David received his MSC in Sea-Use Law, Economics and Policy Making at the LSE in 1984. Currently, he teaches public international law, legal methods, admiralty, international institutions, law of international common spaces, and customary law, as well as seminars on international environmental law, and foreign relations power at Emory Law School. In addition, he serves as adviser to the Emory International Law Review. He is also the Director of International Legal Studies at the Law School.
Prior to coming to Emory, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. with the firm of Covington & Burling and worked as a legal advisor at the Iran/United States Claims Tribunal at The Hague.
David has published extensively on diverse legal topics, including legal history, constitutional law, and international legal theory and practice. In addition to a number of books and dozens of articles and essays, his major publications include The Spirit of International Law (2002); International Law in Antiquity (2001); and International Law Frameworks (2001).
He has lectured widely and was a visiting professor at New York University and University of Virginia, as well as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Osgoode Hall in Toronto.
After LSE, David obtained a JD from University of Virginia and a Ph.D. from the University of London. David is a former chapter leader of the AFLSE.
