John Haskell

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  • Professor in Law, Law

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Themes: International Legal History; International Legal Theory; Law and Political Economy; Law and Technology. Applications should demonstrate substantial research/thought (aka, bibliography and integration of that bibliography into the application matters) and aim to develop analysis/research beyond normative description / formalist source materials.

Personal profile

Research interests

Global Law and Political Economy

Law and Religion

International Law and Digital Technologies

Cultural Histories of Expertise in Global Governance

Legal Theory

Teaching

August 2022-2025, Sabbatical (Industry Buy Out)

Fall 2025, Law Money and Technology

January 2026-December 2026, Research Sabbatical

Previously, in US: Administrative Law, Contracts, International Business Transactions, Public International Law

Previously, in UK: Jurisprudence, Legal Tech, Public International Law

Memberships of committees and professional bodies

Internal (University of Manchester)

Director, Manchester Law and Technology Initiative (MLaTI)

Lead, Initiative for Global Law and Political Economy

Member, Manchester International Law Centre

External

Board Member, Association for the Promotion of Political Economy and the Law (APPEAL)

Faculty Member, Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP, Harvard Law School)

Research Lead (LPE Stream), European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE)

Treasurer, Foundation for European Economic Development

Biography

Professor/Chair at University of Manchester Law School and Faculty Member at Harvard Law School Institute for Global Law and Policy. At Manchester, Director of Manchester Law and Technology Initiative and Lead at Initiative for Global Law and Political Economy. Industry buy out from digital token industry 2022-2025. Former Fulbright Scholar, with permanent positions in UK and US, and visiting research/teaching appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, International University College of Turin, Lille Catholic University, University of San Francisco, and University of Trento. Very thankful to be able to live life as a dad and a researcher. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Digital Futures

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