About the Author

• Author: John H. Currie
• Pages: 619-619

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John H. Currie is a law professor in the Faculty of Law at the Univer-

sity of Ott awa, where he teaches inter national law, the use of force by

states, the law of armed conf‌l ict, torts, and constitutional law. He h as

degrees from the Universit ies of Toronto, Ottawa, and Cambridge, and

litigated for several ye ars with Lang Michener LLP in Toronto and Ot-

tawa. From 2004 to 2006, Professor Currie was Scholar i n Residence

in the L egal Affairs Bureau of Canada’s Department of Foreign A ffairs

and International Trade where he worked pr imarily on international

crimina l and humanitari an law issues. In that capacity, he represented

Canada b efore a number of UN and other bodies, includi ng the Inter-

national Criminal Tribun al for the Former Yugoslavia. An As sistant

Editor of the Canadian Yearbook of International Law and Past-Pres-

ident of the Canadian Council on International Law, Professor Currie

is t he author or co-author of seven books, including (with Professors

Craig Forcese and Valerie Ooster veld) International Law: Doctrine,

Practice, and Theor y (Irwi n Law, 2007). His research interests include

the use of force by states, international humanitar ian law, extraterritor-

ial jur isdiction, t he domestic reception of international law, maritime

boundary delim itation, and international criminal l aw.

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