Is it lawful for the U.S. to use Predator Drones to attack terrorists around the globe? Is it lawful for the U.S. to invade a country without U.N. approval to halt atrocities? CWRU School of Law Associate Dean Michael Scharf addresses these questions in his new book, "
Customary International Law in Times of Fundamental Change: Recognizing Grotian Moments" (Cambridge University Press, 2013). He will be discussing and signing copies of his book at the Case Downtown session at the City Club on November 20.
Title:
Targeted Killing, Humanitarian Intervention, and Accelerated Formation of Customary International Law
When/Where:
November 20, 2013
8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
Location
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue #200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
Speaker:
Michael Scharf is the John Deaver Drinko - Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law and the Associate Dean for Global Legal Studies, with supervisory responsibility over the international law centers, institutes, and programs at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Scharf is also the host of "Talking Foreign Policy," a radio program broadcast on WCPN 90.3 FM (Cleveland's NPR station). In addition, he serves as President of the International Criminal Law Network and Managing Director of the Public International Law and Policy Group, a Nobel Peace Prize-nominated NGO. During a sabbatical in 2008, Scharf served as Special Assistant to the Prosecutor of the Cambodia Genocide Tribunal. During the elder Bush and Clinton Administrations, Scharf served in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State, where he held the positions of Attorney-Adviser for Law Enforcement and Intelligence, Attorney-Adviser for United Nations Affairs, and delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Downtown Lecture Series
Credit:
1 hr. of CLE credit available
Cost:
Free and open to the public.
