Norman Printer
Associate Professor of Lawyering Skills
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Biography
Professor Printer held positions in government, academia, and private practice, before joining the Seattle University faculty. Most recently, he served at the Pentagon in the Department of Defense (DoD), holding both military and civilian positions. As a military attorney serving as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the U.S Air Force, Professor Printer deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to advise military and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on detainee operations and counter-terrorism investigations in the Global War on Terrorism. As a civilian in the Department of Defense Office of the General Counsel, he advised senior government officials on the novel international humanitarian law and policy issues facing the global community after September 11th, in addition to representing the United States at the United Nations and in other international fora. Prior to working at the Pentagon, Professor Printer served on active duty as an Air Force JAG from 1997-2001, including an overseas assignment to South Korea. He currently holds a commission as a JAG in the Air Force reserve.
In addition to government service, Professor Printer previously held faculty positions at the University of Alabama School of Law and Tulane University Law School. He was also a litigation associate in private practice, immediately following law school.
Professor Printer continues to pursue research and scholarship in public international law, focusing on the rapidly changing character of human rights and humanitarian law. He is a member of the State Bar of Indiana; American Society of International Law; American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security; and International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. He also serves as a Corresponding Editor to the International Legal Materials for the American Society of International Law. He currently serves as a co-Vice Chair to the American Society of International Law Interest Group on Teaching International Law.
Articles
Establishing an International Criminal Tribunal for Iraq, 36 UWLA L. Rev. 27 (2005).
Deterring Saddam Hussein: Between Iraq and a Hard Place, 30 S.U.L. Rev. 85 (2003).
The Use of Force Against Non-State Actors Under International Law: An Analysis of the U.S. Predator Strike in Yemen, 8 UCLA J. Int'l L. & For. Aff. 331 (2003).
Contact
Room 320
Seattle University School of Law
Phone: (206) 398.4134
E-mail: printern@seattleu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- B.A., Purdue University, 1988
- J.D., summa cum laude, Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis, 1993; American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law I; American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Criminal Procedure I; Top Advocate, Intramural Moot Court Competition; Chief Justice, Moot Court Board
- LL.M. with Honors, Georgetown University Law Center, 2003
Courses
- Legal Writing I and Legal Writing II
- International Humanitarian Law