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D-Index
40
Citations
11073
World Ranking
104
National Ranking
81

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1973 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Thomas M. Franck was affiliated with New York University in the United States and made contributions primarily in the field of Arts and Humanities. Their research spanned multiple subfields including Philosophy, General Health Professions, Linguistics and Language, Sociology and Political Science, and History.

The scientist's main topics of work included:

  • French Historical and Cultural Studies
  • Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
  • French Language Learning Methods
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies

Several recent papers by Thomas M. Franck demonstrated an interdisciplinary approach combining humanities and health care perspectives. Notable publications included:

  • "A Stochastic Optimization Approach to the Long-Term Care Structure Assignment Problem for Elderly People," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • "L'allo-attribution au prisme d'une approche pragma-énonciative," 2022, SHS Web of Conferences
  • "Madeleine Bourdouxhe: délimitation d'un paysage liégeois," 2022, Textyles
  • "La lutte pour la reconnaissance des droits des femmes dans le contexte révolutionnaire russe," 2020, Cahiers du GRM
  • "Démystification et fragmentation des formes de la raison. Analyse rhétorique des échanges culturels entre Theodor W. Adorno et les " argumentistes " (1956-1962)," 2020, Tr@jectoires

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work were Vincent Augusto, Xiaolan Xie, Régis Gonthier, M. Fayolle, and Ludovic Lafaie.

Publications appeared notably in venues such as:

  • Témoigner. Entre Histoire et Mémoire (3 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • SHS Web of Conferences
  • Textyles
  • Cahiers du GRM

The scientist was recognized with fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the years 1973 and 1982.

Best Publications

  • The Power of Legitimacy Among Nations

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  • The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The power of legitimacy among nations

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Why Do Nations Obey International Law

    Harold Hongju Koh

  • Fairness in International Law and Institutions

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Legitimacy in the International System

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  • Recourse to Force

    Unknown

  • Democratic Governance and International Law

    Unknown

  • Humanitarian Intervention

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  • After Bangladesh: The Law of Humanitarian Intervention by Military Force†

    Thomas M. Franck;Nigel S. Rodley

  • Recourse to Force: State Action against Threats and Armed Attacks

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Who Killed Article 2(4)? or: Changing Norms Governing the Use of Force by States

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  • Are Human Rights Universal

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Terrorism and the Right of Self-Defense

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  • Fairness in International Law and Institutions

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  • Who Killed Article 2(4)? or: Changing Norms Governing the Use of Force by States

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The “Powers of Appreciation”: Who is the Ultimate Guardian of un Legality?

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Empowered Self: Law and Society in the Age of Individualism

    Thomas M. Franck

  • WHAT HAPPENS NOW? THE UNITED NATIONS AFTER IRAQ?

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Power of Legitimacy and the Legitimacy of Power: International Law in an Age of Power Disequilibrium

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Clan and Superclan: Loyalty, Identity and Community in Law and Practice

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Stealing of the Sahara

    Thomas M. Franck

  • The Return of Humpty-Dumpty: Foreign Relations Law After the Chadha Case

    Thomas M. Franck;Clifford A. Bob

  • On Proportionality of Countermeasures in International Law

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Lessons of Kosovo

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Is personal freedom a western value

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Break It, Don't Fake It

    Thomas M. Franck

  • UN Police Action in Lieu of War: “The Old Order Changeth”

    Thomas M. Franck;Faiza Patel

  • Word Made Law: The Decision of the ICJ in the Nuclear Test Cases

    Thomas M. Franck

  • Fairness in International Law and Institutions

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Chesterman
Simon Chesterman National University of Singapore
Louis Henkin
Louis Henkin Columbia University
Steven R. Ratner
Steven R. Ratner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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