Marc-Georges Pufong, Ph.D., is a professor of constitutional law at Valdosta State University in Georgia. His research focuses on judicial politics, with a particular interest in law and courts, the democratic nature of the judiciary in constitutional systems and international law and politics, human rights and conflicts. Pufong has also co-authored books including “Georgia State Politics: The Constitutional Foundations, 7th edition” with Lee M. Allen, and “Researching Constitutional Law, 4th edition” with Albert P. Melone.
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