About the Author

• Author: Robert J. Currie
• Profession: Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
• Pages: 647-647

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert J. Curr ie i s a faculty member of the Schulich School of Law

at Dalhousie University, where he teaches Internat ional Criminal Law,

International Advocacy, Evidence, and Civ il Procedure. He studied at

both St. Francis Xavier University and the Norman Paterson School

of International Affairs at Carleton University, and has degrees in law

from Dalhousie and the University of Edinburgh. Prior to his academic

appointment, Professor Currie had a civil litigation practice at the At-

lantic Canadian f‌irm McInnes Cooper, where he appea red b efore all

levels of court in Nova Scotia. He has been a member of the Nova Scotia

Bar since 2000.

Professor Currie h as authored or co-authored numerous articles

and comments in the area of internat ional and tr ansnational criminal

law, and his work has been cited by Canadian courts, including the

Supreme Court of Canada. He has acted as a consultant in many capaci-

ties, and since 2009 has been a Commissioner of the Law Reform Com-

mission of Nova Scotia. In 2008, Professor Currie was honoured with

the Dalhousie Law Students’ Society and Alumn i Association Award for

Excellence in Teaching.