Fields of Interest:

Law and legal theory, international law, human rights and the law of genocide.

Education: PhD (law), University of British Columbia, 2019 LLM, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, 2007 JD, Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, 2004

Kurt’s research focuses on legal relations between the state, groups, and individuals in international law. His book, A Cultural Interpretation of the Genocide Convention applied a historical and literary-theoretical approach to one of the thorniest issues in genocide law, whether the Genocide Convention was meant to reach acts of cultural genocide. An earlier article published in in the Harvard International Law Journal addressed systematic child removals as an act of genocide. His work has been widely cited by scholars, activists, and journalists including Mother Jones Magazine and the Washington Post Editorial Board. Kurt teaches courses related to American and international law.

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