Richard Peltz-Steele

faculty

Richard Peltz-Steele

Chancellor Professor

Law School / Faculty

Contact

508-985-1102

508-985-1115

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UMass School of Law 227

Education

Duke UniversityJD
Washington & Lee UniversityBA

Teaching

  • Tort law
  • Comparative law
  • Freedom of information law

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

A continuation of LAW 515, Torts I

A continuation of LAW 515, Torts I

Examination of five areas of international law in depth: the process by which international law is made and developed; the process by which international law becomes a part of the law of the United States, the international law doctrine of jurisdiction of states, the doctrine of sovereign immunity in United States law, and the application of international human rights law in the United States courts. The student should gain an ability to work with international law issues as they arise in the mainstream law practice.

The course provides individual students with the opportunity to complete an independent legal research and writing project under the supervision of a full- time faculty member with expertise in the area studied. Permission of Full-Time Professor; Permission of Associate Dean required for second I.L.R. Of the 90 credits required for graduation, students are required to earn at least 65 in courses that meet in regularly scheduled class sessions. This course does not count toward the 65 credit requirement.

The course provides individual students with the opportunity to complete an independent legal research and writing project under the supervision of a full- time faculty member with expertise in the area studied. Permission of Full-Time Professor; Permission of Associate Dean required for second I.L.R. Of the 90 credits required for graduation, students are required to earn at least 65 in courses that meet in regularly scheduled class sessions. This course does not count toward the 65 credit requirement.

Research

Research interests

  • Civil/human rights and freedom of expression
  • Mass communication and journalism
  • Social and economic development
  • Sport and society

Professional background

Peltz-Steele received his law degree from Duke University and a bachelor’s in journalism and Spanish from Washington & Lee University. Peltz-Steele has won awards in teaching, research, and public service. He practiced commercial law in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and taught law for more than thirteen years before coming to UMass Law in 2011.

Peltz-Steele is author, co-author, or co-editor of qualitative and quantitative research in law and mass communication in journals and books, of treatises in law and development and access to information, and of textbooks in tort law and freedom of information. He is especially active in international media law and policy, having presented papers on five continents and having published in foreign journals and multinational collaborations. His current research focuses on comparative transparency in the context of development and in the private sector. Peltz-Steele serves in various roles in public service organizations, including the legal education committee of the American Bar Association, International Law Section.

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