support to accountability mechanisms worldwide, both at the international and domestic levels. He has been involved in coordinating U.S. He negotiated the “Elements of Crimes” for the International Criminal Court. State Department from January 1999 to August 2002, during which he implemented a wide range of policy positions. Newton is the editor of The United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual: Commentary and Critique (Cambridge University Press).Īn authority on the law of armed conflict, Newton served as the senior adviser to the Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the U.S. At Vanderbilt, he developed and teaches the innovative International Law Practice Lab, which provides expert assistance to judges, lawyers, legislatures, governments and policy makers around the world, and directs the International Legal Studies Program. Professor Newton is admitted to the Counsel List of the International Criminal Court, where he helped prepare the appeal of Jean-Pierre Bemba and has participated in oral arguments at the Appeals Chamber in other cases. He has been an expert witness in terrorism related trials both in domestic courts and at the International Court of Justice. Over the course of his career, he has published more than 90 books, articles, op-eds and book chapters. Michael Newton is an expert on terrorism, accountability, transnational justice and conduct of hostilities issues. Professor of the Practice of Political Scienceĭirector, International Legal Studies Program
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