ANDREW MARK BENNETT

Freie Universitt Berlin, Boltzmannstrae 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany

+1 410 929 2439 +972 (0) 58 588 5188 +49 (0) 176 83549636
andrewmarkbennett@gmail.com
www.andrewmarkbennett.com

EDUCATION
20142017

Freie Universitt Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Ph.D. Candidate (Law)

Doctoral Fellow, Human Rights Under PressureEthics, Law, and Politics
Dissertation: A Comparison of Judicial Review in National Security Cases
Supervisors: Heike Krieger, David Kretzmer (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

2015

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Jerusalem, Israel

Visiting Research Fellow

2012

University of Maryland School of Law | Baltimore, MD, USA | J.D.

Leadership Scholar (merit scholarship)
Articles Editor, Univ. of Md. Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class

2009

Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY, USA | A.B. (Economics)

Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honor Society
Thesis: Local Government Structure in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, available at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1743854.

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
2012

West Bank/West Coast: Israeli and American Regulation of Racial Exclusion as

a National Security Measure (2012) (submitted for publication), available at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/ papers.cfm?abstract_id=2189110.

2011

Comment, Unpaid Internships & the Department of Labor: The Impact of

Underenforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act on Equal Opportunity,
11 U. MD. L. J. RACE, RELIGION, GENDER & CLASS 293 (2011).

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EXPERIENCE
20132014

Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Baltimore, MD

Associate. Researched legal issues and investigated complaints in consumer
protection cases.

20122013

Cegla Center, Tel Aviv University Buchmann Faculty of Law | Tel Aviv, Israel
Visiting Scholar. Researched judicial deference to the political branches of
government in national security cases.

2011

United States Attorneys Office for the District of Maryland | Baltimore, MD

Law Clerk. Drafted the Governments brief in a Fourth Circuit criminal appeal
and motion to dismiss in a Federal Tort Claims Act case. Researched avenues to
shield intelligence agency employees from subpoenas. Investigated whether the
facts of a particular case supported an indictment.

2011

Prof. Larry Gibson, University of Maryland School of Law | Baltimore, MD

Research Assistant. Edited and conducted research for biography on the early life
of Thurgood Marshall.

20102011

Immigration Clinic, University of Maryland School of Law | Baltimore, MD

Student Attorney. Represented pro bono clients in deportation proceedings.
Conducted client interviews and advised clients. Researched and wrote motions
and briefs on Fourth and Fifth Amendment legal issues.

2010

Center for Health and Homeland Security | Baltimore, MD

Research Assistant. Analyzed the emergency provisions of proposed cyber
security legislation. Researched state law on public-private partnerships and
searched for companies to take part in partnerships as part of a Federal
Emergency Management Agency grant.

20082009

Office of the President, Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY

Student Assistant to the President and Dean of the College for Special Projects.
Facilitated key projects, such as developing a comprehensive transportation plan
for Vassar. Advised the President and the Dean of the College, particularly on
matters pertaining to students.

2008

Enterprise Homes, Inc. | Baltimore, MD

Intern. Produced reports analyzing costs of affordable housing developers
properties. Researched potential funding sources. Reported on the demographic
feasibility of potential development sites.

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2006

Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs |

Rockville, MD
Intern. Participated in drafting regulations associated with a new affordable
housing program. Assisted in the administration of the Moderately Priced
Dwelling Unit Program.

2005

Brodsky, Greenblatt & Renehan, Chtd. | Gaithersburg, MD

Intern. Aided family law attorneys by drafting documents, redacting records, and
organizing research.

2004

Montgomery County States Attorneys Office | Rockville, MD

Intern. Assisted prosecutors in Maryland District Court in bond review hearings
and trials.

SERVICE
20112012

American Bar Association Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law, Law

Student Division Liaison

20102011

Baltimore City Board of Elections, Election Judge

20062009

Vassar College committee appointments: Board of Trustees Special Committee

on the Juliet and Arlington, Campus Master Planning Committee, Vassar
Student Association Dormitory Renovations Coordinator, College Regulations
Panel

20042005

Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Committee on Family Life and Human

Development, Student Member

COMMENTARY
2012

Op-Ed.,Reclaiming International Law, TIMES OF ISRAEL (Jun. 24, 2012),http://

blogs.timesofisrael.com/reclaiming-international-law.

2012

Op-Ed., An Opportunity to Rethink Mandatory Service, TIMES OF ISRAEL (Jun.

3, 2012),http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/an-opportunity-to-rethinkmandatory-service.

2008

Letter to the Editor, Spying on Protesters Curbs Basic Rights, BALTIMORE SUN,
Jul. 23, 2008, at 14A.

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2008

Letter to the Editor, Internships for Pay, Credit, or None of the Above, CHRON.
HIGHER EDUC. (D.C.), Apr. 11, 2008, at 39.

PRESENTATIONS
2015

National Security Deference, Human Rights Under Pressure Summer School,

at Freie Universitt Berlin (1 July 2015)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
American Society of International Law

BAR ADMISSIONS
Maryland
District of Columbia

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