-  Faculty Experts   -  News by Topic   -  News by School Search News & Info WUSTL in the News   - Powered by Google WUSTL Home Public Affairs Home University News Medical News Sports News Radio Service Business, Law & Econ Culture & Living Science & Technology Contact Information TV/Radio Studio Visiting Our Campuses Campus Images Sports photography Commercial Filming    and Photography Commercial Use of    Names and Symbols Domain Name policy Record (newspaper) Campus Calendars WUSTL News Summary Publications Online Facts, Guides & Maps		Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > Faculty Experts at Washington University in St. Louis > Melissa A. Waters Professor of Law Expertise: international law, foreign relations law, war on terrorism, conflicts of law, international human rights law, civil procedure Bio: Waters Waters' research and teaching interests include foreign relations law, international law, international human rights law and international criminal law, comparative law, conflicts of law, civil procedure, and complex civil litigation. Her scholarly work focuses on the incorporation of international law into domestic legal regimes, and in particular on the role of transnational judicial dialogue in developing international legal norms and in transforming U.S. and other domestic courts into key mediators between domestic and international law. She has written extensively on the debate in Congress and in the media over the use of foreign and international law in interpreting the U.S. Constitution. Waters served in the U.S. State Department as Senior Advisor to Harold Hongju Koh, Asisstant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights & Labor. She was a litigator at Williams & Connolly in Washington, DC, where she was a member of President Clinton's legal defense team. WUSTL Contact Information: Work: (314) 935-3458 E-mail: mawaters@wulaw.wustl.edu Education: J.D. at Yale Law School			Related Information Media Assistance: Jessica Martin Director, News & Information for the School of Law and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work jessica_martin@wustl.edu (314) 935-5251 Related Groups: Campus-wide: • Foreign Policy • Politics and Law • Vice presidential debate '08 faculty experts Schools: • School of Law - View All Groups Related Topics: • American Politics • American Politics • International Law • International Politics • Law & Legal Issues • Presidential Politics & Campaign Issues • Terrorism Response & Foreign Policy • War / Terrorism - View All Topics Revised: Monday, Sept. 22, 2008   Email this page   Print ready page Subscribe WUSTL News by E-mail
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