James D. Meernik

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings

• Crutsinger, C.A., Prybutok, V.R., Golden, T.D., Meernik, J.D., Wilson, A.K. (2015). Leading by Example: University Top Scholars Support Mentoring Networks. UNM.

Book

• Meernik, J.D., DeMeritt, J.H., Uribe, M. (2019). As War Ends. Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/as-war-ends/4F0036FC105FB585CC63DBE4A910002C
• Meernik, J., King, K. (2019). Judging Justice. 216. Ann, Arbor, MI, University of Michigan Press. https://www.press.umich.edu/10033319/judging_justice/
• King, K.L., Meernik, J.D. (2017). The Witness Experience: Investigating Ethnicity, Gender & Trauma at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. 175. Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/witness-experience/6D355F7926CB1C9AB5B21E5787D2448E
• Meernik, J.D., Aloisi, R. (2017). Judgment Day. Cambridge University Press.
• Meernik, J.D. (2016). International Tribunals and Human Security. Rowman and Littlefield.
• Dawn Rothe and Thordis Ingadottir. (2013). The Realities of International Criminal Justice.
• Eds. James David Meernik and Prof. Phil Paolino. (2008). Democratization in Taiwan: Challenges in Transformation..
• Eds. James David Meernik and Prof. David Mason. (2006). Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in Post-War Societies: Sustaining the Peace ..
• James David Meernik. (2004). The Political Use of Military Force in US Foreign Policy..

Book Chapter

• Vranov, H., Rubert, S., King, K.L., Meernik, J.D., Jones, S., Woods, R. (2023). Culture Clash: Doing Justice and Bearing Witness in the Testimonial Process at War Crimes Tribunals. The Palgrave Handbook of Testimony and Culture. 451-482. London, Palgrave MacMillan.
• Meernik, J.D. (2022). The impacts of the International Criminal Tribunals on human security and human rights. Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Meernik, J.D., King, K.L. (2020). Whither Thou Truth & Justice: Witness Perceptions about their Contributions to the ICTY. Legacies of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Oxford, Oxford University Press. https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780198862956.001.0001/oso-9780198862956-chapter-14
• Meernik, J.D. (2019). International Tribunals and Political Accountability. Edward Elgar.
• Meernik, J.D., Demeritt, J.H., Mason, T.D., Pulido Gomez, A. (2019). Land, Violence and the Colombian Peace Process. Cambridge University Press.
• Meernik, J.D. (2013). Public Support for the International Criminal Court. The Realities of International Criminal Justice.
• Kimi King. (2011). "A Distant Court: Assessing the Impact of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia".
• James David Meernik; Ed. James Bradford. (2010). "Military Interventions Short of War in the Post 1975 Era", in A Companion to Military History.
• Rosa Aloisi, Angela Nichols and Marsha Sowell. (2009). "Transitional Justice in Post Conflict Societies: Causes and Consequences".
• James David Meernik; Eds. Henrik Syse and Gregory Reichberg. (2007). "Defining and Delivering Justice" In Ethics, Nationalism and Just War.
• James David Meernik, Steve Poe, and Erum Shaikh; Eds. James Meernik and T. David Mason. (2006). "The Use of Military Force to Promote Human Rights" in Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in Post-War Societies: Sustaining the Peace.
• King, Kimi and James Meernik; Eds. Mary Volcansek and John F. Stack. (2005). "Bringing Her out of the Shadows: An Analysis of Sentences in Rape Cases Before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia" in Courts Crossing Borders.
• James David Meernik; Eds. Sabine Carey and Steven Poe. (2004). "Crimes and Punishment: How the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Distinguishes Among Massive Human Rights Violations", in Understanding Human Rights Violations.

Journal Article

• Esparza, D., Meernik, J., Branton, R. What’s Past is Prologue: Civil War Violence and Post-War Criminal Homicides. Civil Wars.
• Esparza, D., Branton, R.P., Meernik, J.D. What Factors Drive Police Trust After Civil Wars: The Case of Colombia. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice.
• Meernik, J.D., King, K.L. (2022). Political Violence and Language Endangerment in Colombia. Terrorism and Political Violence. 35 (1) 118-134. Tayor & Francis.
• Meernik, J.D., Duncan, G., Torou, C., Gaviria, J., Esparza, D. Trust of Demobilized Combatants: Overcoming Fear or Becoming Familiar?. Social Science Quarterly.
• Chelliah, S., King, K.L., Meernik, J.D. (2020). Linguistics and Political Science: A Strategy for Interdisciplinary and Ethical Research Methodology on Language Endangerment and Political Conflic. Language Documentation and Conservation. 14 (2020) 667–691. Creative Commons.
• Esparza, D., Martinez-Ebers, V.J., Branton, R.P., King, K.L., Meernik, J.D. (2020). Violence, Trust and Public Support for the Colombian Peace Agreement. Social Science Quarterly. 101 (4) 1236-1254.
• Meernik, J.D., Esparza, D. (2020). Movement of the People: Violence and Internal Displacement. International Area Studies Review.
• Meernik, J.D., King, K.L. (2020). The Security Consequences of Bearing Witness. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 64 (5) 933-57.
• Meernik, J.D. (2020). Violence and Reconciliation in Colombia: The Personal and the Contextual. Journal of Politics in Latin America.
• King, K., Meernik, J.D. (2019). The Burden of Bearing Witness: The Impact of Testifying at War Crimes Tribunals. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 63 (2) 348-372. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022002717736567
• Meernik, J.D., Demeritt, J.H., Branton, R.P., Pulido Gomez, A. (2019). Violence, Voting & Peace: Explaining Public Support for the Peace Referendum in Colombia. Electoral Studies. 61 (online) 102067.
• Meernik, J.D., Barron, J. (2018). Fairness in National Courts Prosecuting International Crimes: The Case of the War Crimes Chamber of Bosnia-Herzegovina. International Criminal Law Review.
• Meernik, J.D. (2018). Your Brother’s Keeper: States and their Human Rights Abusing Allies. International Studies Perspectives.
• Meernik, J.D. (2016). International Justice and Judicial Decision Making at the Appellate Level. Journal of Law and Courts. 4 313-338.
• Meernik, J.D., King, K.L. (2016). Truth, Justice, and Education: Towards Reconciliation in the Former Yugoslavia. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.
• King, K.L., Meernik, J.D. (2015). Judicial Voting Behavior at the Appeals Chambers of the International Tribunals. 6 (1) 29-46. Journal of International Organization Studies.
• Meernik, J.D. (2015). The International Criminal Court and the Deterrence of Human Rights Atrocities. Civil Wars.
• Meernik, J.D. (2015). Why Do Individuals Surrender to the International Criminal Tribunals. International Criminal Law Review.
• Meernik, J.D. (2015). Explaining Public Opinion on International Criminal Justice. European Political Science Review.
• King, K.L., Meernik, J.D. (2014). A Psychological Jurisprudence Model of Public Opinion and International Prosecution. International Center for Business Research. 17 (1) 3-20.
• Meernik, J.D. (2014). Can International Criminal Justice Advance Ethnic Reconciliation? The ICTY and Ethnic Relations in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.
• Greig, J.M., Meernik, J.D. (2014). To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute: Civil War Mediation and International Criminal Justice. International Negotiation. 19 (2) 257–284. Brill.
• Meernik, J.D. (2014). A Plea Isn’t Such A Bargain. International Criminal Law Review.
• Meernik, J.D. (2013). Justice, Power and Peace: Conflicting Interests and the Apprehension of ICC Suspects. International Criminal Law Review.
• Meernik, J.D. (2013). The Tactics of Foreign Policy Agenda-Setting: Issue Choice and the President’s Weekly Radio Address. International Area Studies Review.
• Rosa Aloisi and Jennifer Ding. (2012). " The Influence of Home Country Characteristics on Judicial Decision Making at the ICTY.".
• Rosa Aloisi, Angela Nichols and Marsha Sowell. (2012). The Impact of Human Rights Organizations on Naming and Shaming Campaigns.. Journal of Conflict Resolution.
• Jamie Shairick. (2011). "Promoting International Humanitarian Law: Strong States and the Ratification of the ICC Treaty".
• Meernik, J.D. (2011). "The Persistence of US Conflict Behavior: Continuity in the Use of Force"..
• Meernik, J.D. (2011). Sentencing Rationales and Judicial Decision-Making at the International Criminal Tribunals.
• Angela Nichols and Kimi King. (2010). The Impact of International Tribunals and Domestic Trials on Peace and Human Rights After Civil Wars.
• Meernik, J.D. (2010). United States Human Rights Policy Toward China.
• Rosa Aloisi. (2009). "I Do Declare: Declarations and the International Criminal Court"..
• James David Meernik. (2008). "A Supply and Demand Theory of US Military Policy".
• James David Meernik and Rosa Aloisi. (2008). "Is Justice Delayed at the International Criminal Tribunals".
• James David Meernik. (2008). "It's Time to Stop Running: A Model of the Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals".
• Meernik, James and Elizabeth A. Oldmixon. (2008). "The President, the Senate, and the Costs of Internationalism.". Foreign Policy Analysis.
• James David Meernik. (2007). "The Evolving Application of International Law: Insights from the Appeals Chamber of the Ad Hoc International Tribunals".
• James David Meernik and Chelsea Brown. (2007). "The Short Path and the Long Road: Explaining the Duration of US Military Operations".
• James David Meernik and Christopher Fariss. (2006). "International Criminal Defense: A Preliminary Analysis of Background and Resources on Judicial Decision Making at the ICTR".
• James David Meernik and Seonjou Kang. (2005). "Civil War Destruction and the Prospects for Economic Growth".
• James David Meernik. (2005). "Foreign Policy Orientation, Strategic Interaction and the Initiation of International Crises".
• James David Meernik, Joseph Ignagni and Rebecca Deen. (2005). "Individual Justices and the Solicitor General: The Amicus Curiae Cases 1953-2000".
• James David Meernik, Prof. Kimi King, and Geoff Dancy. (2005). "Judicial Decision Making and International Tribunals: Assessing the Impact of Individual, National and International Factors".
• James David Meernik. (2005). "Justice or Peace: How the International Criminal Tribunal Affects Societal Peace in Bosnia".
• James David Meernik, Joseph Ignagni and Rebecca Deen. (2005). "The Rehnquist Court and Its Support of Federal Agencies".
• James David Meernik and Seonjou Kang. (2004). "Determinants of Post Conflict Economic Assistance".
• with James Meernik. (2004). "Internationalism in Congress, 1948-­1989.". Political Research Quarterly.
• James David Meernik. (2004). "Proving and Punishing Genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda".
• James David Meernik. (2004). "Reaching Inside the State: International Law and Superior Liability".
• James David Meernik. (2003). "Equality of Arms: The Individual vs. the International Community in War Crimes Tribunals".
• James David Meernik and Kimi King. (2003). "The Determinants of ICTY Sentencing: An Empirical and Doctrinal Analysis".
• James David Meernik, Joseph Ignagni and Rebecca Deen. (2003). "Trends in the Solicitor General as Amicus, 1953-1990: Is He a Friend? Is He Influential".
• James David Meernik. (2003). "Victor's Justice or the Law: Judging and Punishing at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia".
• James David Meernik and Kimi King. (2002). " The Effectiveness of International Law and the ICTY – Preliminary Results of an Empirical Study".
• James David Meernik, Joseph Ignagni and Rebecca E. Deen. (2002). "Executive Influence on the U.S. Supreme Court: Solicitor General Amicus Cases, 1953-1997".
• James David Meernik. (2001). "Domestic Politics and the Political Use of Military Force by the United States".
• James David Meernik and Michael Ault. (2001). "Public Opinion and Support for U.S. Presidents' Foreign Policies".
• James David Meernik. (2000). "Modeling International Crises and the Political Use of Military Force by the United States".
• James David Meernik. (1999). "Force and Influence in International Crises".
• James David Meernik and Prof. Kimi King. (1999). "The Supreme Court and the Powers of the Executive: The Adjudication of Foreign Policy".
• James David Meernik, Kimi King and Joe Ignagni. (1998). "Statutory Construction and Congressional Response".
• James David Meernik and Kimi King. (1998). "The 'Sole Organ' Before the Court: Presidential Power in Foreign Policy Cases: 1790-1996".
• Meernik, J.D., Krueger, E.L., Poe, S.L. (1998). Testing Models of United States Foreign Policy: Foreign Aid During and After the Cold War. Journal of Politics. 60 63-85.
• James David Meernik and Joseph Ignagni. (1997). "Judicial Review and Coordinate Construction of the Constitution".
• James David Meernik and Peter Waterman. (1996). "The Myth of the Diversionary Use of Force by American Presidents".
• James David Meernik and Steven Poe. (1996). "U.S. Foreign Aid in the Domestic and International Environments".
• James David Meernik. (1996). "U.S. Military Intervention and the Promotion of Democracy".
• James David Meernik and Joseph Ignagni. (1995). "Congressional Attacks on Supreme Court Rulings Involving Unconstitutional State Laws".
• James David Meernik. (1995). "The Congress, the President and the Commitment of the U.S. Military".
• James David Meernik and Steven Poe. (1995). "U.S. Military Aid in the Eighties: A Global Analysis".
• James David Meernik and Joseph Ignagni. (1994). "Explaining Congressional Attempts to Reverse Supreme Court Decisions".
• James David Meernik. (1994). "Presidential Decision Making and the Political Use of Military Force".
• James David Meernik. (1993). "Presidential Support in Congress: Conflict and Consensus on Foreign and Defense Policy".

Law Review

• Meernik, J.D., King, K.L. (2021). The Fairness of International Justice. International Criminal Law Review. 21 (6) 1167-1189. https://brill.com/view/journals/icla/icla-overview.xml

Monograph

• James David Meernik. (2008). U.S. Foreign Policy and Regime Instability..

Research Report

• King, K.L., Meernik, J.D. (2016). Echoes of Testimonies: A Pilot Study into the Long-Term Impact of Bearing Witness Before the ICTY.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship

• Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), "Peace Studies Scholarships," sponsored by Individual, Private, $25000 Funded. (2013 - 2020).
• Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), "Peace Studies Scholarships," sponsored by Individual, Private, Funded. (2013 - 2020).

Grant - Research

• Meernik, J.D., Demeritt, J.H., "RAPID: Reducing Violence in Colombia: Interviews with Leaders of Armed Organizations," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $93320 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
• King, K.L. (Co-Principal), Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), Chelliah, S.L., "Political Instability and Language Endangerment," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $42515 Funded. (2017 - 2020).
• Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), Prybutok, V.R. (Co-Principal), "Getting More Productive with your Research," University of North Texas, $6000 Funded. (2014 - 2016).
• King, K.L. (Co-Principal), Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), "UNT Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $4860 Funded. (2014 - 2014).
• Fossey, R. (Co-Principal), McPherson, M.A. (Co-Principal), Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), "Planning Trip for Study Abroad Experience in East Africa," sponsored by Charn Uswachoke Fund (UNT), University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2010 - 2011).
• King, K.L. (Co-Principal), Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), "Hispanic and Global Initiatives Fund," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2100 Funded. (2009 - 2009).
• King, K.L. (Co-Principal), Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), "War Crimes Study Abroad Course," sponsored by Center for Interdisciplinarity, Other, $5000 Funded. (2009 - 2009).
• Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), King, K.L. (Co-Principal), Chelliah, S.L. (Principal), "Political Instability and Language Endangerment," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2017 - 2020).
• Oppong, J.R. (Principal), "Graduate Research Fellowship Award for Rebecca Weber," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2011 - 2016).

Sponsored Research

• King, K.L. (Co-Principal), Meernik, J.D. (Co-Principal), "War Crimes Study Abroad Award," sponsored by Dallas Bar Foundation, Other, $2000 Funded. (2008 - 2008).