Gazing into World Society: A System-Based Approach to Global Governance

Professor Sungjoon Cho joined the Chicago-Kent faculty in 2003. His scholarly research and teaching interests include international law, international economic law, international relations, and comparative law. In his pre-academic career, Professor Cho represented the government of the Republic of Korea in negotiations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).He is a member of arbitration panel roster under Chapter 14 (Dispute Settlement) of the Korea–European Union Free Trade Agreement. Professor Cho has advised the Korean government under various capacities. He has taught at Northwestern Law School, Fordham Law School, Seoul National University School of Law, Korean National Diplomatic Academy, ASEAN Law Academy and Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. Professor Cho served as a co-chair of the International Economic Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law from 2011 to 2013.He has published numerous books, articles and op-ed pieces related to international economic law, including “The Social Foundations of World Trade: Norms, Community, and Constitution” (Cambridge University Press, 2015; Paperback in 2017) and “Investing the ASEAN Way: Theories and Practices of Economic Integration in Southeast Asia” (co-authored with Jürgen Kurtz, Cambridge University Press, Paperback in 2022). His writings also appear frequently in the international news media, including the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Professor Cho’s works have been selected for the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum twice (2007 and 2008). He received his LL.B. and M.P.A. from Seoul National University. He holds an S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) from Harvard Law School, where he was a Clark Byse Fellow. He is a member of the bar of the state of New York. He also holds a license to practice law in Korea.