Mary Ellen O'Connell

At-a-Glance

Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
Author of 12 books and casebooks, including 'The Art of Law in the International Community' (2019).
Served as a Visiting Fulbright Fellow at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in 2018.
Holds a Ph.D. and LL.B. from Cambridge University, a J.D. from Columbia University, and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics.
Former Vice President of the American Society of International Law.

Biography

Mary Ellen O'Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School and a research professor of international dispute resolution at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Since joining the law school in 2005, she has taught courses such as International Law, International Law and the Use of Force, International Dispute Resolution, International Environmental Law, International Art Law, and Contracts.