JUSTIN D. NANKIVELL

Justin D. Nankivell came to the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in July 2008 from the University of Victoria, Canada. As an instructor at the University of Victoria, Mr. Nankivell offered undergraduate courses in international organizations and international security. He also taught courses in international relations, Canadian foreign policy, and military-to-society relations at the University of Vancouver Island and Canada’s Royal Military College.

Mr. Nankivell holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in political science from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Law in international criminal justice and the law of armed conflict from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, and plans to complete his doctorate in political science from the University of British Columbia in 2008. His dissertation, entitled “The Politics of International Law in the Northwest Passage, 1968-present,” is an interdisciplinary study of the construction of Canada’s Arctic policy through the lenses of both international relations and international law. Central themes include the effects of international jurisprudence on foreign policy construction; the interaction of legality, authority and legitimacy in legal argument; and institutional learning within bureaucracy.

Mr. Nankivell brings teaching and research interests to APCSS including the role of international law in foreign policy decision making, international organization(s), law and the use of force, transnational crime, comparative criminal justice, and international criminal law and policing.

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Last updated: 11/17/2008