Richard Stacey

Richard Stacey thinks about and teaches in public law, and is particularly interested in how governments and their agents uphold and fulfil constitutional commitments. Before joining the Faculty, Richard was the Director of Research at the Center for Constitutional Transitions at NYU Law. He previously served as law clerk to Justice Kate O’Regan and Justice Bess Nkabinde at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, and has taught courses in constitutional law, constitutional design, administrative law, political theory and human rights at the City University of New York Law School, the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Cape Town.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) New York University (2007 — 2013)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) University of the Witwatersrand (2002 — 2004)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Hons) University of the Witwatersrand (1999 — 2002)

Companies

• Assistant Professor University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2014)
• Hauser Global Research Fellow NYU School of Law (2013 — 2014)
• Director of Research Center for Constitutional Transitions at NYU Law (2012 — 2014)
• Teaching and Research Assistant, Dept. of Public Law University of Cape Town (2006 — 2007)
• Law Clerk to Justices Catherine O'Regan and Bess Nkabinde Constitutional Court of South Africa (2005 — 2006)