YVONNE M. DUTTON Associate Professor Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law 317-274-7729 ydutton@iupui.edu PUBLICATIONS Book RULES, POLITICS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: COMMITTING TO THE COURT (Routledge, May 2013). Book Chapters The Potential for Asylum Seeking by Convicted Pirates and their Repatriation and Reintegration, in PROSECUTING MARITIME PIRACY: DOMESTIC SOLUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CRIME (Michael P. Scharf, Milena Sterio, and Michael Newton, eds.) (Cambridge University Press), in press. Maritime Piracy and the Impunity Gap: Domestic Implementation of International Treaty Provisions, in MARITIME PIRACY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (Michael Struett, Mark Nance, and Jon Carlson, eds.) (Routledge, 2012). Articles Funding Terrorism: The Problem of Ransom Payments, SAN DIEGO L. REV. (forthcoming 2016) Enforcing the Rome Statute: Evidence of (Non) Compliance from Kenya, IND. INT L & COMP. L. REV. (forthcoming 2015, Symposium Issue contribution). Refusing to Negotiate: Analyzing the Legality and Practicality of a Piracy Ransom Ban, 47 CORNELL INTL. L. J. 299 (2014) (with Jon Bellish). Crime and Punishment: Assessing Deterrence Theory in the Context of Somali Piracy, 46 GEO. WASH. INT L L. REV. 607 (2014). Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation, 24 DUKE J. OF COMP. AND INT L L. 107 (2013). Virtual Witness Confrontation in Criminal Cases: A Proposal to Use Videoconferencing Technology in Maritime Piracy Trials, 45 VAND. J. TRANS. L. 1283 (2012) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2179152). Commitment to International Human Rights Treaties: The Role of Enforcement Mechanisms, 34 U. PA. J. INT L L. 1 (2012) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2187400). Maritime Piracy and the Impunity Gap: Insufficient National Laws or a Lack of Political Will?, 86 TULANE L. REV. 1111 (2012) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1931870). Explaining State Commitment to the International Criminal Court: Strong Enforcement Mechanisms as a Credible Threat, 10 WASH. U. GLOBAL STUDIES L. REV. 477 (2011) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1884442). Pirates and Impunity: Is the Threat of Asylum Claims a Reason to Allow Pirates to Escape Justice?, 34 FORDHAM INT L L.J. 236 (2011) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1679202).
Bringing Pirates to Justice: A Case for Including Piracy within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, 11 CHI. J. INT L L. 197 (2010) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1640543). PRESENTATIONS Presented at the Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference at the University of Warwick. Coventry, U.K. April 1, 2015. Panelist, The Rome Statute: Opportunities and Challenges in Enforcement, International Criminal Law Symposium, Indiana University International and Comparative Law Review, Indianapolis, IN. Feb. 12, 2015. Panelist, Exploring the Effectiveness of International Law, Mauer School of Law, Indianapolis, IN. Feb. 18, 2014. Presented at the American Society of International Law Research Forum Mid-Year Meeting Research Forum. New York, NY. Nov. 2, 2013. Presented at the Conference for Empirical Legal Studies Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Oct. 26, 2013. Flexibility to Improve: Institutional Flexibility in the CAT and Improvements in Human Rights Practices (with Moonhawk Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2013 Annual Conference. Palm Beach, FLA. August 8, 2013. Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation, Presented at the Max Planck Institute for Maritime Affairs. Hamburg, Germany. June 24, 2013. Committing to the Court: Politics and the International Criminal Court, Presented at the University of Hamburg, Law Faculty. Hamburg, Germany. June 27, 2013. Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation, Presented at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH). Hamburg, Germany. June 12, 2013. Legal Problems Concerning Maritime Piracy, Guest Lecturer in Prof. Dr. Matz-Lück s International Law of the Sea class, Kiel University, Walther-Schücking Institute for International Law. Kiel Germany. May 23, 2013. Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the American Society of Comparative Law, Younger Comparativists Conference. Indianapolis, IN. April 18-19, 2013. Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12, 2013. 2
Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the Junior Faculty Regional Workshop at Washington University School of Law. St. Louis, MO. April 5, 2013. Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation, Presented at Saint Louis University School of Law Faculty Workshop. St. Louis, MO. February 28, 2013. (with Moonhawk Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the Junior International Law Scholars Conference. New York, NY. February 1, 2013. (with Moonhawk Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the 2012 American Society of International Law Mid-Year Meeting Research Forum. Athens, GA. October 21, 2012. (with Moonhawk Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the 2012 Midwest Law & Society Retreat. Madison, WI. September 22, 2012. Why Ratify? The Evolution of Human Rights Treaties (with Moonhawk Kim and Cody Eldredge), Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. April 1, 2012. Maritime Piracy and the Impunity Gap: Insufficient National Laws or a Lack of Political Will? Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference. Seattle, WA. September 1-4, 2011. Commitment to International Human Rights Treaties: The Role of Enforcement Mechanisms. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. April 2, 2011. Presenter and Panelist: 3CG Reinventing Governance Conference, University of Colorado, Denver, CO. October 8-9, 2010. Commitment to the International Criminal Court: Do States View Strong Enforcement Mechanisms as a Credible Threat? Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. February 20, 2010. Columbia Law School, J.D. Editorial Staff: Columbia Law Review Stone Scholar (all years) EDUCATION University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Political Science, Ph.D. (2011), M.A. Dissertation Title: Treaty Content and Costs: Explaining State Commitment to the International Criminal Court Qualifying Exam Fields: International Relations and Comparative Politics Teaching Assistant Positions: International Relations, International Affairs, and Comparative Politics 3
Columbia University, B.A. Economics Phi Beta Kappa Magna Cum Laude Accelerated Interdisciplinary Legal Education Program (allowing selected students to complete their undergraduate and legal education in one less year) Fellow: Columbia University Careers in Law Teaching Program (Summer 2010) GRANTS Grant Improvement through Faculty Training (GIFT) (2014) IU Teaching and Learning Grant (2013) Faculty Summer Research Grant, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (2012, 2013, 2014) Faculty Summer Research Grants, University of San Diego School of Law (2010, 2011) Graduate Research Opportunity Grants, University of Colorado, Department of Political Science (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) One Earth Future Foundation Grants (2009-2010) AWARDS AND HONORS Scholarship-Related John S. Grimes Fellowship (2013) Dean s Fellow for Scholarly Excellence (2013, 2014) Indiana University New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Exploratory Travel Fellowship (April 2013) Visiting Scholar, University of Hamburg Law Faculty Department (Summer 2013) Teaching-Related Red Can Award (Best New Professor) (2014-15) LEGAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, San Diego, CA Of Counsel Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA Litigator Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Diego, CA Senior Associate United States Attorney s Office, Southern District of New York Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Litigation Associate The Honorable William C. Conner, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York Law Clerk OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Dancer/Singer: Singin in the Rain, New York Broadway Production 42nd Street, New York Broadway Production Sugar Babies, National Tour 4
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Spanish Fluent; French Highly Proficient; some German 5