University of Southern California
USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Edwin SmithLeon Benwell Professor of Law and Professor of Law and International RelationsContact Information E-mail: esmith@law.usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-2563 Office: LAW 105D |
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 J.D. , Harvard University
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Smith's scholarly interests are international law, international relations theory, and foreign relations law. He was an attorney for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration before joining the USC Law School faculty, and has served as special counsel for foreign policy to U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He was appointed by President Clinton as a science and policy adviser to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has served as vice president of the American Society of International Law. He has lectured internationally on U.N.-NATO cooperation in peacekeeping. In the classroom, Smith is known for his ability to relate the complexities of international law theory to the realities of current conflicts. He also teaches Contracts, Public International Law, International Organizations, and seminars of the United Nations and International Economic Regulation. | |
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| International law, international relations theory, foreign relations law | |
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