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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.  She is an Associate Professor of Law teaching evidence, criminal law, international criminal law, federal criminal law, and criminal procedure. Professor Dutton graduated from Columbia Law School, where she served on the Columbia Law Review and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (all years). After graduation, Professor Dutton clerked for the Honorable William C. Conner, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Dutton has practiced law 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. She also practiced as a civil litigator in law firms in New York and California (including Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher). 

Professor Dutton’s research interests 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 has published her research in a variety of law reviews. In May 2013, her book entitled Rules, Politics, and the International Criminal Court: Committing to the Court was published by Routledge.

In 2011, Professor Dutton was a fellow in Columbia Law School’s Careers in Law Teaching Program. In 2013, Dutton was awarded a John S. Grimes Fellowship in recognition of scholarly excellence.

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).