Harvard Law Professor Weighs Conduct of Modern War, Rule of Law in Oct. 26 Lecture
October 17, 2006
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
David Kennedy, professor at Harvard Law School and a noted researcher on international law and global governance, will consider the conduct of modern warfare in the framework of widely recognized legal institutions such as the Geneva Conventions, during a special lecture in the School of Law on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m. "Modern War and Modern Law" will be held in the Venable Baetjer Howard Moot Court Room in the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, 1429 Maryland Ave. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the University of Baltimore Center for International and Comparative Law.
Kennedy is the Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches international law, international economic policy, legal theory, law and development, and European law. He joined the faculty in 1981 after teaching in Germany. Kennedy holds a doctorate in international affairs from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a law degree from Harvard. He is the author of numerous articles on international law, history and legal theory, and founder of the New Approaches to International Law project.
Kennedy's research uses interdisciplinary materials from sociology and social theory, economics and history to explore issues of global governance, development policy and the nature of professional expertise. He is particularly interested in the politics of the transnational regime as it applies to economic policy. Kennedy has been particularly committed to developing new voices from the third world and among women in international affairs.
UB’s Center for International and Comparative Law promotes the study and understanding of international and comparative law, and of the political and economic institutions that support the international legal order. The center sponsors research, publication, teaching and the dissemination of knowledge about international legal issues, with special emphasis on human rights, democratic institutions, and international business transactions.
Established in 1994, the CICL’s annual lecture brings a distinguished lawyer to Baltimore each fall to speak about international and comparative law. The center publishes its journal, Ius Gentium, in the Spring. These and other Center programs and initiatives are described in detail at http://law.ubalt.edu/centers/cicl.html.
Additional information about Kennedy’s lecture is available by contacting CICL at 410.837.4532.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business.