Matthew Waxman
Associate Professor of Law
| Office: |
Jerome Greene Hall, Room 914
435 W. 116 Street, Box D-2
New York NY 10027
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| Tel: |
212-854-0592 |
| Email: |
mwaxma@law.columbia.edu |
Assistant Info
Courses Taught
- National Security Law
- The United States and the International Legal System
- The Use of Force in the International System
Additional Affiliations
Education
- B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science and International Studies (1994), Yale
- Fulbright Scholar, Department of War Studies, (1994-95), Kings College, London
- J.D. (1999), Yale
Biography
Matthew Waxman is an expert in national security law and international law, specializing in domestic and international legal aspects of combating terrorism and the use of military force. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and clerked for Associate Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter and Judge Joel M. Flaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Before joining the Columbia faculty, he served in senior positions at the U.S. State Department, Department of Defense and National Security Council. Professor Waxman was a Fulbright Scholar to the United Kingdom, where he studied international relations. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, where he also serves as Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law & Foreign Policy.
Selected Publications
Matthew Waxman's SSRN page
Intervention to Stop Genocide and Mass Atrocities: International Norms and U.S. Policy (2009)
The Dynamics of Coercion: American Foreign Policy and the Limits of Military Might (2002) (with D. Byman)
"Kosovo and the Great Air Power Debate" (2000) (with D. Byman)
