Sri Lankan-born, Harvard-educated Professor Antony Anghie has been conferred the prominent Manley O.

Hudson Medal by the American Society of International Law (ASIL) for his remarkable contributions to scholarship and accomplishment in international law.Taking to Twitter, Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka Julie Chung congratulated Prof.

Anghie on his accomplishment.

Lawyers and their commitment to rule of law support the democratic procedure, she said even more in her tweet.Born in Sri Lanka and an intellectual heavyweight in the field of international law, Prof.

Anghie is just the second Asian to get this prominent accolade.The Law teacher at the National University of Singapore (NSU) joins the ranks of legal luminaries who have gotten the award such as Judge Stephen Breyer, previous Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; Sir Robert Jennings and Dame Rosalyn Higgins, former Presidents of the International Court of Justice; distinguished transnational law scholastic Prof Philip C.

Jessup; and pioneering human rights scholar Prof Louis Henkin.Prof.

Anghie is a pioneering and leading authority on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL)-- an important field of scholarship which studies the inequalities of the worldwide legal order.His work argues that individuals of the Global South have actually been traditionally and systematically omitted from worldwide law-making, leading to ongoing inequality and justice.A foundation of his research study is his highly influential book Imperialism, Sovereignty, and the Making of International Law which examines the relationship between colonialism and worldwide law.

His cutting-edge work has actually permitted more youthful generations of scholars to attend to the enduring traditions of colonialism and imperialism.Prof.

Anghie said, This is an extremely unexpected honour because my arguments were viewed as radical and difficult at the time I first made them.

It was a struggle to get my book released.

I was lucky to be able to take time over my scholarship.

Congratulating Prof.

Anghie, NUS Law Dean and Professor of Law Andrew Simester said, The Manley O.

Hudson Award is a significant honour, one that recognises Tonys unwavering commitment and impressive contribution to global law.

Tony is absolutely among the finest academics globally in his field ...

The American Society of International Law has actually honoured a life time of accomplishment, and NUS Law is very fortunate to have Tony as one of our coworkers, Prof Simester added.Based at NUS Law for the previous 6 years, Prof.

Anghie has taught a variety naturally in the Public International Law curriculum, including Current Problems in International Law , Developing States in a Changing World Order , and International Economic Law and Globalisation .

In addition, he is Head of the Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia Programme at the NUS Centre for International Law.Prof.

Anghie practiced law in Melbourne, Australia after certifying as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

He then made his Doctor of Juridical Science degree from the Harvard Law School, where he was selected Senior Fellow in its graduate program.

He still teaches at the S.J.

Quinney School of Law, University of Utah, where he previously served as the Samuel D.

Thurman Professor of Law, and he was likewise a visiting professor at distinguished schools including Cornell Law School, the London School of Economics and Harvard Law School.The law academics most recent published work is an essay on the concept of security in global law titled Introduction to the Symposium on J.

Benton Heath, Making Sense of Security published in the American Journal of International Law.

Prof.

Anghie is now dealing with the history of the rights of aliens − which checks out how advancements in that field relate to the introduction of international human rights law.-with inputs from NSU