Santa Clara University School of Law announced the appointment of David L. Sloss as the new director of the Center for Global Law and Policy.
Sloss is a widely recognized international scholar. His research focuses on the interface between domestic constitutional and public international law, including the constitutional law governing the conduct of U.S. foreign relations. Sloss earned his bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College, a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and a J.D. from Stanford University
"Santa Clara Law is very pleased that David Sloss will be joining our faculty and serving as Director of the Center for Global Law and Policy," says Santa Clara Law Dean Donald Polden. "An outstanding teacher and an internationally known scholar and thinker, David will enhance the synergy among our intellectual property and social justice programs and scholars to examine global issues. With his vision and energy, he will enhance the national prominence of our international and comparative law programs, curriculum, and scholarship."
From 1984-1991, Sloss served as a foreign affairs analyst with the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, where he drafted and negotiated treaty text for three major East-West arms control treaties. From 1992-93, he served as director of the agency’s Nuclear Safeguards and Technology Division, managing the office that was responsible for formulating and implementing U.S. policy to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. While earning his law degree at Stanford, he served as a consultant to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1994-96. After clerking for Senior Judge Joseph T. Sneed, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, Sloss worked as a litigation associate at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, where he assisted software clients in their bid to persuade the U.S. Justice Department to file an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft.
In 1999, Sloss joined the faculty at Saint Louis University School of Law, where he was a member of the School’s Center for International and Comparative Law, teaching civil procedure, criminal law, international human rights, and U.S. foreign relations law. He also served as the faculty adviser for the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team.
"I am very excited about joining the Santa Clara faculty as the new Director of the Center for Global Law and Policy," says David Sloss. "Santa Clara has a terrific faculty. I look forward to working with the faculty and staff to make the Center a national leader in international law education and scholarship."
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