John B. Quigley

Who is John B. Quigley?

John B. Quigley is a professor of law at the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University, where he is the Presidents' Club Professor of Law. In 1995 he was recipient of The Ohio State University Distinguished Scholar Award. Before joining the Ohio State faculty in 1969, Professor Quigley was a research scholar at Moscow State University, and a research associate in comparative law at Harvard Law School. Professor Quigley teaches International Law and Comparative Law. Professor Quigley holds an adjunct appointment in the Political Science Department. In 1982-83 he was a visiting professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

John Quigley is active in international human rights work. He has published many articles and books on human rights, the United Nations, war and peace, east European law, African law, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He is fluent in Russian and French and highly proficient in Spanish and Swahili.

John Quigley's books include the following:

Basic Laws on the Structure of the Soviet State, Harvard University Press, 1969

The Merchant Shipping Code of the USSR, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1970

The Soviet Foreign Trade Monopoly: Institutions and Laws, Ohio State University Press, 1974