Where did you do your undergrad? Law school? Other degrees?
Philosophy and Law at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, an LLM at the University of Geneva, and a JSD from Columbia Law in New York.
When did you come to UBC?
2009
What courses will you be teaching at Allard in 2018-2019?
Jurisprudence and Human Rights
What are your research interests?
My research is predominantly in International Criminal Justice, but I dabble in other areas too. See http://jamesgstewart.com/principal-scholarly-interests/
What is your non-law dream job?
When I was younger, to be a tennis player. Now, to make an album.
What is your favourite book or movie?
Book: Conrad, The Heart of Darkness; Movie: Monty Python, The Life of Brian
What is your favourite judicial decision and why?
I forget the name. A decision in the US striking down sodomy laws on the basis of privacy, where State authorities were spying on a man within his hotel room to acquire evidence. I remember it most for the brilliant line “the question is not what Mr X was doing in that hotel room, it’s what the State of Florida was.”
What’s a UBC Campus hidden gem that more people should know about?
Nitobe Memorial Gardens
Anything else?
I look forward to meeting you!