William E. Butler, formerly of University College London, is the preeminent authority on the law of Russia and other former Soviet republics and the author, co-author, editor, or translator of more than 120 books on Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian and other Commonwealth of Independent States legal systems. He also edits the journal Russian Law, published by the Russian Academy of Legal Sciences; the journal Sudebnik, published by The Vinogradoff Institute and the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences; the East European and Russian Yearbook of International and Comparative Law, published by The Vinogradoff Institute; and is on the editorial board of a number of other journals.
The former Chair of Comparative Law at the University of London, Professor Butler is the founder and director of The Vinogradoff Institute, which operates as a unit of Penn State Dickinson. Under Professor Butler’s direction, the Institute coordinates research and teaching activities related to Russian and CIS legal systems and publishes the journal Sudebnik.
The recipient of numerous honors for his service to Russian and international law, Professor Butler is an Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and is serving his third term as a member of the Russian International Court of Commercial Arbitration. He recently was appointed to the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals as an arbitrator of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. He teaches Russian Law; Foreign Investment in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States; Law of Treaties, Law of the Sea; History of International Law; and Comparative Approaches to International Law.
Author of:
State Interests and Arbitration: The Russian Model. 113 Penn St. L. Rev. 1189.