Princeton Public Affairs Dean to Speak at UB on Oct. 14
October 1, 2004
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.6190
Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Government at Princeton University and former president of the American Society of International Law, will speak on “A New World Order” on Thursday, October 14 at 5 p.m. in the Langsdale Library auditorium. Presented by the University of Baltimore School of Law’s Center for International and Comparative Law as its annual lecture, the event is free and open to the public.
Slaughter will discuss the supplanting of the former power of nation-states by the new world order of a global web of government networks. These networks of judges, police investigators, financial regulators and other bureaucrats exchange opinions across borders to tackle crime, terrorism, and other pressing problems with worldwide consequences. Despite issues of democratic accountability, this system is in place and is proving effective. Slaughter will discuss how it could be improved.
Slaughter was named dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 2002. She holds faculty positions in the school and the Department of Politics.
A highly regarded expert on international law, Slaughter served as president of the American Society of International Law and is a frequent presenter at scholarly conferences and debates. She was a leading participant in two Woodrow Wilson School conferences on universal jurisdiction, which developed principles to guide the prosecution of war crimes and other serious crimes under international law when there are no jurisdictional links to the victims or perpetrators. The principles, which have sparked a worldwide discussion, were designed to help bring war criminals to justice.
Slaughter previously served as the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign and Comparative Law at Harvard University. Her teaching and research have focused on global governance, the politics of international tribunals, and interdisciplinary analyses of international legal issues.
Established in 1994, the University of Baltimore School of Law’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, democracy, intellectual property and international business transactions.