International Law

Washington University School of Law faculty members have expertise in foreign legal systems such as Japanese Law, Chinese Law, and European Community Law, as well as topics with a more of a general multinational focus, such as Comparative Law, the International Criminal Court, and Immigration Law. Some of the School of Law's faculty members have consulted with governments in India, the Czech Republic, Malawi, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. They also actively collaborate with scholars from other countries. In addition, the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies reinforces the strength of the expertise of the School of Law's faculty.

Faculty Experts:

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Thomas Schweich Visiting Professor of Law and Ambassador in Residence Schweich Thomas Schweich served the Bush administration as the ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan, as the government's principal deputy assistant secretary (PDAS) for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and chief of staff to the U.S. Mission ... Expertise: foreign policy, Afghanistan Direct contact: (314) 935-3379 / tschweich@wulaw.wustl.edu

Melissa Waters Professor of Law Waters Waters' research and teaching interests include foreign relations law, international law, international human rights law and international criminal law, comparative law, conflicts of law, civil procedure, and complex civil litigation. Her scholarly work focuses on the incorporation of international ... Expertise: international law, foreign relations law, war on terrorism, conflicts of law, international human rights law, civil procedure Direct contact: (314) 935-3458 / mawaters@wulaw.wustl.edu

Gerrit De Geest Professor of Law De Geest specializes in comparative law and in law and economics. As a member of the European Group on an Integrated Contract Law and of the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law, De Geest has delved extensively into these issues and has served as the president of ... Direct contact: (314) 935-7839 / degeest@wulaw.wustl.edu

Carl Minzner Associate Professor of Law Carl Minzner is well known for his work in Chinese law and politics. Before joining the law faculty, he served as senior counsel on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and was an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Minzner's experiences abroad while working ... Direct contact: (314) 935-6273 / cminzner@wulaw.wustl.edu

Leila Sadat Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and Director of the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies Leila Sadat Download Leila Sadat is one of the country's leading experts in international and comparative law. She is the author of more than three dozen articles and several books on international criminal law and justice, terrorism, crimes against humanity, French law and European Union Law. From May 2001 until September ... Expertise: war crimes, criminal law, criminal justice, European Community law, international law, U.S. constitution, foreign relations, … Direct contact: (314) 935-6411 / sadat@wulaw.wustl.edu

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News Stories & Tip Sheets:

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Kiernan examines the history of genocide Yale historian examines the history of genocide for the Assembly Series Nov. 3, 2009 -- Yale historian Benedict Kiernan to speak on the history and telltale warning signs of genocide on Nov. 11 for the Holocaust Memorial Lecture.

Killing Fields revisited Cambodians unsure tribunals will heal wounds of mass killings, JAMA study suggests Aug. 21, 2009 -- Lessons learned from research into the societal effects of post-Apartheid "truth and reconciliation" hearings in South Africa are now being applied to a U.S. National Institute of Peace-sponsored study of the long-term mental health impact on Cambodians from human rights tribunals targeting the killing of millions by the nation's former Khmer Rouge regime, says James L. Gibson, a professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis and co-author of a study published Aug. 6 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

UN Across America program Current UN Ambassadors to hold a town hall meeting on "Food Security and Humanitarian Intervention" on March 24 at law school March 16, 2009 -- Washington University School of Law will host a delegation of ten senior diplomats from the United Nations for a public town hall meeting on "Food Security and Humanitarian Intervention" on Tuesday, March 24, from 9-11 a.m. in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The ambassadors will give brief presentations and then take questions from the audience.

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Briefing: A rocky start for war crimes world court The Christian Science Monitor March 6, 2009 -- The arrest warrant for Sudan's president for war crimes is indicative of the mounting pressure on the International Criminal Court to show results. Includes comments by WUSTL law professor Leila Nadya Sadat, who was a delegate to the diplomatic conference at which the ICC was established.

Vetted Judges More Likely to Reject Asylum Bids The New York Times and 8 others Aug. 25, 2008 -- Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States have been disproportionately rejected by judges whom the Bush administration chose using a conservative political litmus test, according to an analysis of Justice Department data. WUSTL immigration law professor Stephen Legomsky comments.

Drug Informant Fights Deportation NPR Day to Day Feb. 8, 2008 -- A Nigerian immigrant here facing deportation says he's going to be tortured and killed if he is, in fact, sent back home. Frank Enwonwu was caught smuggling heroin 22 years ago. Since then he's lived the dangerous life of an informant for federal drug authorities. He claims part of the deal was a promise to allow him to stay in the U.S. and escape revenge from the Nigerian drug dealers. Professor Stephen Legomsky, an immigration law expert at Washington University in St. Louis, comments.

U.S. research making great leap Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 6, 2006 -- Eager to tap into China's pool of dirt-cheap engineers and technical employees who earn $5,000 to $10,000 a year, hundreds of European and U.S. companies have opened research centers throughout China in the last two years. WUSTL political science professor Andrew Mertha warns that companies should be careful because of the seriouis problem of intellectual property piracy.

Hussein presents a spirited defense Los Angeles Times and 3 others April 6, 2006 -- Article covers events from Wednesday in the Saddam Hussein trial. His savvy take on contemporary Iraqi politics took some observers by surprise. WUSTL international law professor Leila Nadya Sadat, who watched segments of the trial on the Internet, comments.

Saddam on trial PBS – NewsHour and 1 others Feb. 16, 2006 -- PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer features a discussion of the trial of Saddam Hussein. Following a background report from Independent Television News, two lawyers give their reactions to the proceedings. WUSTL law professor Leila Sadat is one of the lawyers.

Roundup of commentary on Saddam Hussein trial by Leila Sadat Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times and 2 others Dec. 8, 2005 -- Roundup of comments by Leila Nadya Sadat, WUSTL law professor and international criminal law expert, about the trial of Saddam Hussein. Defense strategy, the Iraqi war crimes tribunal, and the violence and turmoil surrounding the trial are all discussed. Professor Sadat also helped to train Iraqi jurists.

2nd Hussein Trial Defense Lawyer Slain Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2005 -- Gunmen killed a second defense lawyer in the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants on Tuesday, throwing the controversial proceedings into greater turmoil and casting new doubt on the credibility of the tribunal. WUSTL law professor Leila Nadya Sadat, who helped train Iraqi jurists, comments.

Law Experts Divided Over Legitimacy of Tribunal Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2005 -- WUSTL law professor Leila Sadat is one of the experts commenting on the legitimacy of the Iraqi war crimes tribunal that is prosecuting former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.

Quran more than a book for Muslims Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service and 16 others May 19, 2005 -- Article explains why thousands of Muslims were pushed into deadly demonstrations last week over a now-discredited report about the mistreatment of the Koran. WUSTL anthropologist Robert Canfield, who spent nine years in Afghanistan, comments.

Immigration / citizenship ruling Voice of America News and 3 others Jan. 13, 2005 -- A U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta recently upheld a lower court ruling that stripped a man of his U.S. citizenship because of crimes he committed while his paperwork was being processed. Experts say the case will make it easier for government agencies to pursue naturalized immigrants who have criminal histories. WUSTL immigration law expert Stephen Legomsky comments.

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Professor Leila Sadat analyzes President Bush's address to the UN General Assembly on KWMU's St. Louis on the Air
Leila Sadat, professor of law at Washington University and one of the country's leading experts in international and comparative law, discusses Bush's address before the UN's General Assembly and his proposals for the future of Iraq with Mike Sampson of KWMU's St. Louis on the Air on Sept. 23. Listen to the program from the KWMU Web site.

Permanent International Criminal Court is 'historic victory,' says Sadat
Beginning July 1, 2002, the International Criminal Court will have jurisdiction over breaches of international humanitarian and human rights law. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court received the 60 ratifications necessary to establish the court on April 11, 2002. By July 2003, the International Criminal Court should be functioning. Leila Nadya Sadat, a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and an expert on international war crimes tribunals, is available to discuss implications of the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Full story

Sept. 11 impact on U.S. immigration policy is far-reaching
In the United States, few areas of public policy have been as fundamentally transformed as immigration since the events of Sept. 11, says Stephen H. Legomsky, J.D., D.Phil., the Charles F. Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law at Washington University in St. Louis and an internationally recognized expert on immigration and refugee law and policy. Full story

Drobak helps new Czech economy emerge
Having walked along the line where the Iron Curtain used to separate Czechoslovakia and West Germany, Law Professor John Drobak, J.D., marvels over the remaining pieces of destroyed fence and the tremendous political upheaval they represent. But nearly as dramatic for Drobak, an expert in economic regulation, has been the opportunity to observe personally the rapid economic transformation of the Czech Republic following the collapse of communism.

"The country has undergone incredible economic change since I first began teaching an executive MBA program for Czechs and Slovacs at the United States Business School in Prague in 1991," Drobak said. "There was so much pollution and so many dilapidated buildings, much like Europe after World War II. But as the Czechs moved from a command economy to a market system, construction scaffoldings were everywhere, and a strong sense of the need to rebuild and transform the city emerged. Prague is now a jewel with renovated spires adorning magnificent buildings on every block." Full story

Washington People: Leila Sadat Wexler brings global perspective, concern for human rights to teaching, research
As the distant cousin of Anwar Sadat and the granddaughter of an illustrious Syrian physician -- whose patients included Prince Abdullah of Transjordan and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia -- Leila Sadat Wexler, J.D., LL.M., D.E.A., professor of law, reflects an innate international perspective.

She grew up in a family where Arabic and French were spoken frequently and current events were a natural topic at the dinner table, so it would seem logical that Wexler would ultimately become a leading expert on international and comparative law. Wexler's career path, however, was not so obvious to her father, who wished her to follow the family tradition of becoming a doctor. Full story

Washington People: The law school's John O. Haley brings international experience to the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies
Despite advice to the contrary, John O. Haley, the Wiley B. Rutledge Professor of Law and director of the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies, immersed himself in Japanese almost from the moment he graduated from college.

A two-year stint in the Princeton in Asia program as an assistant English teacher at a small Japanese college deepened his interest, and even though he was told that there was little future in Japanese studies, he continued learning Japanese during his first year of law school. Full story