Sungjoon Cho

Cho, Sungjoon

Phone: (312) 503-1321
E-mail: sungjoon.cho@law.northwestern.edu

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Sungjoon Cho is Professor of Law and Norman and Edna Freehling Scholar at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.  He teaches courses in international law, international trade law, international business transactions, and comparative law.  In 2002, he received his S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) degree from Harvard Law School.  

Professor Cho's works have been selected for the prestigious Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum twice (2007 and 2008). Professor Cho's works and comments have been cited by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Law Library of Congress, Voice of America, United Press International (UPI), The Embassy (Canada), Le Moniteur du Commerce International (France), Canadian Business, and other media outlets. His writings also appear frequently in the international news media, including the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. From 1994 to 1996, before coming to the United States, Professor Cho represented the government of the Republic of Korea in negotiations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). He is a member of the bar of the state of New York. He also holds a license to practice law in Korea. Professor Cho currently serves as Advisor on International Affairs and Global Industrial Cooperation to the Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy.  He has recently been appointed Panelist under Chapter 14 (Dispute Settlement) of the Korea – European Union Free Trade Agreement.

Areas of Expertise

  • International Law
  • International Business Transactions
  • Comparative Law
  • International Trade

Courses

Selected Publications

  • Beyond Rationality: Toward a Sociological Construction of the World Trade Organization in 52 virginia journal of international law (forthcoming 2012).
  • Promises and Perils of New Global Governance: A Case of the G20 in 12 chicago journal of international law (forthcoming 2012). (with Claire R. Kelly)
  • From Control to Communication: Science, Philosophy and World Trade Law in 44 cornell international law journal 249 (2011).
  • The Economics of Injunctive and Reverse Settlements in 12 american law and economics review 181 (2010). (with Keith N. Hylton)
  • Global Constitutional Lawmakin in 31 university of pennsylvania journal of international law 621 (2010).
  • Of the World Trade Court’s Burden in 20 europe journal of international law 675 (2009).
  • Anticompetitive Trade Remedies: How Antidumping Measures Obstruct Market Competition in 87 north carolina law review 357 (2009).
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Education

  • LLB, Seoul National University
  • MPA, Seoul National University
  • LLM, University of Michigan Law School
  • SJD, Harvard Law School

Prior Appointments

  • Professor of Law, and Norman and Edna Freehling Scholar., Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Visiting Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law (Fall 2011)
  • International Economic Advisor to the Minister, The Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance
  • Clark Byse/East Asian Legal Studies Fellow, Harvard Law School
  • Deputy Director, Financial Cooperation Division, The Korean Ministry of Finance and Economy