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About Kenneth Anderson

Kenneth Anderson teaches and wries in the areas of business and international business law; public international law and governance; law of war and armed conflict; and, most recently, law and regulation of emerging technologies (particularly automation robotics, and AI). He holds expertise in international human rights; war and armed conflict; terrorism and state terrorism; nonprofit and charitable organizations; philanthropy; development finance and microcredit; international business and finance. He is fluent in Spanish. Anderson is director of the JD/MBA dual degree program. He was the legal editor for Crimes of War (WW Norton, 1999).

Editorial board member of the Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence and political sciences advisory editor to the Revista de Libros (Madrid), Professor Anderson actively blogs at the Volokh Conspiracy and the international law blog Opinio Juris. He is a contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, Revista de Libros, Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard, New York Times Magazine, Financial Times, Policy Review, and other general interest reviews.

Positions

Present Member, Hoover Task Force on National Security and Law, American University Washington College of Law
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Present Non-Resident Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution (Governance Studies), American University Washington College of Law
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Present Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
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Present Senior Fellow, The Rift Valley Institute, American University Washington College of Law
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Present Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, American University Washington College of Law
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Disciplines

Research Interests

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Courses

  • LAW-611-002 Business Associations (Fall)
  • LAW-611-003 Busnss Assocs (Fall)
  • LAW-661-001 Intl Busnss Transact (Fall)
  • LAW-795BL-001 Introduction to Business Law & Financial Markets (Spring)
  • LAW-795ER-001 Regulation of Emerging Robotics Automation & Artificial Intelligence (Spring)

Education

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1986 J.D., Harvard Law School
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1983 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
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Links

Contact Information

American University Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Room Y217
Washington, D.C. 20016
Phone: 202-274-4212

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