Sannoy Das

Biography

Sannoy Das works at the intersection of international economic law, the history of economic thought, and political philosophy. He received an interdisciplinary doctorate (S.J.D.) from Harvard Law School after writing a dissertation on the twentieth-century career of the Enlightenment era "doux commerce" thesis: that commerce is a vector of peace between nations. He is working to develop this dissertation into a book manuscript. A chapter of this work, "Decolonization, Development, and the Foundations of the GATT" has recently appeared in the Yale Journal of International Law. His earlier work engages critical scholarship on international trade and investment law, and feminist critiques of the developmental state.

Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Sannoy taught as assistant professor at Jindal Global Law School in India, and as lecturer at Boston University. Still earlier, he litigated corporate, commercial, and constitutional cases at the High Court at Calcutta, India. Sannoy studied science and law as an undergraduate, graduating with top honors from National Law University, Jodhpur, India.

Sannoy teaches courses on international law, international business transactions, and seminars that combine the study of law, history, and political economy.