "La Force Normative du Pouvoir Étatique dans La Philosophie de Michel Foucault". In Thibierge, Catherine (ed.). La Force Normative: Naissance d’un Concept. LGDJ; Bruylant. ISBN978-2-275-03401-0.
Dore, Isaak (May 18, 2017). "Code-based Systems of Law: Heretical Reflections of a Common Law Agent Provocateur". In Massart, Thibaut; Mbotaingar, Abdoulaye (eds.). Liber Amicorum en l’honneur du Professeur Joël Monéger. LexisNexis. ISBN9782711026913.
Dore, Isaak (March 13, 2017). "Same Sex Marriage in the United States: Intersection of Law and Politics". In Dorsman, Anne; Lapérou-Scheneider, Béatrice; Kondratuk, Laurent (eds.). Genre, famille et vulnérabilité: Mélanges en l’honneur de Catherine Philippe. L'Harmattan. ISBN978-2343112404.
↑ "Dore, Isaak I."Deutsche National Bibliothek. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
↑ Dore, Isaak (September 1, 1996). "The International Law Program at Saint Louis University". Journal of Legal Education. 46 (3). Association of American Law Schools: 336–341.
↑ Dore, Isaak (March 13, 2017). "Same Sex Marriage in the United States: Intersection of Law and Politics". In Dorsman, Anne; Lapérou-Scheneider, Béatrice; Kondratuk, Laurent (eds.). Genre, famille et vulnérabilité: Mélanges en l’honneur de Catherine Philippe. L'Harmattan. ISBN978-2343112404.
↑ Dore, Isaak (2007). The Epistemological Foundations of Law. Carolina Academic Press. ISBN978-1-59460-387-7.
↑ Dore, Isaak (2016). Homo Juridicus: Culture as a Normative Order. Carolina Academic Press. ISBN978-1-61163-697-0.
↑ Dore, Isaak (2025). A Materialist Theory of Justice: A Methodological, Philosophical and Moral Justification. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN978-3-031-74337-5.
↑ Seidl-Hohenveldern, Ignaz (1998). "Reviewed Work: The Unicitral Framework for Arbitration in Contemporary Perspective Isaak Dore". Archiv des Völkerrechts. 36 (1). Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG: 91–92.
↑ Wetter, J. Gillis (1991). "Review: Theory and Practice of Multiparty Commercial Arbitration; with Special Reference to the UNCITRAL Framework". Arbitration International. 7 (3).
↑ Dore, Isaak (1985). The International Mandate System and Namibia. Westview Press. ISBN0-86531-879-4.
↑ Rozier, J. P. (1988). "Book Reviews: Isaak I. Dore, The International Mandate System and Namibia". Journal of Asian and African Studies: 230.
↑ Landis, Elizabeth S. (1986). "Reviewed Work: The International Mandate System and Namibia. Isaak I. Dore". The American Journal of International Law. 80 (2): 425–426.
↑ Dugard, John (1986). "Reviewed Work: The International Mandate System and Namibia Isaak J. Dore". The Cambridge Law Journal. 45 (2): 326–328.
↑ Dore, Isaak (1984). International Law and the Superpowers: Normative Order in a Divided World. Rutgers University Press. ISBN978-0813510149.
↑ Joyner, Christopher (1985). "Reviewed Work: International Law and the Superpowers: Normative Order in a Divided World". American Political Science Review. 79 (2).
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