Stephen P. Marks is the dean of the Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development (JSPH) at O. P. Jindal Global University and François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights Emeritus, Harvard University.
With degrees in law and international relations from Stanford and several universities in France, as well as the Syrian Arab Republic, he has worked for the United States Senate (Washington, DC), the International Institute of Human Rights (Strasbourg, France), UNESCO (Paris, France), the Ford Foundation (New York), and UN peacekeeping operations (Cambodia, Western Sahara).
He has taught at several universities, including Columbia University and Princeton University, before serving as a tenured professor at Harvard from 1999 to 2022.
His publications focus on public health, international law, development, biotechnology, mass atrocities, terrorism, cultural rights, tobacco control, access to medicines, human rights education, neuroscience, mental health, and the right to health. He recently co-edited Critical Issues in Human Rights and Development, (Elgar Publisher, 2021).
He is a Member of the Governing Body of Jindal Global University.[1][2]
Life edit
Early life edit
Professor Marks was born in the US.
Internation Development edit
Professor Marks worked with the International Institute of Human Rights (Strasbourg, France), UNESCO (Paris, France), the Ford Foundation (New York), and UN peacekeeping operations (Cambodia, Western Sahara).
Teaching edit
- Columbia University
- Princeton University
- Harvard University (1999–2022)
- Jindal Global University (2022–present)
Publications edit
- Human rights and the challenges of science and technology: Commentary on Meier et al. "Translating the human right to water and sanitation into public policy reform" and Hall et al. "The human right to water: the importance of domestic and productive water rights". Sci Eng Ethics. 2014 Dec. 20(4):869-75. PMID 24519531
- Human rights-based approach to tobacco control. Invited commentary. Tob Control. 2012 Mar. 21(2):212. PMID 22345249
- Accountability for the health consequences of human rights violations: methodological issues in determining compensation. Akashah M, Marks SP. Health Hum Rights. 2006. 9(2):256-79. PMID 17265763
- The evolving field of health and human rights: issues and methods. Marks SP. J Law Med Ethics. 2002. 30(4):739-54. PMID 12561278
- Tying Prometheus down: the international law of human genetic manipulation. Marks SP. Chic J Int Law. 2002. 3(1):115-36. PMID 15709303
- The challenge and place of international human rights in public health. Easley CE, Marks SP, Morgan RE. Am J Public Health. 2001 Dec. 91(12):1922-5. PMID 11726366
- Jonathan Mann's legacy to the 21st century: the human rights imperative for public health. Marks SP. J Law Med Ethics. 2001. 29(2):131-8. PMID 11508187
- Economic sanctions as human rights violations: reconciling political and public health imperatives. Marks SP. Am J Public Health. 1999 Oct. 89(10):1509-13. PMID 10511832
References edit
- ^ "Prof. (Dr.) Stephen P. Marks". jgu.edu.in. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Council". carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved May 10, 2017.