Sean Richmond

Sean Richmond is a Canadian lawyer and interdisciplinary scholar who researches and teaches in international law, Canadian foreign policy and international politics in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Prior to this position, he was the Special Advisor to Canada’s Legal Adviser at the Department of Foreign Affairs; an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in the Law Faculty at the University of Western Australia; and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Sean completed his doctorate at Oxford University under a Commonwealth Scholarship. He also holds a JD from the University of Ottawa, an MA from the University of British Columbia, and a BA (Hon.) from Queen’s University. He has published his research in leading peer-reviewed journals and academic presses, including most recently with the University of Toronto Press. Sean has also published influential op-ed articles in Canada and Australia (including The Conversation) on national security and terrorism, and employs his research to help inform public debate of important policy issues.