About The Author

Curriculum Vitae

Connie S. Singh

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Laws in International Riparian Law, Leiden University
  • Master of Laws in International Law, University of Essex
  • Bachelors in Sociology, York University
  • Bachelors in Law, Carleton University

Professional Experience

JWL.Org with Kassel University, Regis University, Creighton University, St. Xavier, Georgetown Platform Online College
Associate Faculty in Social Science, 2017–2025 (Current)

Royal Roads University
Associate Faculty, Inter-Disciplinary Studies, Justice Studies (Human Security and Peace Building Department), Communications Department
2008–2011 & 2024

California State University East Bay
Political Science Department – Pre-Law Advisor; Courses taught: Comparative Law, International Relations, International Law, Law and Society, American Political Institutions, Political Systems in Asia, Introduction to Political Science, Global Issues, Acting Advisor International Studies, Women and Law, Refugee Protection, Patterns of Immigration
2001–2010

Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia Law School, Seattle University, Vancouver Island University, Carleton University
Associate Professor, Law, Political Science, and Social Science Departments
1991–2015

Director, Board of the West Coast Environmental Law Association, Vancouver, Canada
1997–1998

Legal Advisor, Covenant House, Global Trafficking Program (under Sandy Cook and Renata Abe), Vancouver, Canada
1998–2000

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Regional Legal Officer for the West Coast, Vancouver
1997–1998

International Labour Organization
Legal Expert, International Labour Standards Department. ILO Training Center, Turin, Italy. Researched, created, and edited international labour standards for vocational experts.
Geneva, Switzerland, 1989–1991

Legal Advisor, Government of Canada
Advisor to Canadian Ambassador J.A. Beeseley, United Nations International Law Commission
Ottawa, Ontario & Geneva, Switzerland, 1990

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Division of Refugee Law and Doctrine – Prepared report on UNHCR’s mandate in relation to non-refugee stateless persons
Geneva, Switzerland, 1989

United Nations Centre for Human Rights
Special Procedures Unit – Researcher and Editor, proceedings of the 43rd session of the UN Commission on Human Rights
1987–1988

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Centre for Documentation – Researched and edited legal abstracts of articles
Geneva, Switzerland, 1987–1988

Books and Publications

  • For The Persistent Objector in International Armed Conflict: How to Psychologically Activate Economic Success After Devastation, Forum on Public Policy, 2025
  • Emerging Roles in the Post-New International Economic Order: Leads to New Business Factors, Forum on Public Policy, 2022
  • Position of the Individual and Absolute Monism: Case Study on the Children in Hatcliffe Extension, Forum on Public Policy, 2012
  • Transnational Movement of Socio-Legal Norms Via Technology Transfer: Human Rights and Absolute Monism, National Social Science Association Journal, 2011
  • Oil and the New World Order: Application of the International Law Commission Draft Articles on State Responsibility, Oxford Journal of Public Policy, 2009
  • Law and Public Policy United States, Kendall-Hunt, 2009 (Book)
  • International Law: Classic to Transnational, Kendall-Hunt, 2008 (Book)
  • Comparative Legal Studies: General Principles and Transnational Norms, Kendall-Hunt, 2007 (Book)