Inaugural Distinguished Global Law Visitor
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The Law School’s first Distinguished Global Law Visitor, Professor Michael P. Scharf, visited the campus Monday, September 19. Professor Scharf presented the inaugural Global Law Distinguished lecture, “Does the President have to follow international law during times of crisis?” Professor Scharf spoke to an audience of faculty, attorneys and students about the role of the State Department Legal Advisor.
Prior to the speech, the Lewis & Clark International Law Society hosted a lunch-hour forum where Professor Scharf discussed with more than 45 students the topic, “Is Terrorism Worth Defining?”
The Distinguished Visitor is part of the Global Law Program’s lecture series, and is intended to bring leading experts from across the nation to the Law School campus to discuss cutting-edge issues.
Professor Scharf is the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Professor of Law and Director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. During the first Bush and Clinton Administrations, he served in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State. An internationally recognized expert in international criminal law, he is the author of over 70 scholarly articles and 13 books industry.
