David M. Trubek

David M. Trubek is Voss-Bascom Professor of Law. He also serves as co-director of the UW-Madison's European Union Center. From 1989-2001 he was the UW's Dean of International Studies and Director of the International Institute. He has published articles and books on the role of law in development, the social role of the legal profession, human rights, European integration, the impact of globalization on legal systems, the governance of work and welfare in a new economy, civil litigation, social theory, and critical legal studies. Currently, he is working on new approaches to governance in the context of globalization, European Union employment and social policy; international economic and social rights, the future of law and development, and the emergence of "post-regulatory" law.