Degrees:
B.A., Catholic University; J.D., Columbia University; LL.M., Cambridge University; S.J.D., University of Virginia
Specialties/Areas of Expertise:
Public international law; foreign affairs and the U.S. Constitution; international organizations; international dispute settlement; use of military force and law of war
Affiliations:
Member, U.N. International Law Commission; Member, American Law Institute; Member, U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Public International Law; Member, American Society of International Law
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Brief Bio:
- served as legal counselor at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, arguing several cases before the International Court of Justice (1995-98)
- represented the U.S. government in matters before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and The Hague Conference on Private International Law (1995-98)
- served as U.S. agent to the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal (1995-98)
- served in the U.S. Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser (1987-95)
- author of numerous books and articles on international law, such as Litigating War: Mass Civil Injury and the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (Oxford 2013) (with Kidane and Snider)
- previously represented several foreign countries in international courts and tribunals, including Ethiopia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Suriname
- elected by the U.N. General Assembly to serve on the U.N. International Law Commission for 2012-2017