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Alexander K. A. Greenawalt, Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law

Alexander K. A. Greenawalt

Professor of Law
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Justice
Human Rights
International Law
Legal Theory

Alexander K. A. Greenawalt

White Plains
Preston Hall, 326 |
Office Hours: By appointment only
Faculty Assistant
Taylor Quinn

Biography

Alexander K. A. Greenawalt joined the Pace faculty in 2006 from the firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where his practice focused on international disputes. He was a teaching fellow at Columbia Law School in 2005 and was previously a clerk for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Professor Greenawalt is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and Articles Editor of the Columbia Law Review.

Professor Greenawalt鶹ýs research focuses on criminal law, international law, and the laws of war. His article, 鶹ý,鶹ý was awarded the 2024 Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship, which is awarded based on blind review by a panel of external peer reviewers. He also received the 2018 Goettel Prize for his article "," and the 2016 Goettel Prize for his article, 鶹ý.鶹ý Additionally, he was the 2017 recipient of the Law School's Richard Ottinger Faculty Achievement Award. He has taught Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Administrative Law, International Criminal Law, United States Foreign Relations Law, and National Security Law.

Professor Greenawalt was a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School during the Spring 2017 semester, and has also been a Visiting Professor at St. John鶹ýs Law School.

Education

  • AB, Princeton University
  • MA, Yale University
  • JD, Columbia University School of Law

Selected Publications

View all of Professor Greenawalt鶹ýs publications on , or download his CV (PDF).

  • 鶹ý鶹ýWith Intent to Destroy, in Whole or in Part鶹ý: Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and A Lost History,鶹ý 2024 Wis. L. Rev. 933 (2024)
  • 鶹ýThe Reach of Adjudication,鶹ý in Joachim W. Muller & Karl P. Sauvant, eds. The Oxford Annual Review of United Nations Affairs (forthcoming, 2021) (Critical commentary on the work of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and other international criminal tribunals)
  • , 35 Temp. Int鶹ýl & Comp. L.J. 79 (2021) (Invited contribution for symposium on Darryl Robinson鶹ýs book, Justice in Extreme Cases, 2020)
  • 鶹ý,鶹ý in The Oxford Handbook of International Law (Oxford University Press, 2020)
  • 鶹ý鶹ý in The Elgar Companion to the International Criminal Court (Edward Elgar, 2020)
  • 鶹ýLaw, Discretion, and Power鶹ý in Joachim W. Muller & Karl P. Sauvant, eds. The Oxford Annual Review of United Nations Affairs (2020) (Critical commentary on the work of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and other international criminal tribunals)
  • 鶹ýConfronting Power鶹ý in 鶹ýInternational Court of Justice,鶹ý in Joachim W. Muller & Karl P. Sauvant, eds. The Oxford Annual Review of United Nations Affairs (2019) (Critical commentary on the work of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and other international criminal tribunals)
  • 32 Temple Int鶹ýl & Comp. L.J. 25 (2018) (Invited contribution for symposium on Rosa Brooks鶹ý book, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales From The Pentagon, 2016)
  • 鶹ýJudicial Gatekeepers,鶹ý in Joachim W. Muller & Karl P. Sauvant, eds. The Oxford Annual Review of United Nations Affairs (2018) (Critical commentary on the work of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and other international criminal tribunals)
  • , 59 Harv. Int鶹ýl L.J. 1 (2018) (recipient of 鶹ý鶹ýs Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship, which is awarded based on blind review by a panel of external peer reviewers)
  • 鶹ýThe Fragility of Law,鶹ý in Joachim W. Muller & Karl P. Sauvant, eds. The Oxford Annual Review of United Nations Affairs (2017) (Critical commentary on the work of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and other international criminal tribunals)
  • , 54 Colum. J. Transnat鶹ýl L. 531 (2016) (recipient of 鶹ý鶹ýs Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship, which is awarded based on blind review by a panel of external peer reviewers)

Fellowships & Scholarships

  • Teaching fellow at Columbia Law School in 2005

Honors & Awards

  • Stevens Family Faculty Scholar
  • 2024 Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship for his article, ""
  • 2018 Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship for his article, 鶹ý鶹ý
  • 2017 Recipient of the Law School's Richard Ottinger Faculty Achievement Award
  • 2016 Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship for his article, 鶹ý鶹ý

Areas of Interest

Administrative Law, National Security Law, International Law, Constitutional Law, U.S. Foreign Relations Law, Human Rights, Legal Theory

Related News and Stories

Press Release

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 鶹ý is proud to announce that Professor Alexander K.A. Greenawalt was awarded the 2024 Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship for his article, 鶹ýWith Intent to Destroy in Whole or in Part: Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and a Lost History,鶹ý which was published by Wisconsin Law Review earlier this year (2024 Wis. L. Rev. 933 (2024)).

In the Media

鶹ý鶹ýs Haub Law Professor Alexander K.A. Greenawalt speaks with Scripts News about the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In the Media

Professor Alexander K. A. Greenawalt provides expert insight on the feasibility of war crime prosecutions in the Russian-Ukraine war in an article by PolitiFact.