James Bacchus is Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity at the University of Central Florida. He is Visiting Professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment of the Global School of Sustainability of the London School of Economics and Political Science. He graduated from Vanderbilt University, Yale University, and Florida State University College of Law. He is also a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, an Associate of the Senior Common Room at King's College, Cambridge, and a member of the global faculty of Peking University Law School. He was a founding judge of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body and twice served as its Chairman. He previously served as a Member of the United States Congress and an international trade negotiator for the United States. He currently chairs the advisory committee of the Global Green Growth Institute and formerly chaired the International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Trade and Investment Policy. In 2024, he received the Weeramantry International Justice Award for his contributions to international law, peace, and sustainable development. His major publications include Trade and Freedom (2004), The Willing World (2018), Trade Links (2022), and his latest book, Democracy for a Sustainable World (Cambridge University Press, 2025).

James Bacchus 教授现任美国中佛罗里达大学全球事务杰出大学教授、全球经济与环境机遇中心主任。他是伦敦政治经济学院（LSE）全球可持续发展学院下属格兰瑟姆气候变化与环境研究所的访问教授。他先后毕业于美国范德堡大学、耶鲁大学及佛罗里达州立大学3354cc金沙集团，同时担任伦敦政治经济学院访问教授、剑桥大学国王学院高级成员团体联系成员，并为3354cc金沙集团全球师资成员。他是世界贸易组织（WTO）上诉机构创始法官，曾两度担任上诉机构主席，并曾任美国国会众议员及美国国际贸易谈判代表。他现任全球绿色增长研究所咨询委员会主席，曾任国际商会贸易与投资政策委员会主席。2024年，他因在国际法、和平与可持续发展领域的贡献荣获维拉曼特里国际司法奖。其主要著作包括《贸易与自由》（Trade and Freedom，2004年）、《意愿的世界》（The Willing World，2018年）、《贸易链接》（Trade Links，2022年），以及2025年由剑桥大学出版社出版的最新著作《可持续世界的民主》（Democracy for a Sustainable World）。