Harold G. Maier (1937 – August 24, 2014)
was a noted scholar in the field of
international law, international civil litigation, and
conflict of laws. After receiving his undergraduate education at the
University of Cincinnati, he obtained his law degree from the
University of Cincinnati College of Law. He also earned an
LL.M.
A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...
from the
University of Michigan.
He held the title of David Daniels Allen Professor of Law Emeritus at the
Vanderbilt University Law School.
In addition to being a prolific author, Maier has served as Counselor on International Law to the Legal Adviser at the
U.S. Department of State,
as a member of the
U.S. Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on
Private International Law, and as a consultant to the Office of the
Secretary of the Army
The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, insta ...
on the
Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations. Additionally, he has testified before congressional committees on various issues, including emergency presidential controls on international economic transactions. In 1985 he was an expert witness for the U.S. Government in civil litigation resulting from the
Mariel boatlift.
At Vanderbilt, he established the law school's Transnational Studies Program as well as the ''
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law''.
References
External links
Biography from Pace Law School
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American legal scholars
Living people
University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
University of Michigan Law School alumni
Conflict of laws scholars
Vanderbilt University Law School faculty
1937 births