Robert J. Currie, KC
Professor of Law; Viscount Bennett Professor of Law
Connect with me
Email: robert.currie@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1012
Mailing Address:
Room 435, Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
Research Topics:PO Box 15000 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
- Transnational criminal law
- International criminal law
- Social media law
- International litigation
- International law
- Cyberbullying
- Evidence
- Extradition
- Civil procedure
- Criminal law
Education
- BA Hons (St FX)
- MA (Carleton)
- LLB (Dalhousie)
- LLM (Edinburgh)
Bar admissions
- Nova Scotia, 2000
Teaching
- International Law (LAWS 2012)
- Evidence (LAWS 2008)
- Jessup Moot (LAWS 2103)
- International Criminal Law (LAWS 2197)
- Comparative Criminal Law, (LAWS 2009)
Research interests
Professor Currie is a specialist in the area of international and transnational criminal law, and he teaches a seminar course in this subject. His 2010 book, International and Transnational Criminal Law, was shortlisted for the Walter Owen Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Literature in 2011. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles and comments in this field and his work is regularly cited by Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
