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American professor of international law

For other people named Francis Boyle, see Francis Boyle (disambiguation).

Francis Anthony Boyle (born March 25, 1950)^[1] is an American human rights lawyer and professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law.^[2] He has served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina and has supported the rights of Palestinians and indigenous peoples.

Early life, education and practice

Boyle has stated that he "was born Irish", and does not consider himself to be a "White North American".^[3] He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Chicago in 1971.^[4] He earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976 and Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in political science from Harvard University in 1983.^[4] Boyle practiced tax and international tax law with Bingham, Dana & Gould.^[2]

Background and legal work

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