Samuel Moyn

Samuel Aaron Moyn (born 1972) is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and Professor of History at Yale University, which he joined in July 2017. Previously, he was a professor of history at Columbia University for thirteen years and a professor of history and of law at Harvard University for three years. His research interests are in modern European intellectual history, with special interests in France and Germany, political and legal thought, historical and critical theory, and Jewish studies.

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Robert Nicholson and Samuel Moyn Discuss Human Rights: Its Limits and Potential
Robert Nicholson and Samuel Moyn Discuss Human Rights: Its Limits and Potential

Robert Nicholson recently interviewed Samuel Moyn, professor of law and history at Yale University who is among the foremost writers on the topic of human rights.