Nancy Combs Explained

Nancy Combs
Discipline:	Law
Sub Discipline:	International law
Workplaces:	William & Mary Law School
Education:	University of Portland (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) Leiden University (PhD)

Nancy Amoury Combs is an American legal scholar known for her work on international criminal law. She is Ernest W. Goodrich Professor of Law^[1] and director of the Human Security Law Center and Cabell Research Professor at the William & Mary Law School.^[2]

Education

Combs has a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Portland, a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law, and a PhD from Leiden University.^[3]

Career

Combs served as a law clerk for Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. She joined the faculty at the William & Mary Law School in 2004.

Combs is the author of the books Guilty Pleas in International Criminal Law: Constructing a Restorative Justice Approach (2007)^[4] and Fact-Finding Without Facts: The Uncertain Evidentiary Foundations of International Criminal Convictions (2010).^[5]

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 1)

Notes and References

1. News: Combs Appointed Goodrich Professor of Law at William & Mary. David F. Morrill. November 16, 2015. William & Mary Law School. December 25, 2019.
2. Web site: Nancy Combs. William & Mary Law School. January 13, 2020.
3. Web site: SelectedWorks - Nancy Combs . 2022-08-12 . works.bepress.com.
4. Book: Guilty Pleas in International Criminal Law: Constructing a Restorative Justice Approach. Stanford University Press. 2007. 978-0-8047-5352-4. Reviews:
5. Book: Fact-Finding Without Facts: The Uncertain Evidentiary Foundations of International Criminal Convictions. Cambridge University Press. 2010. 10.1017/CBO9780511760259. 978-0-511-76025-9. Combs. Nancy A.. Reviews:
   • Malone. Linda A.. 10.5305/amerjintelaw.105.4.0848. 4. The American Journal of International Law. 848. none. 105. 2011. 227097431.
   • Öberg. Marko Divac. 10.5305/procannmeetasil.105.0319. Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting. 319–321. Cambridge University Press. "Fact-Finding Without Facts" from the perspective of the fact-finder. 105. 2011.
   • Fry. Jessica. May 2011. 10.1177/1057567711400364. 2. International Criminal Justice Review. 178–180. none. 21. 145475071.
   • Stephen. C.. May 2011. 10.1093/ejil/chr037. 2. European Journal of International Law. 602–604. none. 22. free.
   • Lyons. Beth S.. September 2011. 10.1080/14623528.2011.606696. 3. Journal of Genocide Research. 287–312. Enough is enough: the illegitimacy of international criminal convictions. 13. 72756069.
   • Kiyani. A.. Tenove. C.. October 2011. 10.1093/ijtj/ijr022. 3. International Journal of Transitional Justice. 519–529. none. 5.
   • Lincoln. Jennifer. 10.1163/157181212x634144. 2. International Criminal Law Review. 301–303. none. 12. 2012.