Visiting Professor of Law; Formerly Assistant Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
B.A., Princeton; M.A., J.D., Yale; LL.M., New York University

Assistant: Tommy Openchowski

Phone: 9687

Biography

B.A., Princeton; M.A., J.D., Yale; LL.M., New York University. Professor Stewart joined the faculty as Visiting Professor of Law following his retirement from the U. S. Department of State, where he served as Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law. Previously he had been Assistant Legal Adviser for Diplomatic Law and Litigation, for African Affairs, for Human Rights and Refugees, for Law Enforcement and Intelligence, and for International Claims and Investment Disputes, as well as Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser. Before joining the government, he was in private practice with Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine in commercial and antitrust litigation. He was the co-editor of the multi-volume Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law for the years 1990-2003. He was Adjunct Professor for 25 years and received Georgetown’s Charles Fahy award for distinguished adjunct faculty teaching in 2003-2004.

In 2008 Prof. Stewart was elected to the Inter-American Juridical Committee, which serves as an advisory body to the Organization of American States on juridical matters of an international nature and promotes the progressive development and the codification of international law.  He is a member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law and vice-president of the American Branch of the International Law Association.