Warren Small
ITED Adjunct
- Office
- McCone Building
- Tel
- (831) 647-4155
- wsmall@middlebury.edu
Professor Small was a commissioned officer in the United States Navy before obtaining his JD degree from the Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. Upon graduating from law school in 1996 with a specialization certificate in international law, Professor Small opened his law practice in Carmel, California where he specializes in intellectual property law, international business transactions, and international trade law. Professor Small has complemented his law practice with teaching courses in international law at several law schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been teaching at the Institute since 2001 with a focus on International Law, International Trade Law, and Corporate Compliance.
Professor Small stresses the practical application of the material he teaches and attempts to provide students with a skill set they can immediately apply to future employment opportunities. He is a strong believer in developing effective communication skills and he actively works with students to develop their ability to write professionally and speak convincingly. Professor Small has significant practical experience in several fields of international law. This experience is readily transferred to students taking his classes because he asks them to perform the same analyses that employees in these fields would have to perform. Similarly, Professor Small is actively involved in a Trade Law Compliance program at MIIS that stresses a hands-on approach to compliance issues.
Courses Taught
IPMG 8698
Directed Study
Course Description
Student must obtain a faculty advisor, complete a Directed Study proposal form, obtain signatures, and submit to the Associate Dean of Academic Operations for approval.
Terms Taught
ITDG 8539
Upcoming
Imp/Exprt&Trade Law Compliance
Course Description
This course and associated lab provide participants with instruction in three core trade law compliance disciplines: Trade Law Compliance (International and Domestic), Compliance with Import Procedures, and Compliance with Export Procedures. It will also provide participants with practical, hands-on training in dealing with real-world problems or simulations that give them the opportunity to apply what they have learned and thereby reinforce what they have learned during the instruction period(s). It will provide participants with many of the requisite practical skills necessary to meet a growing need for professionals who possess the requisite background and skills to guide corporations and government agencies through the myriad of laws and regulations dealing with international and domestic trade law compliance. In addition to learning and applying practical skills, participants will be able to participate in long-term research and writing projects to support demands from industry and government for analyses of trade compliance issues.
Terms Taught
ITDG 8540
Current
IntlTradeLaw/DisputeResolution
Course Description
This course will provide students with an introduction to the primary international rules, regimes and organizations governing international trade and international investment. By understanding the principles of international trade law and how it is applied through a treaty regime developed to monitor and enforce international trade law, students will gain an appreciation of the crucial role these that international trade law and its enforcement play in shaping and determining the flow of international trade and investment. Students will gain an understanding of the specific rules and regulations that govern international trade and how those rules and regulations are applied and enforced. Students will gain practical experience in applying these rules and regulations to real world international trade disputes in order to gain an appreciation of the process involved in resolving these disputes. As a result, students should be able to determine whether or not a particular state’s action(s) is (are) a violation of an international trade regulation and more importantly, how a trade dispute arising from an alleged violation(s) is resolved.
Terms Taught
Areas of Interest
I remain passionate the evolution, application and enforcement of all aspects of international law. I am excited to be on the MIIS faculty because it fulfills my other passion, teaching, and in a most exciting way. I can share both passions with an internationally-oriented student population that is aware of and articulate in the language of international law. It also allows me to see my students actually apply what they have learned in class to real-world issues and problems.
Academic Degrees
- JD (Subspecialty Certificate in International Law), Golden Gate University School of Law, 1996
- MA in Political Science (International Relations), Stanford University, 1992
- MA in Political Science (American Government), Auburn University, 1984
- Certificate of Completion, Air War College, Air University, 1984
- MS in Oceanography, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1979
- BS in Building Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1969
Professor Small has been teaching at the Institute since 2001.