Terrorism: International Case Law Reporter
2007
General editor Michael A. Newton, Editorial Board member: William A. Schabas, Elies van Sliedregt, Simon Butt, and Anton du Plessis
Author Information
General editor Michael A. Newton, Professor, Vanderbilt Law School, Editorial Board member: William A. Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Editorial Board member: Elies van Sliedregt, Professor of International Criminal Law, VU University, Amsterdam, Editorial Board member: Simon Butt, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, and Editorial Board member: Anton du Plessis, Scholar & researcher, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa
Michael A. Newton is a professor of the practice of law at Vanderbilt Law School and an expert in terrorism and the law of war. Over the course of his career, he has published more than 50 articles and book chapters, as well as opinion pieces for the New York Times, International Herald Tribune and other papers. He has supervised Vanderbilt law students who advise international organizations and the governments of Afghanistan, Kosovo, Sri Lanka and other nations. Professor Newton negotiated the "Elements of Crimes" document for the International Criminal Court, and coordinated the interface between the FBI and the ICTY while conducting forensics fieldwork in Kosovo for the Milosevic indictment. As the Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Professor Newton implemented a wide range of policy positions related to the law of armed conflict, including U.S. support to accountability mechanisms worldwide.
Contributors:
EDITORIAL BOARD
William A. Schabas is director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He holds BA. and MA degrees from the University of Toronto and LLB, LLM. and LLD degrees from the University of Montreal. He is also an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Elies van Sliedregt is professor of International Criminal Law at the Department of Criminal Law & Criminology of VU University Amsterdam. Her research focuses on international and comparative criminal justice, in particular anti-terrorism legislation and criminal law principles. She is senior editor of the Leiden Journal of International Law, editor of the European Constitutional Law Review, and part-time judge in the Extradition Chamber of the Amsterdam District Court. In 2007, she accepted a membership appointment in The Young Academy, an organ of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Simon Butt is Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney; Member of Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at the University of Sydney. Professor Butt has worked as a consultant to the Australian government, the private sector, and international organizations, including the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). He has taught over 70 law courses in Indonesia on a diverse range of topics, including intellectual property, Indonesian criminal law, Indonesian terrorism law, and legislative drafting.
Anton du Plessis is a scholar and researcher at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, South Africa, where he heads the International Crime in Africa Program (ICAP). Previously, he worked as a team leader for the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna. In this position, du Plessis traveled across Africa extensively, delivering counter-terrorism technical assistance and related criminal justice training in numerous countries. Prior to joining UNODC, he directed the Crime, Justice, and Politics Program at the ISS. He also served as a senior state advocate in the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa. He is an attorney before the High Court of South Africa and holds honors and masters degrees in law. He has also presented papers at several international conferences and has published and edited numerous legal papers, articles, and journals.
