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Mary Ellen O'Connell, JD, MSc Biography
Title:	Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame
Position:	Con to the question "Should the US Have Attacked Iraq?"
Reasoning:	"The United States has no right, however, to invade another state because of speculative concerns about that state's possible future actions. The current international order does not support a special status for the United States or a singular right to exempt itself from the law. To maintain a legal order that restrains other states and to uphold the rule of law, the United States should continue its conservative commitment to limits on the unilateral use of force, and reject a reckless doctrine of preemptive self-defense." "The Myth of Preemptive Self-Defense," The American Society of International Law, Aug. 2002
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts Individuals with PhD's, JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the US - Iraq conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the US - Iraq conflict.
Involvement and Affiliations:	Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame, 2005-present Visiting Professor, University of Paris II (Assas-PanthJon), March 2005 Grant, Mershon Center for the Study of International Security and Public Policy, The Ohio State University, 2002 William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, 1999-2005 Fellow, Mershon Center for the Study of International Security and Public Policy, 2001-2005 Visiting Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1998-1999 Associate Professor, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1995-1998 Visiting Professor, Bologna Center of The Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna, Italy, 1993-1998 Guest Professor, Institut für Internationales Recht, Völkerrecht, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany 1993-1995 Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Law, 1989-1995 Grant, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1994 Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, 1993 Recipient, Marshall Scholarship, 1980-1982
Education:	JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1985 LLB, International Law, Cambridge University, England, 1982 MSc, International Relations, London School of Economics, England, 1981 BA, History, Northwestern University, 1980
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