Weijia Rao, LLM’15, JSD’19, Joins Boston University School of Law Faculty
BU Law Welcomes 12 New Full-Time Faculty for 2024–2025
The start of the academic year brings exciting opportunities for students and faculty alike. Boston University School of Law is proud to welcome twelve new full-time professors, whose scholarship, expertise, teaching, and unique backgrounds promise to enrich intellectual life at our school and contribute to the exceptional education for which BU Law is known.
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Weijia Rao
Associate Professor of Law
Weijia Rao joins the BU Law faculty from George Mason University. Rao’s research applies empirical methods to the study of international and comparative law, with a focus on legal institutions governing global trade and investment. Her work has examined the institutional design of investor-state dispute settlement, the development and impacts of international investment agreements, and China’s engagement with the international legal order. Professor Rao teaches contracts, international trade regulations, and a seminar on Comparative Law and China.
Professor Rao’s recent scholarship has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Legal Studies, International Review of Law and Economics, Harvard International Law Journal, Chicago Journal of International Law, and Yale Journal of International Law.
Prior to teaching, Rao practiced international trade and investment law at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, DC. She also has experience working at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), an investment arbitration institution under the World Bank Group.
Professor Rao graduated from the University of Chicago Law School with an LLM and a doctoral of juridical science in international law. Before coming to the United States, she completed her undergraduate studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing, where she received a dual degree in law and economics. Rao is admitted to the New York State Bar and has passed the National Judicial Examination of China.
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