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The Use of Force and Accountability in International Law: A U.S. Perspective (Audio)
Listen to experts debate the United States' role in observing international law and differences in Bush and Obama administration...
Speakers: John B. Bellinger III, Adjunct Senior Fellow in International and National Security Law, Council on Foreign Relations; Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP; Former Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
David J. Scheffer, Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; Former Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, U.S. Department of State
Matthew C. Waxman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; Associate Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law
Presider: Jeffrey Toobin, Staff Writer, New Yorker
May 8, 2009
This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the United States and the Future of Global Governance, which was made possible by the generous support of the Robina Foundation.
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