Biography

Christopher Waters joined Windsor Law in 2007 and has served as Associate Dean and Dean of the Faculty. His previous academic post was at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. He has been a visiting scholar at several universities and lectures regularly at Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University in France. In 2025, he was the inaugural Scholar-in-residence at the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Prof. Waters' research interests are in the areas of public international law (with a focus on international humanitarian law) and active transportation and the law. He has published several books and numerous articles on these topics (see the link on this page to Key Works). He has been co-editor of the Canadian Bar Review since 2015.

Dr. Waters has extensive board experience and currently sits on the boards of the Canadian branches of the International Law Association and the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. He is active in his local community and, in addition to serving on boards and tribunals in the Windsor region, has guest curated exhibits for local cultural institutions.

Dr. Waters has human rights field experience in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and has monitored several elections in that region. He has been awarded the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal and the Law Society Medal.