Dr Richard H. Steinberg is Professor of Law & Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles; Research Fellow at the WSD HANDA Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University; Editor-in-Chief of www.ICCforum.com; and Counselor to the American Society of International Law.

He writes and teaches in the areas of international law and international relations, with a focus on international criminal law and human rights.
Dr Steinberg has written over fifty articles on international law. Recent books include Contemporary Issues Facing the International Criminal Court (Brill/Nijhoff, 2016), Assessing the Legacy of the ICTY (Martinus Nijhoff, 2011), International Institutions (co-edited) (SAGE, 2009), International Law and International Relations (co-edited) (Cambridge University Press, 2007). He received a B.A. degree from Yale (1982), a J.D. degree from Stanford (1986), and a Ph.D. degree from Stanford (1992).