Anthony Carty
John Anthony "Tony" Carty,, is a legal scholar at the Beijing Institute of Technology. Previously, he was a law professor at Tsinghua University and the University of Hong Kong after a career in Britain.
Education
He received an LL.B., and a PhDCareer
Carty was Eversheds Professor, University of Derby, 1994-2003, Professor of Law, University of Westminster 2003-2005, and then Professor of Public Law, University of Aberdeen from January 2006- on. He is also the holder of the Sir Y K Pao Chair of Public Law, University of Hong Kong, from April 2009 to 2015.From 2010 on, he is the 'Editor in Chief of the Online Oxford Bibliography of International Law
Carty's research interests focus on international law, including the theory of international law, human rights, the theory of autonomous regions within states, such as Scotland, the Basque Country etc., law and development, law and literature and legal philosophy, especially the history of legal thought.
Publications
Books
- Carty, A. History and Sovereignty of the South China Sea Islands, Publisher New Star Press - February 1, 2024
- Carty, A. and Smith, A. McC., Power and Manoeuvrability: The International Implications of an Independent Scotland, Q Press, Edinburgh,
- Carty, A. Philosophy of International Law, Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 808 libraries
- Carty, A and Smith, R. A. Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice and the World Crisis: A Legal Adviser in the Foreign Office 1932-1945, Kluwer
- Carty, A., Post-modern law : enlightenment, revolution, and the death of man Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©1990.
- Carty, A. and G M Danilenko, eds. Perestroika and international law : current Anglo-Soviet approaches to international law New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990.