Marc Galanter is a Professor of Law Emeritus at the
University of Wisconsin Law School
The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional graduate law school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the school was founded in 1868. The University of Wisconsin Law School is guided by a "law in ...
. Previously he was the John and Rylla Bosshard Professor of Law and South Asian Studies at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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and LSE Centennial Professor at the
. He teaches South Asian Law, Law and Social Science, Legal Profession, Religion and the Law, Contracts, Dispute Processing and Negotiations. He has authored numerous books and articles related to law, the legal profession and the provision of legal services in India.
Galanter is also an expert on the
Bhopal disaster
The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Considered the world's wo ...
that occurred in Bhopal, India in 1984. His collection of court documents, newspaper clippings, secondary sources and photos form the foundation of the "Bhopal: Law, Accidents, and Disasters in India" digital collection maintained by the University of Wisconsin Law School Library. The Bhopal digital archive contains thousands of documents, videos, a timeline and a bibliography of other works about the Bhopal disaster.
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References
UW Law bio
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American legal writers
Living people
University of Chicago alumni
University of Chicago Law School alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Bhopal disaster
University of Wisconsin Law School faculty