Carl Q. Christol
Areas of Interest:
International Law of Outer Space, International Law of the Marine
Environment, U.S. Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Civil and Political Rights
and Liberties, and Military Law
Biography:
With his appointment to the Stockton Chair of International Law
at the U.S. Naval War College, 1962-1963, Professor Christol embarked
on pioneering research in the uncharted territory of the
international law of outer space. Over the years with the
publication of The International Law of Outer Space (1966),
The Modern International Law of Outer Space (1982), and
International Space Law, Past, Present and future (1991).
He has become
one of the world's foremost authorities in this complex field. His
articles have been published in seventeen countries. He is a regular
contributor to the Proceedings of the International Institute
of Space Law. He has been awarded the Institute's Certificate of
Merit. His last two books have won the Social Science Book Award of
the International Academy of Astronautics (Paris) to which he was
elected in 1984.
Professor Christol continues to share his expertise including university lectures in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Uruguay. He is currently a member of the editorial board of Space Policy (England) and a corresponding editor for space and telecommunications of International Legal Materials, a publication of the American Society of International Law. After retiring Professor Christol has been engaged in the practice of law. He is currently listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in the World.
As departmental chair he was instrumental in adding to its curriculum a course entitled "The Politics of Peace: Human Rights." In this manner USC become the first major American university to offer on a regular basis an undergraduate course on this subject. He taught this course until his retirement. As a faculty member he received numerous awards for excellence in teaching including the 1981-1982 Student Senate Outstanding Faculty Member Award. For many years he served as faculty adviser to Blackstonians, the undergraduate honorary pre-law society.