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Publications | Presentations
Professor Jones was an associate with the Dallas office of Hughes & Luce, LL.P for several years. Thereafter, he served as Senior Counsel in the commercial law group at AT&T Corp and as Corporate Counsel for Labor and Employment for Blockbuster, Inc. Professor Jones is also a major in the United States Army Judge Advocate Corps and a former US Marine rifleman/scout. He has received numerous military awards and special assignments, including the Army Achievement Medal for his selection as a distinguished instructor and the Navy Meritorious Unit Citation for his actions as a Marine in the Navy SEAL counterterrorism program known as Red Cell.
He is a graduate of the numerous military schools, including the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School, the U.S. Army Military Police School, the U.S. Marines Leadership Development School, and the U.S. Marines School of Infantry. His scholarship and presentations focus primarily on International Humanitarian Law, Employment Law and Contracts. He holds a JD cum laude from Texas Southern University, and an LLM, with recognition, from Columbia Law School.
Professor Jones joined the faculty in 2007. He teaches Contracts and Employment Law.
Publications: Articles
"The Ethics of Letting Civilians Die in Afghanistan: Resolving the False Dichotomy between Hobbesian and Kantian Paradigms for Deciding Rescue Duties during War," 59 DePaul L. Rev. __ (2010)
"When Patients Die: Sleep Deprivation and the Good Faith Performance of Resident Physician Contracts," 48 U. Louisville L. Rev. __ (2010)
"Darfur, the Authority of Law, and Unilateral Humanitarian Intervention," 39 U. Toledo L. Rev. 97 (2007), http://ssrn.com/abstract=1106288.
"Has Conduct in Irag Confirmed the Moral Inadequacy of International Humanitarian Law? Examining the Confluence between Contract Theory and the Scope of Civilian Immunity During Armed Conflict," 16 Duke J. Comp. & Int'l L. 249 (2006) (lead article), http://ssrn.com/abstract=1106283.
Presentations
Panelist, Cyberterrorism, Electronic Surveillance and the Patriot Act, NBA Judicial Council Seminar, January 2008
Panelist, International Conflict and Domestic Law, ASIL/ILSA Conference, March 2007
Panelist, Treatment of Civilians and Detainees, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, New England School of Law International Law Symposium, February 2007
Panelist, Darfur, Genocide, and the Morality of Law, The Crisis in Darfur Conference, November 2006
Panelist, Removing Cognitive Barriers to Legal Disputes and Negotiations, Alternative Dispute Resolution CLE Seminar, November 2006
Panelist, United States, North Korea and Iran: Understanding the Legal Limits of Nuclear Proliferation Efforts, October 2006
Panelist, Accountability in the Current War on Terrorism, at The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial and Its Policy Consequences Today Conference, October 2006
Panelist & Chair, Alternatives to the Present International Justice System, at The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial and Its Policy Consequences Today Conference, October 2006
Panelist, The Iran-U.S. Nuclear Crisis: Is Military Intervention Legally Justified? International and Immigration Law Conference, August 2006
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