Karen Alter

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Karen Alter
Born (1965-10-23) October 23, 1965 (age 58)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Cornell University (BA)
MIT (PhD)
Notable workEstablishing the Supremacy of European Law (2001), The European Court's Political Power (2010), The New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights (2014), The Oxford Handbook on International Adjudication (2014); Transplanting International Courts: Law and Politics of the Andean Tribunal of Justice (2017), International Court Authority (with Laurence Helfer and Mikael Rask Madsen) (2018)
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Websitewww.KarenJAlter.org

Karen J. Alter is an American academic, well known for her interdisciplinary work on international law's influence in international and domestic politics. Alter is a figure in comparative international courts [1] and the politics of international regime complexity. [2] Her early work focused on the European Court of Justice, a topic on which she published two books and many articles. [3] Karen Alter is a Guggenheim Fellow, [4] and the winner of a Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin. [5] Alter has a courtesy appointment at Northwestern Law School. [6] Fluent in French, Italian and German, Alter has conducted research throughout Europe, Africa and Latin America.

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Alter is well known for integrating the study of international relations and law. [7] [8] Although she never pursued a JD, Alter spent a year as an Emile Noel Fellow at Harvard Law School, and she has been a visiting scholar at Northwestern Law School and the American Bar Foundation. [9] Alter is a permanent visiting professor at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law, where she participates in the iCourts Center of Excellence, [10] and she is a frequent co-author with Laurence Helfer. Alter is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, [11] and serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of International Law, International Studies Review and the Journal of International Dispute Settlement. [11]

Early life

Karen Alter grew up in Los Angeles, where she attended Pacific Palisades High School (Class of 1983). [12] She attended Cornell University, where she graduated magna cum laude, with distinction in all subjects, and worked with Peter J. Katzenstein. [6] Alter received her doctorate in political science at MIT (1996), where she worked with Suzanne Berger and Anne-Marie Slaughter.

Career

Karen Alter began her career at Smith College (1996–2000), after which she moved to Northwestern University. She teaches courses at the graduate and undergraduate level, and on occasion at Northwestern Law School. [13] Alter has been a visiting faculty member at University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law, American Academy, Northwestern Law School, Institute d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), American Bar Foundation, Universität Bremen, Germany, Seikei University, Harvard Law School, and the European Union Center, Harvard University. [9]

Alter is also a frequent commentator on international relations. Her commentary has appeared in the Boston Globe, [14] CNN, [15] U.S. News & World Report , [16] the Chicago Tribune, [17] and the Huffington Post. [18]

Honors

Selected bibliography

Books

Articles

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References

  1. ↑ "Comparative International Courts". faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  2. ↑ Meunier, Sophie; Alter, Karen J. (March 2009). "Cambridge Journals Online - Perspectives on Politics - Abstract - The Politics of International Regime Complexity". Perspectives on Politics. journals.cambridge.org. 7 (1): 13–24. doi:10.1017/S1537592709090033. S2CID   56245410 . Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  3. ↑ The European Court of Justice's Political Power. faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu. 2009-02-15. ISBN   9780199558353 . Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  4. ↑ "Karen J. Alter - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". gf.org. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Karen Alter | American Academy in Berlin". americanacademy.de. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  6. 1 2 "Karen Alter, Research & Faculty: Northwestern University Law School". law.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  7. ↑ Alter, Karen J.; Dehousse, Renaud; Vanburg, Georg (1 February 2002). "Law, Political Science and Legal Studies" (PDF). European Union Politics. 3 (1): 113–136. doi:10.1177/1465116502003001006. S2CID   38992467 . Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Alter, Karen J. (March 30 – April 2, 2005). "Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law)". 99. American Society of International Law: 138–141. JSTOR   25659991.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. 1 2 "Curriculum Vitae of Karen Alter - Northwestern Scholars - SciVal Experts 4.6". scholars.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  10. ↑ "Staff at iCourts – University of Copenhagen". jura.ku.dk. 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  11. 1 2 "Research, Writing and Syllabi of Professor Karen J. Alter". karenjalter.org. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  12. ↑ "Karen Alter Hanson | Class of 1983 | Palisades High School". classmates.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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  20. ↑ International Court Authority. International Courts and Tribunals Series. Oxford University Press. 2018-08-28. ISBN   9780198795582.
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  22. ↑ "The New Terrain Of International Law". newterrainofinternationallaw.org. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  23. ↑ Alter, Karen J; Romano, Cesare P. R; Shany, Yuval, eds. (2013). "The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication - Cesare Romano; Karen J. Alter; Yuval Shany - Oxford University Press". global.oup.com. doi:10.1093/law/9780199660681.001.0001. ISBN   9780199660681 . Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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  25. ↑ Establishing the Supremacy of European Law - Paperback - Karen J. Alter - Oxford University Press. Oxford Studies in European Law. global.oup.com. 2001-09-06. ISBN   9780199243471 . Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  26. ↑ Alter, Karen J. (2017-08-08). "The Future of International Law". Rochester, NY. SSRN   3015177.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. ↑ Alter, Karen J. (2009-01-28). "The European Court's Political Power Across Time and Space by Karen J. Alter :: SSRN". papers.ssrn.com. SSRN   1334328.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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