Lauren A. Benton | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Yale University, Vanderbilt University New York University |
| Notable ideas | jurisdictional politics, legal posturing, middle power, interpolity law |
Lauren Benton (born 1956) is an American historian known for her works on the global history of empires, colonial and imperial law, and the history of international law. She is Barton M. Biggs Professor of History and Professor of Law at Yale University.[1]