Fabio Morosini

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William Hughes Mulligan Distinguished Visiting Professor (Spring 2027)

Fabio Morosini is the Spring 2027 William Hughes Mulligan Distinguished Visiting Professor at Fordham University School of Law. He is Professor of International Law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) School of Law in Brazil and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Economic Law, published by Oxford University Press.

Morosini is a scholar of the legal governance of the global economy. His research examines the evolving relationship between international economic law, state power, and development, with particular attention to the perspectives and experiences of the Global South. His work explores international trade and investment law, economic security, and the ways in which emerging economies navigate and reshape global economic governance.

Morosini has held several international academic appointments, including Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan Law School, Hauser Global Research Fellow at New York University School of Law, Fernand Braudel Fellow at the European University Institute, and Postdoctoral Fellow at the World Trade Organization. He previously served as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at UFRGS.

During his appointment at Fordham, Morosini will teach a seminar entitled The Geoeconomic Turn in Global Economic Governance.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
  • D.E.S.S., (Master's-level Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Economic Globalization), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne / Sciences Po Paris (with honors)
  • LL.M., University of Texas School of Law
  • LL.B., Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul