BSc (Alta), JD (Queen's), LLM (Harv)
Barrister and Solicitor of the Province of Alberta (Canada 2005)
Contact
Email stephen.smith@otago.ac.nz
Office 8th Floor – 8N4
Teaching
I teach Criminal Law, International Law, and International Criminal Court. I am Course Co-ordinator for the Second Year Law programme. Any inquiries or issues related to Second Year Law may be sent to me.
Research interests
International law, international criminal law, legal history, church and state.
Background
I have been a member of the Faculty of Law since 2006 and a Senior Lecturer since 2011. I attended the University of Alberta and studied law at Queen's University in Canada and at Harvard Law School. Prior to joining the faculty, I was a clerk to the justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and a barrister and solicitor in the Province of Alberta. In 2005, I was the Visiting Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of Oklahoma.
Publications
Briggs, M., & Smith, S. (2022). Criminal law. New Zealand Law Review, 2, 209-236. Journal - Research Article
Smith, S. E. (2022). Is the International Criminal Court Dying? An examination of symptoms. Oregon Review of International Law, 23, 73-96. Journal - Research Article
Smith, S. E. (2020). Political perceptions of Mormon polygamy and the struggle for Utah statehood, 1847-1896. In S. W. McBride, B. M. Rogers & K. A. Erekson (Eds.), Contingent citizens: Shifting perceptions of Latter-day Saints in American political culture. (pp. 128-145). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. doi: 10.7591/cornell/9781501716737.003.0009 Chapter in Book - Research
Smith, S. E. (2019). Has the Queen V Strawbridge been resurrected?: Cameron V R and public welfare offences [Case note]. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 28(2), 389-395. Journal - Research Other
Fowler, R., & Smith, S. E. (2019). Lessons from Cambodia: Towards a victims-oriented approach to contextual transitional justice. New Zealand Journal of Public & International Law, 17(1), 93-125. Journal - Research Article