Luigi Crema

This profile was current as of 2016, when he was part of the on-campus Kellogg community.

Luigi Crema is professor of international law at the Law School of the Università degli Studi of Milan. He graduated summa cum laude from the Università degli Studi of Milan and holds a joint Ph.D. in Public International Law from the Universities of Geneva and Milan. He did postdoctoral work as a fellow at the Jean Monnet Center of the New York University School of Law and at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. 

In addition to his seminal book on the interpretation of treaties, Luigi has also published many articles in law reviews including the European Journal of International Law and several chapters in books. His work has been cited by the International Law Commission of the United Nations and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and he has presented his ideas in many venues, including the United Nations. He has dedicated himself in recent years to large-scale projects of institution building, establishing and administrating two new degree programs: an LL.M. on sustainable development and a Ph.D. on law, ethics, and economics, as well as a website on sustainability and a growing family.