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John h. Currie is a law professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, where he teaches international law, the use of force by states, the law of armed conflict, torts, and constitutional law. He has degrees from the Universities of Toronto, Ottawa, and Cambridge, and litigated for several years with Lang Michener LLP in Toronto and Ottawa. From 2004 to 2006, Professor Currie was Scholar in Residence in the Legal Affairs Bureau of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade where he worked primarily on international criminal and humanitarian law issues. In that capacity, he represented Canada before a number of UN and other bodies, including the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. An Assistant Editor of the Canadian Yearbook of International Law and Past-President of the Canadian Council on International Law, Professor Currie is the author or co-author of seven books, including (with Professors Craig Forcese and Valerie Oosterveld) International Law: Doctrine, Practice, and Theory (Irwin Law, 2007). His research interests include the use of force by states, international humanitarian law, extraterritorial jurisdiction, the domestic reception of international law, maritime boundary delimitation, and international criminal law.