Speaker Event
Book Discussion
Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis

Who: Professor Michael P. Scharf

Scharf is director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center and the Cox Center War Crimes Research Office. From 1989-1993, he worked in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. State Department. Scharf has also served as attorney-adviser for United Nations Affairs and Law Enforcement and Intelligence. In 2005, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for, “significantly contributing to the promotion of peace throughout the globe by providing crucial pro bono legal assistance to states and non-state entities involved in peace negotiation and in bringing war criminals to justice."

His book, co-authored with Paul R. Williams of American University, examines the role played by United States State Department legal advisers in shaping foreign policy since the Carter administration. Through interviews with former legal advisers, Scharf and Williams explore international law as a legitimate form of global governance vs. a set of politics that policymakers may disregard when convenient.

What: Presentation and discussion of Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis

When: Friday, January 29, 2010, from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

Where: California Western School of Law, 350 Cedar Street, Lecture Hall 1, San Diego, CA 92101

Additional Info: Copies of the Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis will be available for purchase at the author's discounted price (about $15). Scharf will be available for book signing following his presentation.

RSVP: Contact Debra Compton or call (619-525-1466)