Here’s an in-depth look at Mark E. Cammack, an accomplished author and legal scholar:

🧑‍🎓 Academic Background & Early Career

• Education:

  • B.A. in Asian Studies, magna cum laude, Brigham Young University (1979)

  • University Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies (1980–81)

  • J.D. cum laude, University of Wisconsin (1983); member of Order of the Coif (swlaw.edu)

  • Fulbright Fellow in Jakarta, Indonesia (1984–85) (swlaw.edu)

• Early Career:

  • Clerked for Justice Roland Day, Wisconsin Supreme Court

  • Spent a year studying Indonesia’s Islamic court system—research later published in International and Comparative Law Quarterly (swlaw.edu)

  • Worked as an Assistant District Attorney in New York City (approx. 1985–88) (swlaw.edu)

  • Taught legal research and writing at Columbia Law School starting in 1988 (swlaw.edu)

👨‍🏫 Academic Positions & Roles

• Joined Southwestern Law School faculty in 1990

• Named Irwin R. Buchalter Professor of Law in 2001 (swlaw.edu)

• Frequently appointed by U.N. as an expert—for example, monitoring Indonesian military’s trials for human rights crimes in East Timor (2002) (swlaw.edu)

• Affiliated with the University of Washington’s Asian Law Center, mentoring Ph.D. students focused on Indonesia (swlaw.edu)

✍️ Research & Publications

• Expertise:

  • Comparative law; U.S. criminal procedure; Indonesian/Islamic legal systems

• Significant Books:

  • Islamic Law in Modern Courts (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)

  • Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions (Harvard University Press, 2007)

  • Advanced Criminal Procedure in a Nutshell (with N. Garland; West, 2001 & 2006; 3rd ed. 2016) (swlaw.edu)

• Scholarly Output:

  • Over two dozen articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries

  • Topics include Islamic family law, inheritance, divorce trends, separation of evidence rules, and jury function (aspenpublishing.com, swlaw.edu)

• Notable Collaborations:

  • With R. Michael Feener on Islamic law in Indonesia

  • With T. Heaton & L. Young on divorce and family law trends (swlaw.edu)

🎓 Teaching & Courses

At Southwestern Law School:

• Constitutional Criminal Procedure

• Evidence

• Advanced Criminal Procedure

• Islamic Law

• Comparative Law

• International Criminal Law (swlaw.edu)

🎯 Summary

Mark E. Cammack is a distinguished professor at Southwestern Law School, blending practical legal experience as an ADA and law clerk with deep scholarly engagement in comparative and Islamic law. A Fulbright Fellow with a strong focus on Indonesia, he’s authored influential books and numerous academic works. He continues to shape legal thought through his teaching, publications, and international legal contributions.

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