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Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker

University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Law

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Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker is currently a visiting Professor at the University of East
Sarajevo’s Faculty of Law (Bosnia-Herzegovina), where he teaches courses on international
and comparative law. Professor Baker received his legal training at the University of
Illinois (J.D.) and the University of California at Berkeley (LL.M.), and his training as
a Political Scientist at the University of Southern California (Ph.D.). 

As a Legal Scholar, Professor Baker’s areas of expertise center mainly upon international
law (with a focus on the newly developing field of international criminal law);
comparative constitutional and criminal law; the law of the European Union; and
socio-legal studies. 

As a Political Scientist, Professor Baker’s research interests focus upon the role of
courts in new democracies, and how they aid or hinder the entrenchment of democratic
norms. His current project probes the independent effects transnational actors have had
on judicial reform (within the specific issue-areas of organized crime and corruption) in
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria. 

Prior to entering academia, Professor Baker worked in the Resident Legal Advisor's
(RLA) Office of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade (Serbia) for two years. Tasked to help
enhance the capacity of the Republic of Serbia to domestically try complex war crimes and
organized crime cases, the RLA Office worked closely with the Republic Prosecutors
(Attorney-General) of both Serbia and its sister Republic of Montenegro, Special
Prosecutor for War Crimes (Serbia), and Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime (Serbia).
The RLA Office helped facilitate regional cooperation, witness protection, mutual legal
assistance, and applicable training programs. The RLA Office also provided advice on
pending criminal justice legislation as well as on a range of issues concerning the
administration of justice and the rule of law. 

Professor Baker’s rich experiences in Serbia prompted him to leave the active practice of
law aside and to instead return to school in order to obtain graduate degrees in Law
(LL.M.) and Political Science (Ph.D.). 

Professor Baker has previously taught at Pepperdine University (School of Law), and the
University of Southern California (Department of Political Science). 

Professor Baker has published articles in leading Law Reviews and Social Science Journals
exploring relevant issues in international law (including international criminal law),
comparative constitutional and criminal law, law and public policy, and socio-legal
studies. 

In addition to the English language, Professor Baker speaks Persian, Serbo-Croatian, and
French.

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