WILLIAM V. O’BRIEN LECTURE
IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND MORALITY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
APRIL 30, 2013
ALBERTO MORA
My sincere thanks to Georgetown University for having conferred on me the distinction of being asked to present today the William O’Brien Lecture in International Law and Morality. I also wish to thank my friends, Mark Lagon and Tony Arend, for their support of …
The Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum this morning. Chief Justice Roberts writing the Opinion of the Court:
We therefore conclude that the presumption against extraterritoriality applies to claims under the ATS, and that nothing in the statute rebuts that presumption.
. . .
On these facts, all the relevant conduct took place outside the United States. …
My dear friend (of over forty years!) and former fellow board member of the Virginia Journal of International Law, Steve Bainbridge, posts:
When I took International Law at Virginia, it turned out to be a course not about law but about the legal methodology of Myres McDougal. I hated it. No, I mean I hated it. Incomprehensible mumbo jumbo. So imagine …
“IS THE MILITARY USE OF DRONES ETHICALLY DEFENSIBLE?– YES AND NO”
MICHAEL WALZER
AUTHOR OF, JUST AND UNJUST WARS
13 March 2013
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Intercultural Center Auditorium
Georgetown University
Georgetown University’s Master of Foreign Service (MSFS) and Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and International Affairs are pleased to offer this unique talk by Michael Walzer on a burning ethical issue of the …
Many congrats to Georgetown alum Denis McDonough (MSFS 1996) on his appointment as White House Chief of Staff. The Walsh School of Foreign Service reports:
Denis McDonough, a 1996 recipient of the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) degree from SFS, has been tapped by President Barack Obama to serve as his Chief of Staff.
McDonough is a member of the …
My dear friend Dan Porterfield, President of Franklin & Marshall College, offered these observations in the Huffington Post. I was 9 years-old when Dr. King was assassinated. My father and I were watching television on the evening of April 4, 1968 when the special bulletin interrupted the program. I remember my father being troubled. And I remember not knowing who …
Professor in the Practice of International Affairs and Concentration Chair for International Business,Master of Science in Foreign Service Program
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University invites applications for a three-year, renewable, non-tenure-track position as a Professor in the Practice of International Affairs and Concentration Chair for International Business beginning in August 2013. This position will have teaching and administrative responsibilities in …
John J. DeGioia
President of Georgetown University
and
The Master of Science in Foreign Service
cordially invite you to the
Inaugural Philippe Sachs Lecture in Leadership
by Dr. Nannerl O. KeohanePresident Emerita of Duke University
“Who Leads in a Democracy?”Monday, February 25, 2013
4:00 – 5:30 pm
ICC Auditorium, Intercultural Center
Georgetown University
A reception will follow in the ICC Galleria
RSVP Required: http://keohane.eventbrite.com
Nan Keohane writes and teaches in political …
Anthony Clark Arend is Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Commentary and analysis at the intersection of international law and politics.
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