Pierre Legrand

Pierre Legrand is a Visiting Professor of Law at the Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University. He also teaches at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne and has held visiting professorships at institutions including the University of Uppsala, Georgetown University Law Center, and National University of Singapore. His work spans comparative law scholarship, legal theory, and cross-cultural jurisprudence.

His educational background includes advanced degrees from prestigious institutions:

• PhD in Law, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne
• PhD in Law, Lancaster University
• MLitt in Comparative Legal Reasoning, University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar)
• DEA in Law, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne
• LLB and BCL, McGill University

Legrand's research critically examines the theoretical foundations of comparative law, focusing on concepts like cultural incommensurability, legal translatability, and the philosophical challenges of cross-jurisdictional analysis. His scholarship draws on postmodern philosophy, including Derrida and Heidegger, to challenge conventional legal methodologies.

Scientific awards and honors include:

• Rhodes Scholarship
• 2017 Special Issue of the American Journal of Comparative Law dedicated to his critical scholarship