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Yvonne M. Dutton Associate Professor of Law Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, Room 328B 530 W. New York Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225 Phone: (317) 274-7729 E-Mail: ydutton@iupui.edu SSRN

Education

B.A., 1989, Columbia University
M.A., 2008, University of Colorado at Boulder
Ph.D., 2011 University of Colorado at Boulder
J.D., 1991, Columbia Law School

Courses

Evidence, criminal law, criminal procedure

Bio

Yvonne M. Dutton joined the Robert H. McKinney School of Law faculty in August 2012 as associate professor of law, teaching evidence, criminal law, and criminal procedure. Professor Dutton’s research interests outside of the classroom include international criminal law, international human rights law, and maritime piracy. Broadly speaking, her scholarship examines questions about international cooperation and the role and effectiveness of international institutions in deterring and holding accountable those who commit crimes of international concern. Dutton is currently working on a book project about state commitment to the International Criminal Court.

Following her graduation from Columbia Law School, Professor Dutton clerked for the Honorable William C. Conner, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. After clerking, she practiced as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she tried narcotics trafficking and organized crime cases. Professor Dutton has also practiced law as a civil litigator in law firms in New York and California (including Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher).

Dutton graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). While at Columbia Law School, Professor Dutton was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (all years), and was also on the editorial staff of the Columbia Law Review. Dutton was recently a fellow in Columbia’s Careers in Law Teaching Program. Dutton received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a concentration on international relations and comparative politics.

Publications

(SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=522682)
 

Books and Chapters

RULES, POLITICS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: COMMITTING TO THE COURT (Routledge, May 2013).

Maritime Piracy and the Impunity Gap: Domestic Implementation of International Treaty Provisions, in MARITIME PIRACY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (Michael Struett, Mark Nance, and Jon Carlson, eds.) (Routledge, October 2012).


Law Review and Journal Articles

Gunslingers on the High Seas: A Call for Regulation, DUKE J. OF COMP. AND INT’L L., forthcoming 2013.

Maritime Piracy and the Impunity Gap: Insufficient National Laws or a Lack of Political Will?, 86 TULANE L. REV. 1111 (2012) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1931870).

Commitment to International Human Rights Treaties: The Role of Enforcement Mechanisms, 34 U. PA. J. INT’L L. 1 (2012).

Virtual Witness Confrontation in Criminal Cases: A Proposal to Use Videoconferencing Technology in Maritime Piracy Trials, VAND. J. TRANS. L. (2012).

Pirates and Impunity: Is the Threat of Asylum Claims a Reason to Allow Pirates to Escape Justice?, 34 FORDHAM INT’L L.J. 236 (2011) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1679202).

Explaining State Commitment to the International Criminal Court: Strong Enforcement Mechanisms as a Credible Threat, 10 WASH. U. GLOBAL STUDIES L. REV. 477 (2011) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1884442).

Bringing Pirates to Justice: A Case for Including Piracy within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, 11 CHI. J. OF INT’L L. 197 (2010) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1640543).


Work in Progress

Why Ratify: Reservations, Institutional Changes, and Commitment to Human Rights Treaties (with Moonhawk Kim and Cody Eldredge).