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 Professor
Matheson currently serves as a member of the U.N. International Law
Commission and has argued many cases before international tribunals,
including the International Court of Justice. He served for more than 28
years at the U.S. Department of State, including as acting legal adviser
or principal deputy legal adviser from 1990 to 2000.
While at the State Department he led efforts to create
the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the
U.N. Compensation Commission for Gulf War claims. Professor Matheson
headed the U.S. delegation, with the rank of ambassador, to the U.N.
negotiations on conventional weapons. After leaving the State Department,
he directed the international law program at the School of Advanced
International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 2000-01, and was a
senior fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace in 2001-02. Professor
Matheson has been a visitor at the Law School since 2002.
He has taught courses on public international law,
international criminal law, international institutions, and international
law and conflict resolution, and has published numerous articles and
other pieces. He is a member of the board of editors of the American
Journal of International Law, the executive council of the American
Society of International Law, and the Council on Foreign Relations. |
