Dr. James Stewart

Biography

James Stewart has spent the past twenty years working in international criminal justice, humanitarian law, and human rights as both a lawyer and scholar. He joined the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in August 2009, after serving as an Associate-in-Law at Columbia Law School in New York. Prior to his tenure at Columbia, he worked as Appeals Counsel for the Prosecution at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and in the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross, focusing on the Prosecution at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. His principal scholarly interests are centered on the relationship between atrocity, commerce, and international criminal justice. He completed his degrees in law and philosophy at the University of Wellington, New Zealand, and obtained a Diplôme d’études approfondies in International Humanitarian Law from Université de Genève, followed by a JSD from Columbia Law School. Stewart has also taught at NYU and the University of Geneva Law Schools and served as Chair of the Editorial Board for the Journal of International Criminal Justice from 2007 to 2010. His work has been recognized with several awards, including the La Pira Prize and the Cassese Prize, emphasizing his significant contributions to research on corporate liability in international crimes. Stewart is also known for his public lectures and engagement in the field of law and social sciences, with a particular focus on the historical and future trajectories of international criminal justice.

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