About the authors

• Author: Joseph Rikhof/Robert J Currie
• Pages: 833-834

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Robert J Currie is a professor at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie

University, where he teaches international and tr ansnational criminal

law, public international law, international advocacy, evidence, crim-

inal law, civil procedure, and law and technology. He studied at both

St Francis Xavier University and the Norman Paterson School of Inter-

national Affairs at Carleton University, and has degrees in law from

Dalhousie and the University of Edinburgh. A member of the Nova Sco-

tia Bar since 2000, Professor Currie has practiced both civil litigation

and criminal law, and has appeared before all levels of court in Nova

Scotia, as well as before the Federal Court.

Professor Currie has authored, co-authored, or co-edited numerous

books, articles, and comments in the area of international and trans-

national criminal law, and his work has been cited by Canadian courts.

The f‌irst edition of this book, published in 2010, was short-listed for

the Walter Owen Book Prize for Outstand ing Canadian Legal Literature

and has been cited by the Supreme Court of Can ada and other Canadian

courts. He acts as a consultant for both government and private clients

and is often called upon to provide CLE and judicial education for the

practising bar. He is a former president of the Law Reform Commission

of Nova Scotia, a member of the executive committee of the Canadian

Council on International Law (CCIL), and on the board of directors of

the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law (ISRCL). In

2008, Professor Currie was honoured with the Dalhousie Law Students’

Society and Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching.