Citizen of two countries, lived in five, traveled to twenty-six.

I've met with International Criminal Court President Song Sang-Hyun and top ICC officials, developed a report on complementarity under the Rome Statute presented at the 2010 Review Conference, and studied at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica, as well as at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Grenoble, France.

I aided in the creation of the first searchable electronic database of Commercial Court cases for the High Court of Uganda, and worked with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and local attorneys to expedite cases of children detained in the Naguru remand home.

I stayed in a refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border to explore advocacy options for the reintegration of stateless individuals. I assisted in drafting model intercountry adoption laws sent to Rwanda as the country sought Hague compliance, and compiled a desk manual detailing land laws in Malawi in an effort to combat illegal land grabbing.

I worked for the Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda, and for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I hold a Certificate in alternative dispute resolution (with extensive experience in mediation).

Loves: Cycling (indoor and road bike); Running; Hot Yoga; Ballet Barre Classes; Technology (ALWAYS seeking out new apps, programs & electronics to make life easier); Restoring Antique Furniture; Writing.

Favorite Experiences: Snowboarding the Alps; Flying Around Mt. Kilimanjaro; Spending an Evening with the Maasai on the Serengeti Plains; Sitting on the Mountainside Overlooking Machu Picchu; Sailboats in Sint Maarten; Listening to the Personal Accounts of Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border; The Islamic Law Course I took in Law School; Tegenungan Waterfall in Ubud, Bali; Working with Wrongly-Accused Youth in Kampala, Uganda; Cocktails at the Four Seasons St. Petersburg ;)

At Present: Seeking ways to use my position as an attorney to promote stable monetary transfers and savings in underdeveloped countries (ie: mobile money), and the development of instruments similar to the Nansen Passport to permit increased freedom of movement for refugees in Southeast Asia. Brushing up on my French, and [attempting 😬] to pick up Spanish.

http://linkedin.com/in/stevienewton