James Brown Scott

James Brown Scott
As Scott appeared on his book published in 1922,'Adventures in Internationalism: A Biography of James Brown Scott'
Born	James Brown Scott June 3, 1866 Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 25, 1943 Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Jurist, legal educator

James Brown Scott, J.U.D. (June 3, 1866 – June 25, 1943) was an American authority on international law.

Scott was born at Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. He was educated at Harvard University (A.B., 1890; A.M., 1891). As Parker fellow of Harvard he traveled in Europe and studied in Berlin, Heidelberg (J.U.D.), and Paris.

Following his return to the United States, Scott practiced law at Los Angeles, California from 1894 to 1899. He founded the law school at the University of Southern California, and was its dean, though his participation in the Spanish–American War interrupted that role. He was dean of the college of law at the University of Illinois (1899–1903), professor of law at Columbia, and professor of law at George Washington University (1905–06). In 1907 he was expert on international law to the United States delegation at the Second Hague Peace Conference. He also served on a State Department commission which made recommendations to Congress on the reform of United States nationality law, which would result in the Expatriation Act of 1907.