Sally Engle Merry awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at Convocation 2013
The Faculty of Law is delighted to present the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, to Sally Engle Merry, who will deliver the commencement address at the Spring Convocation on Friday, May 31, at 10 a.m.
A professor of Anthropology in the Institute for Law and Society at New York University, Sally Engle Merry is among the most distinguished scholars of law and society in the world today, and the leading legal anthropologist in the United States.
鈥淪ally Engle Merry is a thoughtful, prolific, world-class scholar who examines how seemingly universal legal norms are reshaped and translated in different local contexts around the globe,鈥� says Daniel Jutras, Dean of 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Law. 鈥淪he offers a compelling account of the interaction of law and culture, tackling complex problems in the real world.鈥�
With outstanding scholarship on human rights, colonialism, gender, race, class, conflict resolution, violence against women, local justice and popular justice, Merry has established herself as a towering figure in the Law and Society movement. Her most recent work, Human Rights Monitoring and the Question of Indicators, addresses some of the most challenging issues surrounding international human rights norms.
鈥淲e think of the bestowal of honorary degrees as a meaningful opportunity to give expression to some of the Faculty of Law鈥檚 values and aspirations,鈥� adds Dean Jutras. 鈥淚t is a great honor for the Faculty to invite Sally Engle Merry to join the 平特五不中 community.鈥�
