Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
TEACHES: LW 403, Constitutional and Military Law; LW 474, Law of War for Commanders; LW 410 Comparative Legal Systems (Course Director)

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kevin.Govern@usma.edu 
Office: 845-938-2488 / 3510 

EDUCATION:
LL.M., University of Notre Dame Law School, London Law Centre, London, England (2004)
LL.M., The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, Charlottesville, Virginia (1995)
J.D., Marquette Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1987)
B.A., Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1984)

PUBLICATIONS:

“You Can Do It, We Can Help”^SM … “Improving Home Improvement”^® After Disasters with “Brand Names You Know and Trust?,”^TM 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).

Mark Welton and Kevin Govern, Illuminating Islamic Jurisprudence^© The Origins and Practice of Islamic Law Worldwide, First Edition, Thomson (2005).

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

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).

Book Review, The Savage Wars of Peace, Special Warfare (April 2003).

Paving the Road to the Warfighter: Preparing to Provide Legal Support on the Battlefield, The Army Lawyer, March 2002.

Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) Study Guide, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, XVIII ABN Corps & Ft. Bragg, Ft. Bragg, NC, October 2000.

Soldiers' Handbook, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, XVIII ABN Corps & Ft. Bragg, Ft. Bragg, NC, October 2000.

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Directive 1-10, Oversight of Command Activities (January 1999), Directive 1-11, Command Policy for Review of Sensitive Activities (September 1999), and Directive 550-2, Disclosure of Classified US Military Information to Foreign Governments and International Organizations (July 2000) (authored or co-authored, staffed and obtained publication for USSOCOM-wide application).

Sensitive Activity Oversight, Tip of the Spear (October 1998).

Joint Military Commission Policy and Planning Guidance Handbook - Task Force Eagle (Bosnia-Herzegovina) (October 1996).

Joint Military Commissions (JMC) Techniques and Procedures, Center for Army Lessons Learned Newsletter 96-8 (co-authored with COL Hank Stratman, USA, COL Peter Durrant, UK, MAJ David Gaumer, USA, and CPTs Robert Murphy and Fred Johnson, USA) (September 1996)).

RECENT PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES:

Introduction to Comparative Law and World Legal Traditions; The Islamic Legal Tradition, and; The Legal Systems of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran, U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute – U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command 2^nd Rule of Law Workshop, Ft. Bragg, NC March 2006.

Time and Tragedy: A Study of Two Stability Operations Separated by Fifteen Years, Barnes Symposium on Legitimacy and Western & Non-Western Views of Human Rights, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC,. February 2006.

Detainee Operations – Retrospective and Prospective, Victory Brigade Training Seminar, U.S. Army Training Center, Ft. Jackson, SC, February 2006.

Human Rights and Legitimacy in Military Missions, The Citadel Symposium on Military Legitimacy and Leadership, Charleston, SC, October 2005

The Law of War and the Irregular Warrior, Military Science (MS) 360 Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (SOLIC) Course, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, November 2005 and April 2005.

Discerning and Developing Leaders of Character: The Faculty and Staff Role on the USMA Admissions Committee, Navy Service Training Command (NSTC) First Annual Accession Training Research and Best Practices Symposium, Lincolnshire, IL, August 2005

Rules of Engagement and Dealing with Civilians and Media on the Battlefield Training, USMA, West Point, NY, July-August 2005

Cyberterrrorism, Cybercrime and Cyberspace Law, Information Technology (IT) 305 Theory and Practice of Military IT, USMA, West Point, NY, May 2005

Law of Armed Conflict & International Law-Operational Law, Barnes Symposium on Religion, Ethics & Armed Conflict Law: Afghanistan, Iraq & the War on Terror, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC,. April 2005

The Legal Way Ahead Between War and Peace, Annual Joint Conference 2004 – International Security and Arms Control Section-American Political Science Association and International Security Studies Section-International Studies Association, Washington, D.C., October 2004.

Legal Aspects of Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Defense Institute of International Legal Studies Mobile Education Team Seminar, New Delhi, India, September 2004.

Professional Military Ethic Education, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, September 2004 – Present.

Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Organization, Capabilities, Legal Issues and Recent Lessons Learned, Joint Psychological Operations Course, Joint Special Operations University, Ft. Bragg, NC / Hurlburt AFB, FL Simulcast, May 2003.

Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) Legal Support to Operations, Army Special Operations Staff Officer Course, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Ft. Bragg, NC, May 2003.

The United States Intelligence Community, 2003 ARSOF Legal Conference, Ft. Bragg, NC, March 2003.

The Judge Advocate's Role in Civil Affairs (CA) and Civil Military Operations (CMO), U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, Ft. Bragg, NC, February 2003

Legal Considerations for Military Operations Other than War (MOOTW), (Counter)Insurgency, and "Small Scale Contingencies," Small Wars and Insurgencies Course, Joint Special Operations University, Hurlburt AFB, FL, November 2002, and April 2003

Fiscal Law - Training, Conferences and Cooperative Engagement Programs, Deployed Fiscal Law and Contingency Contracting Course, The US Air Force Judge Advocate General's School, Maxwell AFB, AL, November 2002.

Title 10 and Title 50 Considerations for New Staff Officers, and Resource Relationships, Joint Special Operations University, Ft. Bragg, NC, July 2002, November 2002, and January 2003.

Joint Task Force PROVEN FORCE and Combined Task Force PROVIDE COMFORT OPERATIONS, HQ, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Ft. Bragg, NC, April 2002.

Roundtable Discussion of Pending Issues from the Field - 2001 Joint Rules of Engagement Conference, Ft. Bragg, NC, March 2001

Deployed Legal Operations (Operations JUST CAUSE and PROMOTE LIBERTY, Panama) 2000 Special Operations Forces (SOF) Legal Conference March 2000 and Center for Command Support, USSOCOM, March 2000 and XVIII Airborne Corps & Ft. Bragg Chief of Staff's Officer Professional Development, June 2001.

The History of USSOCOM and Intelligence Oversight, Joint Special Operations Intelligence Orientation (JSOIO) Courses, MacDill AFB, FL, (Quarterly 1997-2000).

MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS:

Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Ft. Bragg, NC (2001-2003).

Chief, International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Staff Judge Advocate, XVIII Airborne Corps & Ft. Bragg, Ft. Bragg, NC (2000-2001).

Legal Advisor, Command Operations Review Board, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL (1997-2000).

Chief, Military Justice Division, Chief, Military and Civil Law Division, and Legal Advisor and Drina Desk Operations Officer, 1^st Armored Division / Task Force Eagle, Bad Kreuznach, GE and Tuzla, BiH (1996-1997).

Senior Defense Counsel, Ft. Benning Field Office, U.S. Army Trial Defense Service, Ft. Benning, GA (1992-1994).

Group Judge Advocate, Army Forces Judge Advocate, and JTF-Alpha Judge Advocate, 10^th Special Forces Group (ABN), Ft. Devens, MA, Incirlik, TU, and Silopi TU (1990-1992).