Title
Proskauer Chair in Law and Social Welfare
Degree
J.D., Yale University
Field of Specialty
Comparative law and social welfare, global justice and human rights, economic philosophies, legal argumentation.
Contact Information
Brown Social Science Center 313
781-736-3028
gaskins@brandeis.edu
Richard Gaskins
Director, Legal Studies Program,
Academic Program Director, Brandeis in The Hague
Publications
Gaskins, Richard. "Accounting for Accidents: Social Costs of Personal Injuries." Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 41. (2010): 37-50.
Gaskins, Richard. "Creating at the Margins: Cultural Dynamics in Early Iceland." Gripla 20. (2009): 93-108.
Gaskins, Richard. "Regulating Private Law: Socio-Legal Perspectives on the New Zealand Accident Compensation Scheme." Torts Law Journal 17. 1 (2009): 24-34.
Gaskins,Richard. Burdens of Proof in Modern Discourse. Yale University Press, 1993.
Gaskins,Richard. Enviornmental Accidents: Personal Injury and Public Responsibility. Temple University Press, 1989.
Courses Taught
| AMST | 187a | The Legal Boundaries of Public and Private Life |
| AMST | 188b | Louis Brandeis: Law, Business and Politics |
| AMST | 189a | Legal Foundations of American Capitalism |
| FYS | 76a | Law and the Search for Authority |
| IGS/LGLS | 180a | The Spirit of International Law |
| IGS/LGLS | 185b | Advocacy in the International Criminal Court |
| LGLS | 10a | Introduction to Law |
| PHIL | 13b | The Idea of the Market: Economic Philosophies |
| PHIL | 74b | Foundations of American Pragmatism |