B.A. 1984 Marquette University;
J.D. 1987 Marquette University
LL.M 2004 University Of Notre Dame

Courses Taught

Contracts I - 1-200B
National Security Law - 3-905
Administrative Law - 3-680
Military Law - 3-673

Publications

Most recent publications - present and projected:

·       Lessons From Panama apply to Afghanistan, ^© Naples Daily News (December 17, 2009).

·       The Geneva Conventions Between War and Peace: Sixty Years and Counting, ^© Jurist Forum (August 2009).

·       Winn, John and Govern, Kevin, Identity Theft:  Risks and Challenges to Business of Data Compromise, ^© Temple Journal of Science, Technology & Environmental Law (Spring 2009).

·       Fidelity and Fairness: Mulieris Dignitatem's Wisdom Relating to Marital Commitments, Covenants, Contractual Relationships and the Church, ^© (Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion – 2009).

·       Agroterrorism and Ecoterrorism:  Indo-American Approaches Under Law and Policy to Prevent and Defend Against These Potential Threats Ahead, ^© Florida Coastal Law Review (Winter 2009).

·       Book Review:  Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (2009).

·       AFRICOM as the New “New Thing:” Mixed Metaphor or New Paradigm for the Developing World?, ^© The Citadel Journal on Military Legitimacy and Leadership (2009).  

·       Govern, Kevin and Bales, Eric, Taking Shots at Mercenarism:  International Law Misses its Mark (Again), ^© Fordham International Law Journal (December 2008).

·       Winn, John and Govern, Kevin, Maritime Pirates, Sea Robbers, and Terrorists: New Approaches to Emerging Threats, ^©, Homeland Security Review (Fall 2008)

·       Sharing a SOFA With Iraq: Towards a Status of Forces Agreement, ^© Jurist Forum (July 2008).

·       A Reflection on the Millennium Challenge 2002 War Game: Lessons to be Learned, ^© Law & Policy Monitor (Spring 2008).

·       The Legal Way Ahead Between War and Peace, ^© in Enemy Combatants, Terrorism, and Armed Conflict Law: A Guide to the Issues, Praeger Security International Series (2008).

·       “Making Martial Law Easier” in the US, ^© Homeland Security Review, (Fall 2007).

·       Rethinking Recent Rule of Law Efforts in Iraq, ^© Jurist Forum (February 2007).

·       Welton, Mark and Govern, Kevin, Illuminating Islamic Jurisprudence:  The Origins and Practice of Islamic Law Worldwide, ^© 2^nd Edition, Thomson (2007).

·       Rechtstaat Aspirations Versus Accomplishments, ^© Indian Society of International Law Yearbook of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Vol. VI (2006).

·       The Commissioned Army Officer:  Committed By and To The Law, ^© in West Point’s Perspectives on
Officership, McGraw Hill (2006). 

·       “You Can Do It, We Can Help” … Improving Home Improvement” After Disasters with “Brand Names You Know and Trust?”^© The Homeland Security Review (Winter 2005).

·       The Importance of Fact, and The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Government Effort, ^© Law & Policy Monitor (Fall 2005).

·       Contributing Researcher / Author, Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) Final Report to the President (September 2005).

·       Security Assistance Cooperative Approaches to Counterterrorism, ^© Defense Institute for Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Journal (Summer 2005).

·       Sorting the Wolves from the Sheep - Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) Operations During Operation JUST CAUSE, ^© Military Police Professional Bulletin (October 2004).

·       Book Review:  The Hunt for Bin Laden, Military Law Review (Spring 2004).

·       Fiat Panis (Bread for All) - But Who Will Pay for It?, ^© Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (March 2004).

Involvement

• Member, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States (1995 – present), and Bar of Eastern and Western Federal District Courts and Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin (1987 – present)
• Life Member, Assistant Province President and Province President, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
• Knights of Columbus, 3rd Degree Member, Council Recorder

Honors

Additional degree unlisted above:
Master of Laws (LL.M), International and Operational Law Specialization (1995), The Judge Advocate General’s School.