Ilise Feitshans

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Ilise Feitshans is an American global health lawyer[clarification needed] working in the field of nanotechnology.[1]

Feitshans attended Barnard College for her undergraduate degree. She received her JD from Georgetown University in 1983. She went on to earn her Master's of Science from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, and her doctorate in International Relations from Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations.[2] She holds the first Swiss doctorate in nanotechnology law.[citation needed]

As of November 2023, Feitshans was a Master of Law Candidate in National and Global Health at Georgetown University.[2]

Career

Until 2008, Feitshans worked as a civil servant at the Geneva branch of the United Nations.[2][3] There, she contributed to an update of the UN's Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety.[3] She also previously worked in Archamps, France, while she served as a Fellow in Law of Nanotechnology at the European Scientific Institute.[2][3]

In the United States, Feitshans worked as a faculty member at Columbia University School of Law.[2]

As of 2023, she is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court bar.[2]

Publications

Books and chapters

  • Feitshans, Ilise Levy (1997). Bringing Health to Work. Emalyn Press. ISBN 978-0-9662216-0-2.
  • Feitshans, Ilise L. (May 24, 2018). Global Health Impacts of Nanotechnology Law: A Tool for Stakeholder Engagement. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-351-13445-3.
  • Feitshans, Ilise (September 7, 2021). "12. Nanoethics for safe work: philosophical foundations of safer nanodesign protecting workplace health". In Jeswani, Gunjan; Van De Voorde, Marcel (eds.). Handbook of Nanoethics. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110669282. ISBN 978-3-11-066928-2. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  • Feitshans, Ilise (2021). "12. Emerging nanoregulations: zapping the mythical absence of nanotechnology law". In Van de Voorde, Marcel; Jeswani, Gunjan (eds.). Ethics in Nanotechnology. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110719932. ISBN 978-3-11-071993-2.
  • Feitshans, Ilise L. (2021). "An Analysis of the Impacts of National Regulation on Occupational Safety and Health: How Regulations Protect Workers and Their Employers". Improving Global Worker Health and Safety Through Collaborative Capacity Building Initiatives. CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781003026471-10. ISBN 978-1-003-02647-1. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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