Brian Z. Tamanaha

Brian Z. Tamanaha is the John S. Lehmann University Professor at Washington University School of Law. A Realistic Theory of Law (2017) received the 2019 IVR Book Prize for best book in Legal Philosophy from 2016-2018, as well as an Honorable Mention, 2018 Prose Awards, Law Category. His books have won multiple awards, including the Herbert Jacob Book Prize and the Dennis Leslie Mahoney Legal Theory Prize. His work has been translated into eleven languages.